Neil

I've not used Hanook but am a big fan of TOYOs.

I recently changed from 15" TOYOs to 16" TOYOs, at the same tyre depot, and was appalled at the price increase. He tried to tell me that they weren't a popular size. My fault, I should have asked first instead of just telling them to get stuck in. £63 had become £80 PLUS balancing PLUS disposal; final rears came to £203. I have written to the owner of the depot for his comments but no response so far.

 

The first thing is not to mix the makes and models of tyres from the front and rear, so don’t put Toyo Proxes T1-R on the front and Toyo Proxes T1-S on the rear.

I personally would go for Toyo Proxes T1-R all round.

 

I am thinking of getting TOYOs to mine too...how do you find them? in comparison to the F1???

 

use blackcircles.com theyll find you the cheapest price in your area, fitted or just delivered!

if you havnt already that is!

 

I am thinking of getting TOYOs to mine too...how do you find them? in comparison to the F1???

I don’t know I don’t have any experience with F1’s

 

You can also try www.mytyres.co.uk for some super cheap donuts.

Generally speaking, you get what you pay for. People rave on about the Toyo's and they're not bad, but they're nowhere near as good the Eagle F1's they're copying. I've had both, and thats not to say that the Toyo is a bad tyre, it grips and corners nearly as well as the F1, but only lasts half as long.

I don't know about Hancook but logic dictates cheap tyres = cheap performance.
Yoko tyres always grip like pooh to a blanket, but wear alarmingly quickly.
Dunlop SP Sport 9000's are similar money to F1's and are similarly good.
I had Bridgestone SO-3's previously and to date I've not met they're match, but they are very very costly.
Oh, and avoid Falkne tyres like the plague!!!

Sprinter, 16" tyres cost a bomb, I'm dreading replacing the 215/40 16's on my F, 17" tyres are normally cheaper, which is awful really!