yokoham tyres

1. rootyboy Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2007 Spalding Lincs Posts: 676 2003 Citroen saxo vts in silver

   #1 7th June 2010, 18:12

   mate had a brand new set lying about, of yokoham a539 have just bought for the vts, anyone got these tyres, or know if they are any good
2. xcore Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2007 Fleet Posts: 241 VTS

   #2 7th June 2010, 18:14

   there sick in the dry, very sticky but that decreases the lifespan due to there soft compound. in the rain they arnt to bad tbf
3. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

   #3 7th June 2010, 18:15

   should normally ask these things before buying lol
   
   they are alright tbh....
   
   iirc they dont make them anymore.
4. Mochachino Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card

   #4 7th June 2010, 18:21

   Only had expereince of these on an old mini lol. Good in the dry and ok in the wet. No other input apart from that, so no idea on value for money, wear rate etc.
5. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

   #5 7th June 2010, 21:35

   Not bad tyre at all. It's what the 750 stock hatch where running for a long time.
6. Philly1983 Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2008 Wallsend, Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 230 53 Saxo VTR, 57 207

   #6 8th June 2010, 13:12

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by db_sax Only had expereince of these on an old mini lol. Good in the dry and ok in the wet. No other input apart from that, so no idea on value for money, wear rate etc.

   Same here except i found they were actually quite bad in the wet, terrible IMO
7. Aron Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Nuneaton Posts: 3554 EP3 Civic

   #7 8th June 2010, 13:50

   All my experience is bad. Hate the tyres.
8. Sophia_Bush Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Shropshire Posts: 9994 Moonstone Blue 106 GTi

   #8 8th June 2010, 13:54

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Aron All my experience is bad. Hate the tyres.

   same had these on my s1 rallye bloody awful, in the wet not even going fast it felt like they were going to chuck you into a hedge
9. MiDnighTcLuB Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Weston-Super-Mare Posts: 672 Mapped 306 HDI

   #9 8th June 2010, 14:05

   I got some of these on my pug now came with the alloys i got, good in the dry but LETHAL in the wet, 200 lb/ft of torque through the front wheels on these is not good !! just driving up a small humpback bridge in 2nd last night gave me tonnes of torque steer and spin !
10. Rich84 Established Member Joined: Jun 2006 Liverpool Posts: 1163 16v ax V6 vag

    #10 8th June 2010, 19:32

    they are soooo bad, infact there down right dangerous.
    
    
    the first few people who replied really need to go out and try some proper tyres
11. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

    #11 8th June 2010, 19:48

    They tend to work better if you can get a bit of heat in to them. There a bit picky on tyre pressure as well. If its all setup right and your going for it there not that bad in the wet.
12. andywiddss1 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2007 skipton northyorks Posts: 5275 clio 172 exclusive track toy

    #12 8th June 2010, 19:53

    cheap tyre for the dry devil tyres in the wet
13. MiDnighTcLuB Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Weston-Super-Mare Posts: 672 Mapped 306 HDI

    #13 8th June 2010, 20:00

    actually i did find after a bit of burning out it did start to grip pretty well in comparison to before, you either got burn out or be brave in the corners for some heat haha