any one tryed toyo r1rs and uniroyal rainsport 2s

[mark-tozer]

as above good points and bad.

[ryan lang]

rainsport 2's are amazing end of lol

[N80Jamie]

I've used Toyo T1R's on my Saxo, Glanza and GT; always been a good tyre IMO. Haven't really experimented with tyres though so couldn't comment on the Uniroyals!

[mark-tozer]

ive got toyo t1rs already which are really good ive done 3 track events with them but toyo have brung out a new tyre called the R1R which is inbetween the t1r and r888. ive heard of the uniroyals be really good in the rain and dry and hard wearing just after your opinions.

[ryan lang]

yeah uniroyals are good in the rain and dry, ive done 2 track sessions on them and drive hard in the dry anyway, and they have plenty of life left in them

[Johnny-C]

uniroyals have a serious soft tyre wall.

but are VERY good in teh wet.

have had both,and would pick the toyo.

[mark-tozer]

uniroyals have a serious soft tyre wall.

but are VERY good in teh wet.

have had both,and would pick the toyo.

wat tyre size do u run ?

yeah uniroyals are good in the rain and dry, ive done 2 track sessions on them and drive hard in the dry anyway, and they have plenty of life left in them

im tempted to try them next just to say that ive tryed them

[ryan lang]

yeah they are a really good tyre, you saw me at japfest 2 right? held the track amazingly, granted mines an n/a but i was just as quick through the corners as everything else on the track

[Johnny-C]

wat tyre size do u run ?

im tempted to try them next just to say that ive tryed them

195/50/15

the uniroyal are so soft,my girlfriend bust one going over a slight kerb outside my house doing 5mph,lol!

after that i wouldnt put them on a wheelbarrow!

[mark-tozer]

195/50/15

the uniroyal are so soft,my girlfriend bust one going over a slight kerb outside my house doing 5mph,lol!

after that i wouldnt put them on a wheelbarrow!

i run 195 45 15s believe it or not between 50 - 45 the side walls can be alot stronger i found with the t1rs. but may not be the your explaining the uniroyals.

[ryan lang]

are they the rainsports 2's or 1's?

this is my car on rainsport 2's after overtaking the type R through the chicane, it tried to keep with me through the next corner

im the 1st starlet around the corner

[mark-tozer]

yeah they are a really good tyre, you saw me at japfest 2 right? held the track amazingly, granted mines an n/a but i was just as quick through the corners as everything else on the track

the problem with a turbo car when u hit boost around corners i can get alot of understeer thats why i want to try another make.

[Amjad]

I've been using T1Rs for 2 years now, mostly on my NA but I also used them on my GT for track session at JF2

I really like them, but there are a lot of good reviews for the Uniroyals so I wanna try them next!

[mark-tozer]

are they the rainsports 2's or 1's?

this is my car on rainsport 2's after overtaking the type R through the chicane, it tried to keep with me through the next corner

im the 1st starlet around the corner

i was thinking of the rainsport 2s

o yeh awesome

[Johnny-C]

im not saying there is anything wrong with the way the rainsport perfrom,i just will never buy another over the soft tyre wall,esp as i like to test mine,or customers cars cars,hard in corners.

i will be going for r1rs for my own car after the winter.

[The Toffinator]

The Uniroyals arent that soft tbf, we run them on the scooby and there heavy, tend to understeer, and it handles brillantly on them!

[mark-tozer]

I've been using T1Rs for 2 years now, mostly on my NA but I also used them on my GT for track session at JF2

I really like them, but there are a lot of good reviews for the Uniroyals so I wanna try them next!

thats why i mite try them next

[Idrees]

Winters coming up, I'd definitely go for the Uniroyals if you use the car daily. I had them on my 219bhp Glanza throughout the winter months and didn't manage to ditch it!

[mattyD]

uniroyals are shit, my car lost grip and span on a corner that may aswell have been straight going 40!

using t1r's a the mo and cant fault them, grip is good and the wear for a supposed soft rubber is even better

[mark-tozer]

uniroyals are shit, my car lost grip and span on a corner that may aswell have been straight going 40!

using t1r's a the mo and cant fault them, grip is good and the wear for a supposed soft rubber is even better

there wasn't a spillage on the road then

[_shaun_]

i used uniroyals last winter a and seemed great tyres will be using a set this winter again in the summer i run pradas but to say there useless in the wet is an understatement

[ste91]

the problem with a turbo car when u hit boost around corners i can get alot of understeer thats why i want to try another make.

You might want to look into getting a limited slip diff.

[mattyD]

there wasn't a spillage on the road then

lol, not to my knowledge, and the road was barely wet! shocking tyres in my opinon purely because of that one incident that caused me to write off my car

[LeeroyV]

had rainsports on the glanza when i got it in standard form and thought they were excellent. kept them on whilst i was tuning up towards the 200hp mark and no issues at all. i recently brought a set of slips though with prada 2 fitted and i have noticed the prada's have slightly better dry grip but i defo dont trust them as much as the rainsports in anything other than dry.

with regard to the t1r's i used to run these on my mx5's and found they were a good tyre but they also allowed you to brake traction with the rear wheels if ya wanted a little fun so not sure how they would fair up hitting boost round a corner

[d-a-n]

I've had T1Rs and used to run T1S Toyos back in the day on my Nova, from memory both were good tyres in the dry but tended to get a bit rubbish in the rain when you hit the 4/3mm mark. Tyres have come on a little way since then though (I used to think Michelin MXVs were amazing but wouldn't trust them now!). The Rainsports are widely regarded to be a good tyre across all the forums I use. I've only had Uniroyal Rainexperts though (on g/f's Fiat Panda and in 165 70 13 on current Sportif) and find they need to be in the higher end of recommended tyre pressures to lose their squidginess; they have both been very good in the wet and helped my g/f out in the snow last winter. A good wet tyre alternative is a Vredestein sportrac 3 if you can get the size - I had them on my Audi and rate them for wet weather, wear and sidewall stiffness, just a tad noisy.

I'd disregard any comments about tyres making a car understeer off the road into a hedge, there are a few other factors at play than just the contact patch.