How are Yokohama A032R tyres compared to high performance street tyres?
02-15-2002, 04:51 PM
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How are Yokohama A032R tyres compared to high performance street tyres?
I am considering changing to racing tyres. How are the Yokohama A032R compared to high performance street tyres. I know they offer better grip and wear out faster, but how much?
Have anyone tried the new Bridgestone Potenza RE540S?
Tyres are expensive in Norway, any good internet sites where I might find these cheap?
Eirik Kvello-Aune
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Have anyone tried the new Bridgestone Potenza RE540S?
Tyres are expensive in Norway, any good internet sites where I might find these cheap?
Eirik Kvello-Aune
<a href="http://www.diateam.no/porsche" target="_blank">www.diateam.no/porsche</a>
02-15-2002, 04:59 PM
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My buddy has a set(ao32r's) on his s2. I think they last longer than my so2's. (and some people even say I drive like a grandpa.) 
and they look aggressive as hell. <img src="graemlins/jumper.gif" border="0" alt="[jumper]" />
and they look aggressive as hell. <img src="graemlins/jumper.gif" border="0" alt="[jumper]" />
02-15-2002, 05:01 PM
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They're by far the best tires I've ever used. I've had the ones on the front for a month and one autocross, just put some rears on 30 mins ago at work. I've still gotta heat cycle the rears [ 
] but they're already super sticky. They're LOUD, they ride harsh, but those things don't bother me. I've put about a thousand miles on the fronts and one autocross, they've both got 5/32 treadwear left...they start with 6/32. I've heard of people getting between 12 and 20 thousand miles out of these tires plus TONS of 1/4 mile passes or track days. The first 1/32 of tread wore pretty quickly but I think they'll slow up now and settle in. Less tread on the track is what you want anyway, it dissipates heat more rapidly. I think you'll love the tires if you don't mind their aggressive attributes [some would say 'trade-offs']; I'm running 225/50 front and 245/45 rear.
EDIT: And for comparison purposes, I've used Dunlop SP-8000 [crap], Pirelli P-700 [crap], Yokohama AVS Int. [outstanding], S-02 [the best], Conti SportContact [crap], but never Michelin tires so I dunno...outta my price range.
] but they're already super sticky. They're LOUD, they ride harsh, but those things don't bother me. I've put about a thousand miles on the fronts and one autocross, they've both got 5/32 treadwear left...they start with 6/32. I've heard of people getting between 12 and 20 thousand miles out of these tires plus TONS of 1/4 mile passes or track days. The first 1/32 of tread wore pretty quickly but I think they'll slow up now and settle in. Less tread on the track is what you want anyway, it dissipates heat more rapidly. I think you'll love the tires if you don't mind their aggressive attributes [some would say 'trade-offs']; I'm running 225/50 front and 245/45 rear.EDIT: And for comparison purposes, I've used Dunlop SP-8000 [crap], Pirelli P-700 [crap], Yokohama AVS Int. [outstanding], S-02 [the best], Conti SportContact [crap], but never Michelin tires so I dunno...outta my price range.
02-15-2002, 06:20 PM
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032R is not as " Grippy " as the other R compound tires( Hoosier/ Kumho, Goodyear. BFG)
but " Grippier " than the Best street tires.
Hoosier and Goodyear R tires would not be a practical
tires for the street. They would wear out too quickly and would be pretty hairy in the rain.
Kumho Victoracer V700 is a good street/track tire.
Cost less than 032R and Grippier.( not quite as grippy as the Hoosier and Goodyear but less expensive)
Good luck.
but " Grippier " than the Best street tires.
Hoosier and Goodyear R tires would not be a practical
tires for the street. They would wear out too quickly and would be pretty hairy in the rain.
Kumho Victoracer V700 is a good street/track tire.
Cost less than 032R and Grippier.( not quite as grippy as the Hoosier and Goodyear but less expensive)
Good luck.
02-15-2002, 10:32 PM
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Yah, the A032Rs are grippier than just about every street tire out there. About 3-6 seconds faster in lap times on most tracks. They're about 1 second behind the semi-slick R-compound tires though (Hoosiers, Kumhos, BFG R1,e tc). But they have a full tread, so you can actually use them in the rain. And as a rain tire, nothing else even comes close! So it's a good all-around competition tire when you have to drive to the track and back. That's also why it's the spec tire of the Touring class in the <a href="http://www.opentrackchallenge.com" target="_blank">Open Track Challenge</a> <a href="http://www.opentrackchallenge.com/field.new.htm" target="_blank">http://www.opentrackchallenge.com/field.new.htm</a> <a href="http://www.opentrackchallenge.com/profiles/team951.htm" target="_blank">http://www.opentrackchallenge.com/profiles/team951.htm</a>
