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The rubber will split and chunk if it gets that cold, you cant even store them on the car. The toyo proxes r888 is a dot competition tire built as a next generation competition tire for drivers who. The corrugated channels going from the centre towards the edge ensure a high transmission of power to the surface. Years of grueling ontrack experience and advanced engineering shine through in this extremeperformance summer tire. The 22545r17 toyo proxes r888 has a diameter of 25, a width of 9. These tests benchmarked a wide range of sports and club race cars against the.
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