Time for new tires. Proxes T1R opinions?

[sortanewinatl]

I need to order new tires tomorrow. I have Falken Ziex 512's now. They've been good tires but I want something a little more agressive this time. I'm interested in Proxes T1R's because they are light... 4 lb lighter than most anything else. I've found several reviews complaining about soft side walls on them, but they are mostly reviews comparing them to Azenis 615's and the like; also on much heavier more powerfull cars. Anyone have experience with these?
They are $80 /per tire at Edge Racing. Azenis 615's are $72

[GD3-Fit]

If you don't mind getting new tires sooner down the road then i would go with proxes t1r. they are a softer compound tire and have excellent grip. treadwear is on the low side. great price for the t1r's though.

where as the azenis 615's may last longer
i have never bought falken tires so i can't tell you about them

i like to stick with yokohama and bridgestones and bf goodrich's
but that's just me

hope i helped a bit

-Ricky

[racecarshots]

had those on the miata (and the fit for about 500 miles till I decided 35mm offset was too much and rubbing was lame). Liked them a lot. They wore suprisingly slowly for their grip level. I had probably 10k on them and there was a lot left.

[Nerdsrock22]

I've got them and love them! Much grippier than the Parada Spec 2's and General Exclaims I've had before on other cars...

[kenchan]

go shop at tirerack and get selection on other real tires.

[mahout]

Originally Posted by sortanewinatl

I need to order new tires tomorrow. I have Falken Ziex 512's now. They've been good tires but I want something a little more agressive this time. I'm interested in Proxes T1R's because they are light... 4 lb lighter than most anything else. I've found several reviews complaining about soft side walls on them, but they are mostly reviews comparing them to Azenis 615's and the like; also on much heavier more powerfull cars. Anyone have experience with these?
They are $80 /per tire at Edge Racing. Azenis 615's are $72

The Toyo tires are good but like others said they have low wear numbers. I wouldn't count on getting even 10k miles. The lighter weight is from thinner sidewalls and carcass for softer ride and the reduced weight helps a bunch on acceleration.
You pay your money for what you get.
You should mention your wheel and current tire sizes.

[sortanewinatl]

I have 15'' Konig Heliums w/ 195 55 15 Falken 512's now...
That's what i suspected, regarding the weight/sidewalls.
I just want something a little stiffer with decent grip and decent treadlife... 20-25k. The guys at edge racing said the Falken 912 (replaced the 512) is stiffer and it's cheap... so I think I'll go that route. I traded the VW in for the Fit so I would stop throwing money at it... can't justify high end tires.

[sortanewinatl]

Originally Posted by kenchan

go shop at tirerack and get selection on other real tires.

thanks... that bit of insight was very helpful...