Got the Toyo's last week
Well, I finally decided that at 26k, the OEM GoodYear 20's had seen their better days. There was still probably 3k-4k of tread left, but not something to enter the winter with. I got the Proxes S/Ts and love them so far. No more road noise than the OEMs, and they seem to grip quite well ( I haven't taken the off ramps above 50 yet, so I do not have an 'extreme' to compare them with. I will likely be taking the FX to Vermont Thursday during the forecast rain and 'yuck', so between wet and snow up there, I'll have a report next week on the slippery performance.
Love the look - very aggressive. One of my rims got scratched during the swap - and I know the guys were being super-careful (because they know me, and like my car) but the machine slipped. They are going to have it repaired when I have time to leave it for their paint guy, but it goes to show that even with extreme care, accidents can happen.