Tyre Recommendation thread

[aaronng]

Quick heads up. Bob Jane's latest catalog shows that they are selling the Yokohama A.Drive R1 in 225/50 R16 for $179! This model is the slightly more aggressive version of the C.Drive with more road noise, but supposedly stiffer sidewalls.

[Hullabaloo]

Quick heads up. Bob Jane's latest catalog shows that they are selling the Yokohama A.Drive R1 in 225/50 R16 for $179! This model is the slightly more aggressive version of the C.Drive with more road noise, but supposedly stiffer sidewalls.

Hey aaronng, do you know the UTQC for the A.drives?

[aaronng]

Hey aaronng, do you know the UTQC for the A.drives?

Nope, I couldn't find them on Yokohama's website. If you call up Yokohama Australia for the UTQG, remember that it is "A.Drive R1", and not just "A.Drive" (which is an economy tyre).

[Hans Bond]

hows the a drive r1 compared to the s drive?

[aaronng]

hows the a drive r1 compared to the s drive?

S.drives are more performance orientated than A.drive R1.

[bunky]

hey guys!

new to this forum and in need of some help with tyres! Need to change my first sset of tyres since i bought my CD5 last year.

The size on the tyre at the moment (Some falken tyre) is 195/60/R15.

Reading the forum over the past day or so - there seems to be a lot of suggestions such as the yoko C, S, A drives, BStone RE001 etc.

But having looked up the charts not many of em seem to have my size on there... is my tyre size non-standard??

And if so - would i be able to fit a 195/55 for instance onto my rim rather than a 195/60???

Sorry for the noob questions!! ><

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[aaronng]

hey guys!

new to this forum and in need of some help with tyres! Need to change my first sset of tyres since i bought my CD5 last year.

The size on the tyre at the moment (Some falken tyre) is 195/60/R15.

Reading the forum over the past day or so - there seems to be a lot of suggestions such as the yoko C, S, A drives, BStone RE001 etc.

But having looked up the charts not many of em seem to have my size on there... is my tyre size non-standard??

And if so - would i be able to fit a 195/55 for instance onto my rim rather than a 195/60???

Sorry for the noob questions!! ><

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

C.Drive comes in 195/60 R15. I have that on our Astra. Not a cheap size though. Cost me $150 at Bob-Jane!

[bunky]

C.Drive comes in 195/60 R15. I have that on our Astra. Not a cheap size though. Cost me $150 at Bob-Jane!

Thanks aaronng! 150 a corner is a price i'm willing to pay if it means solid performance in the wet and the dry - which seems to be the case reading past posts on the forum.

I'm also looking at the bridgestones - either the Wide ovals, or the RE001's ... but then again i'm not sure if they come in my size.

Too bad the yoko S Drives don't come in my size - would love a set of those!

Thanks again!

[muhhan]

Yokohama AVS ES100
Price: Around $350 for tyres to suit 18x8 wheel size, around $500 for tyres to suit 18x9 wheel size
Experience: Excellent handling in both dry and wet road conditions. Extremely noticeable improvement from previous tyres (which were 'Clear' brand, possibly made from recycled tyres or whale blubber). Car handles like it is on rails and inspires much confidence on twisty roads or adverse road conditions.
These tyres are reasonably quiet given their performance orientated design, however, there is noticeable road roar (again significantly quieter than the previously mentioned 'Clear' brand).
Caution! - These tyres make you want to put your foot down when going around the bends.

[aaronng]

Thanks aaronng! 150 a corner is a price i'm willing to pay if it means solid performance in the wet and the dry - which seems to be the case reading past posts on the forum.

I'm also looking at the bridgestones - either the Wide ovals, or the RE001's ... but then again i'm not sure if they come in my size.

Too bad the yoko S Drives don't come in my size - would love a set of those!

Thanks again!

If you are after performance, the RE001 should exceed that of the C.Drive. The C.Drive was supposedly designed for stability, safe lane changing at highway speeds, good wet grip and low road noise. It's more of a higher level street tyre, but not a performance monster (that's what S.Drives are for). However, the C and S.Drives are a harder compound than the RE001, so the absolute grip of the compound will be lower than that used in the RE001. So go Yoko if you will see many kms within 3 years (above 50,000km or so), otherwise, RE001 would be better for performance.

[bunky]

If you are after performance, the RE001 should exceed that of the C.Drive. The C.Drive was supposedly designed for stability, safe lane changing at highway speeds, good wet grip and low road noise. It's more of a higher level street tyre, but not a performance monster (that's what S.Drives are for). However, the C and S.Drives are a harder compound than the RE001, so the absolute grip of the compound will be lower than that used in the RE001. So go Yoko if you will see many kms within 3 years (above 50,000km or so), otherwise, RE001 would be better for performance.

Cheers mate - thanks for the advice!

I went with the C drives for the front. Read the forums and seems like a lot of people were happy with it. incl. yourself. lol! got them for 136 a pop from BJ Tmart.

One question i did have was with the RE001s, a lot of places said that it didn't come in my size (195/60/R15)... which was true according to the brochure i had. But the guy at BJ said that i could put a 205/55/R15 on the same Rim, as it would have the same rolling diameter?? Can someone confirm this - or is this total rubbish?? He was the only one to mention this to me when i was asking about the RE001's and the S.Drives.

If it's the case - next time i'll consider the RE001's or the S.Drives. Wasn't going to do it this time around coz the RE001's were 180 a corner - so went with the Cheaper C's.

Thanks for the advice - A+ for the thread!

[andiiso]

i dunno about accord but on my civic vtir 15x6.5, it fits the 205/55/15 tyre on it, ive got it on there right now