Is anyone on the board running these? I see that all of the record setting cars are running these in Japan-land, and not Hoosiers or anything of the likes. I ask, as these are $300.00 a pop for a 265/35/18....... Their ES100 left a sour taste in my mouth for Yoko after driving a friends car with them.

http://www.yokohamatire.com/TireIntro.asp?TireID=60

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

Does anyone in know know how well they perform to say, the RA1 as both are DOT approved? Also, do these need to be shaved, or can they be driven on off the bat like the RA1? Any help is appreciated, and thanks in advance!

Chris~

 

Ive seen a couple of time attack cars break records with theese tires on so they must be fast,what are you looking track/street combo?
C.

 

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From what I hear there the best thing out there....

 

they r the best things out there,
they're used for the Japanese Tsubuka Super Lap which happens yearly
if it helps this evo 8 uses it =)
http://www.superstreetonline.com/fea...0408_2canplay/

 

Pirelli P-Zero Corsa, Yokohama Advan A048, Michelin Pilot Sport Cup, and the Dunlop Super Sport Race on a Porker GT3:

http://www.nobleforums.com/images/on.../tires/gt3.pdf

 

A048R comes in two compounds I believe, a harder one and a softerone for autox. These are the hottest tires? It doesn't appear so according to the autox and time trial crowd. The hottest tire there is the kumho V710s and Hooisers...

 

Thanks for that link Nobleforums!

Cheers, the A032 comes in soft and hard compounds, but the A048 only come in one type, with a very discriminating selection for sizes.

MP5, of course, this would be mainly for road race, but with maybe 2 or 3 trips down the back roads to grandma's house at a quick pace to avoid the wolf

 

Right, I think these tyres are for the Porsche club only they don't make alot of sizes.... nor do they on the new street tyres they have out which according to the rack are the best street tyre as of now...

 

My boy can't speak yet, but he seems to like the A048.

 

damn.... look how much rubber is on the tread face.... hardly any grooves

Nice looking boy you have there. Congrats.

-Mark

 

I know the A032 comes in both "H" compound and "S" compound.

H = hard
S = soft

The compounds are all basically track specific.

 

I had the A032's (got'em cheap) and they aren't very good compared to the Hoosier or Victoracers.. I do think Yok is back though and its nice to see... There new street and race tyres are suppose to be the and size seems to be the issue.... Give them time I guess.

 

Nobody really answered thr original question..compared to a Toyo RA1 how do theese stack up?

 

Mine(wife, and #2 son) can talk, Go Goodyear The A048s are a relatively hard compound, they are just O'k based on the guys I know who run them. I have a buddy who is Yokohama ponsored, and must run A048s, so he has a bit of insight. For dual use Toyo RA1 is the only tire that won't "cycle out" on you. Do not imagine that it would be beyond Yokohama to put a custom spec rubber on an A048 carcass. Back in the 90s, BF Goodrich made special tires for their National championship winning AX cars. This is a common practice. For the ultimate today for AX, and DOT road race, 710 is king. Hoosiers for guys that know them, and are sponsored(due to familiarity), and when the '05 hoosier hits later this year expect a battle. They have already dropped the '04 moving forward as Kumho has got them by the B#LLs. Carl

 

Thanks Carl,I think I have a set of Toyo Ra1,s in my near future.
I can get Ra1,s 255/40/17 for $170 a tire = very cheap but 18,s were full retail for 265/35/18,does anyone have a good source?am a NASA member if that helps,thanks,C.

 

AIM Tire @Infineon raceway. Toyo no longer discounts RA1s, they simply lowered the price to be near Victoracers.

 

I really like the Pirelli P-Zero Corsa's. You may want to consider those as well.

 

I'm running Bridgestone RE540. Very similar to A048.

 

What about the new Toyo R888 ? They're also very similar.