Toyo Proxes R1A Value ?

[jeffnhiscars]

These came on a set of wheels I bought and I dont know what value they might have to someone who needs track tires. They are 225/50/16 and besides some visible scuffing on the edges they seem to be in great shape.

Shipping this side of the Mississippi would be about $70 for the set and they are $207@ new from Tire Rack so what do you guys think is a fair price ?



TIA for the input

[nando]

you live in the south - summer tires, dude. :)

[LJ851]

For starters look at the date code, how old are they?

[cosm3os]

Probably not much more than the cost to dismount them.

[Rigmaster]

For starters look at the date code, how old are they?

^this is important

Probably not much more than the cost to dismount them.

^this might be true for someone who's racing and needs every last 10th, but these tires are definitely worth a few bucks to someone for practice laps and/or DE's.


I'd say maybe $100-200 for all 4, depending on age.

[jeffnhiscars]

the date codes are late 03 and early 04 which I cant argue with even though the sidewalls look new with no signs of checking etc. That doesnt make them new of course.

[jeffnhiscars]

you live in the south - summer tires, dude. :)

hah..who can think about summer tires in December especially when they are not "for use in wet".

[nando]

they'll work fine in the rain, actually R-comps will still grip better in wet conditions than regular tires, it'll just be less grip than when dry. if I can do it here in WA, you can do it in the south.

an 03 and 04 date code is pretty old though. I don't know if there's really any other use than burning them up on the street, they'll be hard as rocks by now anyway.

[jeffnhiscars]

worse case I use them to hold up my car so I can see how it looks with these

[cosm3os]

the date codes are late 03 and early 04 which I cant argue with even though the sidewalls look new with no signs of checking etc. That doesnt make them new of course.

Stand by my answer.

[Emre]

The last set of RA1's I had were in the popular 225/50-R15 size (what the J-Stock racers and most HPDA E30's use). They had been used for 2 track weekends (total of 5 days) and then put in storage for 2 years. They still looked new, but they had obviously hardened at that point.

I gave them to a buddy for free. I was happy to get them out of the garage.

[ForcedFirebird]

the date codes are late 03 and early 04 which I cant argue with even though the sidewalls look new with no signs of checking etc. That doesnt make them new of course.

they'll work fine in the rain, actually R-comps will still grip better in wet conditions than regular tires, it'll just be less grip than when dry. if I can do it here in WA, you can do it in the south.

an 03 and 04 date code is pretty old though. I don't know if there's really any other use than burning them up on the street, they'll be hard as rocks by now anyway.

worse case I use them to hold up my car so I can see how it looks with these

The last set of RA1's I had were in the popular 225/50-R15 size (what the J-Stock racers and most HPDA E30's use). They had been used for 2 track weekends (total of 5 days) and then put in storage for 2 years. They still looked new, but they had obviously hardened at that point.

I gave them to a buddy for free. I was happy to get them out of the garage.

They are no better than the heat-cycled tires you get at the track by the tire machine guy, the tire-changers at tracks just give them away.

You could treat them with some prep and maybe use them on auto-x, but they aren't much more than beater tires now.

[jeffnhiscars]

I appreciate the crash course (pardon the pun) in racing tires. Sounds they may be good to tear up the neighborhood with or to practice destroying cones

[cosm3os]

Mount em up. Smoke the rears. Rotate front to rear. Repeat. Appologize to neighbors!

[jeffnhiscars]

My neighbors are just as likely to throw molotov cocktails and among the cabrios and the M10 coupe I doubt there's a tire chirper in the lot