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Old 06-13-11, 10:08 PM
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Try Toyota Proxes C1S. Awesome tyres.
Old 06-13-11, 10:43 PM
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Try Toyota Proxes C1S. Awesome tyres.
That's Toyo Proxes C1S.
Old 06-14-11, 08:15 AM
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Wonder if they are available here in the US.
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Originally Posted by mandyfig
Wonder if they are available here in the US.
Should be but probably under another name. I have noticed that in the US a lot of items are given a name rather than a designation (eg C1S).

I was a confirmed Michelin, Pirelli, Continental man until I tried these. I have never had such a quiet tyre with such grip. UTGQ 300, AA A as well. They have simply blown me away.
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Originally Posted by 76210Guy
There are a ton of threads about this subject. Give the old search a try.

My 2 cents: I replaced mine with Continental Extremes and really like them.
I just did the same and at this point I'm sorry I did. I think the DWS might be a little to aggressive of a tread pattern. I have had the tires for 10 days and had them balanced 3 times. Tirerack is sending 2 replacements because they think I might have "out of round tires" ??
Today I stopped into my local Town Fair Tire and spoke to the mgr. and he mentioned something about a negative camber that the SC430 has in the front end and that not been a good match for the DWS tread pattern. At this point I really wish I stuck with the Toyo Verasado's. I have had the Toyo's on 2 other cars and I have been very happy with them.

I would love to keep the DWS's on the car if I can get them to track straight (car now drifts to the right) and stay balanced.

Reasons to keep
# 1 All season traction
# 2 Great price
# 3 50,000 tread life warranty

Well I'm back to the dealer later next week to have them mount & balance the replacements that Tirerack is sending. Sure hope I have better luck this time.

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Old 09-04-11, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by John61
I just did the same and at this point I'm sorry I did. I think the DWS might be a little to aggressive of a tread pattern. I have had the tires for 10 days and had them balanced 3 times. Tirerack is sending 2 replacements because they think I might have "out of round tires" ??
Today I stopped into my local Town Fair Tire and spoke to the mgr. and he mentioned something about a negative camber that the SC430 has in the front end and that not been a good match for the DWS tread pattern. At this point I really wish I stuck with the Toyo Verasado's. I have had the Toyo's on 2 other cars and I have been very happy with them.

I would love to keep the DWS's on the car if I can get them to track straight (car now drifts to the right) and stay balanced.

Reasons to keep
# 1 All season traction
# 2 Great price
# 3 50,000 tread life warranty

Well I'm back to the dealer later next week to have them mount & balance the replacements that Tirerack is sending. Sure hope I have better luck this time.

Thanks for listening
Well I'm done with the dws, sent them all back to Tirerack. Nothing but problems, had them balanced 3 times at dealer on a hunter roadforce machine and there was definitely something wrong with the tires. Put 4 Toyo Versado LXll and all is well, car is now rock solid and no longer pulls off to the right. Buyer beware as the dws might seem like a good deal but as always you get what you pay for. At least imo the Toyos are a much better solution for my SC.

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Old 09-04-11, 08:11 AM
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Funny you say that. I put DWS on my LS430 and it would drift to the right.
Old 09-04-11, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Rwwlaw24
Funny you say that. I put DWS on my LS430 and it would drift to the right.
Swap the front tires right to left. If the car pulls to the left, there's a problem with the tire.
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Originally Posted by Rwwlaw24
Funny you say that. I put DWS on my LS430 and it would drift to the right.
Did you ever notice a drift before putting the DWS on the car??

My SC had Dunlop RF on it before I bought the DWS and it rode quite harsh but never had any drift left or right. As I stated above I have sent the DWS back to Tirerack for a refund under the 60 day test drive. I replaced them with a set of Toyo Versado and the car tracks straight as an arrow
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Originally Posted by John61
Did you ever notice a drift before putting the DWS on the car??

My SC had Dunlop RF on it before I bought the DWS and it rode quite harsh but never had any drift left or right. As I stated above I have sent the DWS back to Tirerack for a refund under the 60 day test drive. I replaced them with a set of Toyo Versado and the car tracks straight as an arrow
Zero! Straight as an arrow.
Old 09-08-11, 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Rwwlaw24
Zero! Straight as an arrow.
I hear you, my SC was the same until I put those DWS on it
Seems that they work well on some cars and not others.

I returned my and I'm waiting on the credit to show up on my CC
Old 11-02-11, 10:26 AM
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Smile New tires for the SC430

Well I'm one of the proud winners of the Hot summer sweepstakes for Cooper tires & am happy to say the RS3A's are a Great replacement for our run flat tires. Great ride and road response. Worth a look at.
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