[Shotimes] Yokohama Avid V4S

[Ron Porter]

FWIW, SP8000s have gotten expensive again. Dunlop must have decided to keep
producing them.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Mark Nunnally
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 12:19 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Yokohama Avid V4S


> So far they are really quiet, but a LOT of people on the
> Tire Rack site say they get noisy by 3000 miles.  So at 5000
> mine are still virtually silent.  Getting them rotated today.

Just my experience...I put a set on my 92 last spring.  They were worn out
at 18k (although I buzzed them down to the cords to about 20k).  Somewhere
around 6k-9k they got really noisy.  They worn funny on all 4 corners, and
in the rear cupped on the inside.  I honestly was checking around for bad
wheel bearings they got so loud.

Good points are they are cheap, have good grip (even in a straight line) and
a 225/55 fits pretty good on a 6" slicer.  Bad for me was they vaporized
pretty quick (all street driving, no track stuff) and got really loud.
Before the convention I went back to the 'ole trusty SP8000.  They were down
to like $91/tire w/ free shipping from discount, and I've run a few sets of
them and have liked them.  They don't last too much longer, but do have
great lateral grip, and stay quiet and smooth.  After CA they got about 10k
on them now, and are in much better shape (tread/noise) than the ES100's
were at 10k.  The SP8k doesn't hook in a straight line like the ES100 do, so
they stink for drag racing.  And the 225/55 SP8k is WIDE.  Thing needs to be
on an 8" rim.  Doesn't fit on the slicer all that well.  But a good sticky
tire for the $$

mark
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