Yokohama 17" Low Profile tires $67

[tkim]

yoko's are sweet. intermediates are great for all season performance. for real though....too bad not available in more sizes. 🙁

 

[chexi]

Darn, no yoko for my Mazda Millenia. The only experience I've had with yoko's is that they last a very long time. Oh well, at least I can find tires at this site for my car for about 30-40% less than I can by ordering them through local places. Thanks for the site.

 

[jonnashville]

Nothing in a 275/40-17. Guess I'll be sticking with the Kumhos at $113 (strange name, great tire at half the price of Firestone or Goodyear)

TireRack is great to deal with.... cheap shipping and no tax in most states.

 

[gja88]

huesmann, here's a link to more info and picture

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/yokohama/yo_avsi.jsp

 

[Platinum]

I try to buy the 205/55 v rated 16" tires and when the checkout screen pops up, the tires that I put in the basket was replace with some cheap s rated 15" firestone tires. This might be glitch in their system so check before you actually proceed with your order.

 

[Salvador]

Heh.. You guys are nuts. First of all, this tire is fine for an M3. It's a little dated, but it's still a good tire. Depends what you want out of it though. If you want it to stick like glue in the dry, have ok wet traction and don't care about them wearing out fairly soon... At this price, it's hard to pass up though for a 17" tire.

Michilin's are way overrated and overpriced. They are decent tires, but you can do just as well for considerably cheaper with one of the Japanese brands like Yok or Bridgestone. Heh.. Even look at Michilin in F1. They are getting their butt kicked by Bridgestone. Sort of like how Firestone/Bridgestone kicked Goodyear right out of CART.

These are not all season tires. The name might be confusing (intermediate), but that means nothing. These are hard core performance tires and not to be used in the snow, ice or even when the temps dip.

Also, I saw someone recommending the Yok A520's. What a junk tire that is. I had a set on a Prelude SH and couldn't wait to get them off. The performance was ok, but they were the noisiest tire that I've ever experienced. I can't figure it out either because the tread ("v" pattern) would indicate that it was somewhat quiet. Usually, the tires with big, evenly spaced tread blocks are the noisiest, but not in this case. I would highly recommend not touching a A520 unless your car made a ton of noise otherwise. The Bridgestone RE730 is a much better low buck, performance solution.

Sal

 

[TheGoodDoc]

Sal,

I agree with you wholeheartedly. I refuse to buy any more Michelins for my M3. Way too expensive for what you actually get out of it. I have been running the Bridgestone Potenzas on the car for the last year or so and am more than pleased with them. Just did the I-40 drive west of Asheville, NC and had no trouble with the twists and curves in the road there. The wear on the Bridgestone tires is excellent too. I was simply considering a set of these as an inexpensive replacement set, for an as needed basis. When the weather is bad, I take the SUV anyways.

TGD

 

[SirMack]

I have done weeks of research for the best WET/DRY Traction tire in a Z-rated form, and the best tire that I have located is:

Bridgestone Potenza RE730s, Z-rated tire.

I have them on my vehicle and they perform PERFECTLY, not to mention I can cut through the rain at 80mph and not even have a hint of lost traction. 🙂 You'll even get about 30-35k out of them with normal driving. If you drag, or drive like a banshee most of the time then you'll get significantly less miles, probably around 20-25k.

You can get them at TireRack for $101 x 4 tires + $42/shipping (2nd day). Or you can just go to a local tire dealer and tell them the tire rack price and see if they will price match, most will. 🙂

 

[vinnyracer]

thanks

 

[vinnyracer]

btw, any deals on 17" rims.

 

[locutus4]

Damn, i have 255/50/ZR16, no sale on those. Anyone else have this size, where did you go?

 

[bubbadu]

i am looking to get 17 inch rims for my jetta.. i was just wondering if i could use these tires on any 17 inch rim.... because all the sites are recommending 205/40/17 and these are 235's.... can anyone please help me... thanks

-Bubbadu

 

[pkypkypky]

that's a big size diff. i'm no expert, but i don't think u can get away without some sort of mod to ur car. someone else here should know better though

 

[yoandy]

Originally posted by: bubbadu
i am looking to get 17 inch rims for my jetta.. i was just wondering if i could use these tires on any 17 inch rim.... because all the sites are recommending 205/40/17 and these are 235's.... can anyone please help me... thanks

-Bubbadu

235's are too wide for 205 rims...although u may be able to get away with 215's

 

[vlbbvlbb]

If you guys need help with Tirerack.com please contact Jim@tirerack.com
He is the main contact for the s2ki foroums (s2000 owners/ethusiast) for tires/wheels and has a very quick reponse time to all my questions.

vlbb

 

[Rally1]

Clarification.
H rated means up to 130mph
v rated mean up to 149mph
z rated means no speed limit at all

- Oxy


False, W and Y rated tires are above Z.

Z=149 MPH, 240km/h and over, Sports Cars
W=168 MPH, 270km/h, Exotic Sport Cars
Y=186 MPH, 300km/h, Exotic Sport Cars

 

[LS20]

Originally posted by: Rally1

Clarification.
H rated means up to 130mph
v rated mean up to 149mph
z rated means no speed limit at all

- Oxy


False, W and Y rated tires are above Z.

Z=149 MPH, 240km/h and over, Sports Cars
W=168 MPH, 270km/h, Exotic Sport Cars
Y=186 MPH, 300km/h, Exotic Sport Cars

False, Z are the highest rating on the scale

W = tops @ 168
Y = tops @ 186
Z = 149 and ANYTHING OVER

its kinda confusing because it would make more sense to say 186+, but anyhoo Z is still the highest

 

[namike]

Originally posted by: Salvador
Heh.. You guys are nuts. First of all, this tire is fine for an M3. It's a little dated, but it's still a good tire. Depends what you want out of it though. If you want it to stick like glue in the dry, have ok wet traction and don't care about them wearing out fairly soon... At this price, it's hard to pass up though for a 17" tire.

Thank you Sal. Some people on this forum are high.

This tire WAS Yoko's flagship tire before they introduced the AVS Sport to replace it. This is a totally kick ass tire here. I had a set on my 1993 Mazda RX-7 Twin-turbo in the 245/45/16 size on stock 16x8 rims and the car stuck like glue. Friend of mine (who is one of the best if not THE best AutoXer in this area) drove my car and couldn't believe the performance of these tires. He has the Kumholes 712's on his street car, and he describes them as "a good all around tire, defientely not the stickiest".

So what if you get 20K miles out of them? They are CHEAP. Grab them up while they last.

Like someone else said, do NOT attempt to drive these tires in the snow/sleet, etc. They are *NOT* all-season tires by ANY means.

Mike <---former RX-7 owner X 2 - '86 Base Sold (Yokohoma A509's) '93 Base 5 speed (Yoko AVS Intermediates)

 

[GPz1100]

Now if motorcycle tires were as cheap as car tires and lasted half as long!

Another place for great deals is http://www.discounttiredirect.com/dtd/index.jsp

They carry some brands that the tire rack does not.