*Yokohama 048 Tires*
- Thread starter IJ.
- Start date
I can't comment on the Yokos but i have run Toyo RA1's and Kumho V710's. Both are R compound tires. The RA's have 8/32, that is nice for an R compound as they wear fast and I run these all the time, Kumhos have 6/32. They are both nearly equaly soft checking with a durometer and both stick about the same. The Yokos were a little more $$ and I have to budget some where.
Clifton: The Yoko's are only available in MH in the size I want but I'm not sure what durometer this equates to!
I guess being a big heavy powerful car it would tear up softs pretty quickly.
I guess being a big heavy powerful car it would tear up softs pretty quickly.
bigaaron said:
though i havent run the tires Ian has on now, i can say that my first impression of the falken azenis rt 615 is a damn good one. i carved a backroad earlier today doing about 60mph the entire way. (still had LOTS of room to go, too, but i was chicken
) where i used to break traction in first and second gear, it grabs and goes. then again, i'm only pushing about 300 to the wheels on a stock dying ct26...
but, i love them already. i'm running 275/40 rear and 255/40 front, lowered on eibachs (the progressive ones, ugh! i hate them!) and koni yellows.
-shaeff
The RT-615 is a great tire and can't be beat in it's class but doesn't compare to an R compound tire, if that's what you really want. The 048's are as soft as the RA1 and V700 but cost more, atleast here. 048's will cost about $300 more for a set in my size. They are also have 6/32 so you will loose a little tread there too compared with the RA1. If you do run R compounds on the street your alignment has to be very conservative to make them last. I change my camber and toe at the track for autocross.
Although it's in the US you can compare some prices.
RA1's http://www.bmwwheels.com/bmwwheels_toyo_tires.asp
048's http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=Yokohama&model=ADVAN+A048
V700 http://ec-securehost.com/OnlineTires.com/Kumho_Ecsta_V700.html
Although it's in the US you can compare some prices.
RA1's http://www.bmwwheels.com/bmwwheels_toyo_tires.asp
048's http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?make=Yokohama&model=ADVAN+A048
V700 http://ec-securehost.com/OnlineTires.com/Kumho_Ecsta_V700.html
Thanks for the info Clifton!
Both the alternates seems to have limited sizing options in 18" though
Both the alternates seems to have limited sizing options in 18" though
mspaint FTL! that was a quickie here at work... lol
just look at that offset though! that's some wide pumpkin skin contacting the road, yo.
just look at that offset though! that's some wide pumpkin skin contacting the road, yo.
LMAO told ya it'd Hook up better!
(waiting for a response from RaceLogic to see if their traction control system will work for me)
(waiting for a response from RaceLogic to see if their traction control system will work for me)
