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Do Toyo Proxes squish & squeek at slow speed?

Old Oct 17, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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Do Toyo Proxes squish & squeek at slow speed?

i got some tires & rims cheap.

305-40-22, and they only have a few thousand miles on them.

been spun quite a bit (big HP show truck) but not drove much.

when you roll down the windows and back up the driveway, or coast around a parking lot, they make a "squeege" sound.

the rims are 3 peice KMC Backseats (search for thread Mega on 22).

i have them torqued to 100ft lbs with a torque wrench.

50psi max (per rim & tire labels)

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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 02:27 PM
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Visibly squished? Maybe too much tire shine?
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 02:30 PM
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nah, just noise.

there's barely enough sidewall to put tire foam on.

no big deal, just kinda odd...
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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I've had Toyo Proxes on a few of my vehicles. I don't know of any squeaking unless I was on a certain type of concrete like the smooth shiny concrete some driveways are made out of.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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http://marktg.toyotires.com/file/35.pdf

these rascals are 12.3 inches wide. not sure if that makes any difference.

doesn't seem to be affecting anything.
just thought to ask...

http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c1.../KMC-backseat/


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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 02:15 AM
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With those low sidewall you may want to adjust toe-in to almost 0 degrees. The stock higher sidewall will flex a lot more and the tread will roll straight even with the toe-in, but the low sidewall will force the tread to slip a little to accomodate the toe-in.

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