How long til brand new tires unslicken?

[samps]

I just got a new set of tires put on Friday. It's been dry since, but rained last night. This morning on the way to work, I almost lost it around a corner, and nearly went into a ditch. I know that brand new tires are somewhat slick brand new.

I had:

P-Zero Rosso Assimetrico, steel belts showing.

Replaced with:

Toyo T1R

This is on the same route I've driven many times, same speed. The P-Zeros with the steel belts showing handled better than the brand new Toyo's.

I was going to go with P-Zero Nero's this time, but went with Toyo's from a suggestion from a friend. The reviews I've read online between the two have been similar. Unfortunately Tire Rack doesn't sell Toyo's so I can't compare there.

So do you think it's cause the tires are brand new or did I make a bad decision?

[WILLIA///M]

Take it easy for the first 300 miles or so.

[samps]

Thanks for the input. I've only driven about 180 miles or so since putting them on. I'll take it easy until I've put more mileage on them.

[CSBM5]

The T1-R's are awful for the first 500+ miles...even after they break-in some, you will still feel a lot of tread squirm/sidewall flex with them. I wish I had not bought them for my ZHP. I have about 5k miles on them now, and the rears are about 1/2 worn already; however, they still are very "squirmy" feeling compared to the Pilot Sport 1 that was on the car prior (and especially compared to the Dunlop SuperSport Race r-compounds I have on it at the moment getting broken in for auto-x season). If you are seriously into tire performance, the T1-R will disappoint.

[samps]

Damn, I was hoping that it was a better tire. Initial impressions were that the tire did perform well, although I did notice a softer feel to them compared to my P-Zeros. The air pressure in them is a bit lower than what I ran in the Pirellis but I'm going to up them soon.

I should have went with the P-Zeros...oh well, live and learn.