Toyo Tranpath SW

[Chris32]

anyone tried these?

I need a replacement set of 225/50/16's, cant find much on the net about them

They are quite well priced, at around $160ea

http://www.toyo.com.au/TASW%20page.htm

Cheers, Chris

[RaseR]

Hey Chris,

I've got them on the rear of my R32 in 235/45 R17, had them for a few months, so far so good - decent traction in both the wet and dry for a reasonably cheap tyre....much better then the crappy old Kumhos I had on there previously!!

[Bl4cK32]

If you want some cheapos Chris....I run Simex sm8000 i think they are. They hold up pretty well for me in the wet and dry. I was giving em a mild test before in the wet, and they were gripping well.....easy to control the throttle to bring on the wheelspin if thats your thing

They are about $120 each when i got mine in January...

Toyos are a good brand though.....

[Chris32]

mmm, they seem cheap enough

Darren, where yours 16's? What are the sidewalls like? They will be going on the front first up, and I don't want a squirmy tyre on the front, it feels like shit if its like that

Thinking of going 205/55, but as the rims are 7.5" wide, it will stretch them out a bit and give it a bit more feedback through the wheel. I have run 205 on the front before, and to be honest, it felt better than the 225's as they had less sidewall flex, and braking was just as good. They are much cheaper too!

225's are a minimum on the back, even then grip is marginal

RaseR - what are the sidewalls like on the 17's?

[siksII]

i had transpath something or other on my old car, they gripped well since the car was close to stock, so ok for the price.. a bit slippery in the wet though!

and i think they are quite soft, as mine wore out to the thread in 15000kms :innocent:

[MacGuyver]

I had a set of those on my car for about 3 years and never had any problems with them. Good grip on dry roads, decent grip on wet roads. Had a few hairy moments with 'moderate' take offs at traffic lights in the wet and also with a car load of people though! But definetely good for that price.

"The internet? Is that thing still around?"

[Chris32]

What size did you have on your car

[siksII]

255/40/17

[c0ris]

i had 215/45/17's on my silvia and they were great, and long lasting given the abuse...now ive gone back to them with 225/40/18's ...even held up pretty well to excessive camber...

[siksII]

i had 215/45/17's on my silvia and they were great, and long lasting given the abuse...now ive gone back to them with 225/40/18's ...even held up pretty well to excessive camber...

how many kms did u get out of them?

[Chris32]

getting two on saturday, will post results

Its was either a Toyo at $165, a Falken 326 at $160, or BF Goodrich at $220

I think for the $100 saving over the BF's, they are worth a shot. If they have soft sidewalls, I'll just run them on the back!

[RaseR]

Hey Chris,The sidewalls on the Toyo TSW have more curvature then my previous Kumhos which were squarer (note, I have 8" wide rims on 235s and run 32psi). They still seem to be relatively stiff though, with no more noticable flex then previously - I'm only running them on the rear though.

[Chris32]

I will find out in a few days I guess Should be good

The new BF Goodrich seems good, very hard compound though

[siksII]

326s are crap, the toyo transpath are better than them for sure. as i remember, the sidewalls are stiff enough, but they still soak up bumps ok, they are not harsh, also they are not noisy.

[Bl4cK32]

mmm, they seem cheap enough

Darren, where yours 16's? What are the sidewalls like? They will be going on the front first up, and I don't want a squirmy tyre on the front, it feels like shit if its like that

Thinking of going 205/55, but as the rims are 7.5" wide, it will stretch them out a bit and give it a bit more feedback through the wheel. I have run 205 on the front before, and to be honest, it felt better than the 225's as they had less sidewall flex, and braking was just as good. They are much cheaper too!

225's are a minimum on the back, even then grip is marginal

RaseR - what are the sidewalls like on the 17's?

Yeah, my size is 225/50/16 all round. My front rims are 7.5" wide also. Dont really know if you can call em squirmy or not...they do me just fine in the dry or wet. I run them front and back. My last tyres were 205's on the front, and they feel the same as these 225's on now.

Agree 225's are minimal for the back.

I guess how much you spend depends on how hard you want to push your car then, eh Chris?

[Chris32]

Well, first impressions are very good

Only done about 300kms on them, all wet, and they are very good. Will post up results as they get a few kms on them.

Extremely quiet at highway speeds

Pretty happy, decent sidewall too, so they handle well up front

Chris

[Bl4cK32]

So you went with the tranpath then Chris? Front and back?

[Chris32]

Yeah, got the Toyo's

Went just for a front set, I hate buying a full set of tyres I have never tried before!

I want some dry weather dammit!! They seem really good so far, dry tests will be the key once they have a few kms on them

They seem to be a reasonably hard compound too, so should get a few kms out of them. Once they are scrubbed in a bit I will throw them on the back and see if they are worth getting for the rear. If they are I might get a set of Toyo Trampio's for the front, they look to be a really good tyre for the front

Will post up results!

Hows the 3L in the wet? Would be a bit of fun wouldn't it! I remember going for a lap around the block in the dry and it was pretty taily with the mech. diff in it. Mine is and it has half the torque lol!!

[Bl4cK32]

Very interesting in the wet...your able to keep the revs down and still get some tractions...just putt away and let the torque pull Mechanical diff hepls traction though..much safer i think than my old viscous diff...

IF you like wet weather well....its damn fun and scary at times

[Chris32]

Well, about a month on these now, quite impressed!

Easily the best value tyre I have had on my car, getting a set on the rear in a few weeks.

Feel much better than the FM901's they replaced, very quiet too!