Toyo Tires - Front Tires ONLY
#1
On The Tree
Thread Starter
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Port Orchard, Washington
Posts: 139
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Toyo Tires - Front Tires ONLY
Well I am in a dilemma. For those of you that are NHRA members please chime with any advice or recommendations. I was at my friends house last night and he recieved a flyer NHRA about a Toyo Tires Sponsorship. They are offering a BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE offer for their DRAG SLICKS or FREE ROLLING FRONTS. So naturally I did some research. The sizes on the tires seem to be the same. The price for one front tires from Les Schwab is 135.99+tax and the second one is free up to 6 tires. The Moroso DS-2 are going to cost 280+tax. So this seems to be reasonable deal and was wondering about everyones opinions.
Here are a list of difference I see:
Air Pressure
Toyo 40psi
Moroso 30psi
Tire Weight
Toyo 11#
Moroso 12#
I am going to attach a pic so you can also see the tread pattern between the two which is the third difference. You have to go here for the Toyo Front Runner - http://www.toyo.com/images/toyo_drag_tires.jpg
So the question is does anyone use and how do the work?
Here are a list of difference I see:
Air Pressure
Toyo 40psi
Moroso 30psi
Tire Weight
Toyo 11#
Moroso 12#
I am going to attach a pic so you can also see the tread pattern between the two which is the third difference. You have to go here for the Toyo Front Runner - http://www.toyo.com/images/toyo_drag_tires.jpg
So the question is does anyone use and how do the work?
#2
TECH Regular
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Vancouver, Washington
Posts: 433
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I got the same flyer and I've never used Toyo before, but I know that they have really been pumping alot of money into drag racing in the last couple of years. If I was in the market for front runners or slicks, I would probably buy some.
#3
10 Second Club
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Marysville, WA
Posts: 9,448
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I got that too. I've only ever used Toyo street tires, but I have a set of their road race tires sitting in my garage. Toyo IS the official tire spsonor of SCCA racing. And Nitto is a division of Toyo if any of that makes you feel any better...I'd try em if I need some.
#4
Originally Posted by WAHUSKER
I got that too. I've only ever used Toyo street tires, but I have a set of their road race tires sitting in my garage. Toyo IS the official tire spsonor of SCCA racing. And Nitto is a division of Toyo if any of that makes you feel any better...I'd try em if I need some.
#6
TECH Apprentice
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Issaquah, Wa.
Posts: 389
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Buy the damn tires you will not get a better deal ANYWHERE!!! I have had toyos on the back of my Vett. and they are good. AND I saw the slick in question at Les Swhab and Im in....... just as soon as SOMEONE gets me that coupon!!!
#7
On The Tree
Thread Starter
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Port Orchard, Washington
Posts: 139
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
So here's the skinny. We talked to Les Schwab and all the tires are on back order and you can get them anywhere you just have to go in to your local Les Schwab with the coupon and show them. The tires are scheduled to arrive at most store in a couple of weeks just to let everyone know. It would be beneficial if a couple of NHRA members on that side of the water together and did this a group purchase so to speak.
Roughly $147.00 for the two tires per customer which is significant savings over the Moroso DS-2's that are roughly 280 for the two of them.
Roughly $147.00 for the two tires per customer which is significant savings over the Moroso DS-2's that are roughly 280 for the two of them.