Across 45 owner ratings the Toyo Proxes 4 averages 71%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 8 out of 10 and Wet Grip lowest at 6.3. 20 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 56% of owners score it 70% or better.
These were my first set of decent tires and theres a notable difference in comparison to cheaper options. The one let down was the wet/damp grip. Although not bad, its not an awful lot better than normal tires, at least not the same as the difference in dry grip.
Wear was very good, done 8k on them now and they've barely worn! Also very quiet and comfortable.
Also quite an attractive tread pattern which is a bonus.
Amazing tires. All future tires will be Toyos! Hold on well in the wet, and even in snow/ice. Excellent in dry. Only realised how amazing they are, after moving to a cheaper brand.
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If i had to use one word to round these tires up it would be awful!!!! The only good things i can say about these tires is that they are cheap. i have a 150bhp vauxhall astra and they are rubbish in the wet, and only average in the dry.
i would never recommend this tire, and i work in the tire buisness.
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Very good tires, especially wet handling. The poor wear was expected. I had problems with off-road use. The side wall was torn by a rock. On the asphalt they are great.
Dry grip considerably greater than wet, plenty of feedback and progression allows you to back off in plenty of time. So handling is predictable if not special, they are mid range after all.
Fronts are barely legal after approx. 8000 miles, comprised of spirited back road sprints, and some dual carriageway punishment, also used for ~2-3 mile commute through town which is very gentle usage. 1 recent 'track day' on a poor surface removed what little tread was left on the fronts. They seem to cope with a bit of standing water even with no tread, probably helped by my choice of 5-10% extra PSI.
Ride is a little too firm, although a combination of slight overinflation, low profile of the tires and stiff(ish) suspension will assure that on any tire. Coped well with snow when nearly new earlier this year, helped by my godlike driving no doubt. ;p
I'm going down to 15" wheels as tires are cheaper and standard wheels/tires for my car are that size. They will be 195/50/15 and I may choose these again on a price over performance basis as they will be predictable anyway.
Everyone seems to be giving these tires a high rating for road noise, I have experienced quite differently. I am starting to think there is something wrong with the ones on my car, they have over 80% tread still on them but are second hand which could be the reason. They seem to make a whirring noise at all speeds but below 20KPH and slowing down or speeding up they make the car vibrate, not a bad wheel alignment or bad balancing vibration but a tire pattern vibration.
However the traction in the dry is amazing, I would rate them the same if not a little better then the kumho KU25s I had before.
No rain since I've had them on the car so I don't know what they are like in the wet. Can't comment on wear either.
One other thing to note is the rim protection is awesome! comes out over the rim by quite a bit and I would imagine that they should protect the wheels very well. My KU25's failed at this and it made me sad.
It seems many people writing reviews on Toyo tires do not understand that these tires need a 500k break in period to get rid of the slippery compounds that are forced out of the tire surface on first use.
I found these tires better grip than the Toyo Teo Plus
The Proxy 4's, as with all Toyos, give you plenty of warning before they slide. And when they do slide they are slow. These tires are very good in the dry. Cornering in the wet I found them good but they did lose traction a little under heavy braking at 160k. Wear and road noise good
Bought these to replace Goodyear eagles. BIG mistake. Overall grip levels are comparable to the chap nankangs my car came with.
Really not suited to rear wheel drive. In the dry the back steps out easily. In the wet the rear slithers all over the place even under the most gentle acceleration but the worst is damp I.e just as it starts to rain. Like driving on ice. They're unpredictable and all for corners go where they please. Definitely a tire to avoid. Unless you never drive above 40mph.
Very good dry grip although sidewall is a little softer than the OEM RE040 potenza's leading to flex on cornering. A slight increase in tire pressures to 34 front and 32 back seemed to solve this. In the wet they are much better than the potenza even when worn. I used to be scared driving away from the lights or pulling out of junctions when it rained because the potenza's would spin up at the slightest provocation. They would also aquaplane quite badly and made for nervous motorway driving. Proxes are very sure footed in the wet. Wear has been particularly good although 80% of journeys are motorway. Overall a very good all round tire, not quite as good as the potenza in the dry but much better and safer in the wet.
I wish i could of bought these tires again but they were a lil out of my price range. These tires were THE BEST i ever drivin on. Wet AWESOME, Dry AWESOME and corner extremely well even without sway bars and coilovers! I just got my self Yokahama parada 2. Hope they work out well....
Don't know why this tire get's such bad review's i find them very good and only ?80 each fitted. have done over 10000 miles and the front's our on 6mm.
Also very good in the snow for a summer tire
Bridgestones were nice. After purchasing the toyos, I have to admit, I felt the difference right away (in a good way). My s2000 was riding smoother. As for the wet grip, no real complaints here. I just hope they don't wear out too fast. If they do, i'm not rebuying...suckers cost me $500 (f@#%n staggered rims)
