I don't do 12" wheels as a rule, but my wife does.
The Yoko 539s can go round a roundabout faster in the wet than the old FK06 Falken could in the dry...
Which Tyres To Buy- Yokohama Or Falken?
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, Dec 27 2013 12:53 PM
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Posted 28 December 2013 - 01:14 PM
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Posted 28 December 2013 - 01:15 PM
No-one on this thread has mentioned the Yoko A539's?
They aren't for 10" wheels
Edited by HarrysMini, 28 December 2013 - 01:16 PM.
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Posted 28 December 2013 - 04:01 PM
i have falken ziex912 (12 inch wheels)tyres on my white car, these are better then the A538's i had on my 998(12 inch wheels)
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Posted 28 December 2013 - 05:14 PM
go for yokos, the falkens are good for 4 wheel drifting around roundabouts in the wet and general understeer. yokos are soo much better
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Posted 28 December 2013 - 05:25 PM
"yokos are soo much better"............. yes, in certain conditions, but soo much worse in other conditions. You do not want Yokos on mud, poor tarmac, snow or gravel and all these can be encountered on a public road.
It's not the tyres, it's the drivers!
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Posted 28 December 2013 - 07:08 PM
my yokos were superb in the snow. I seemed to be the only person with anygrip and watched a few cars spin out as I went past as if nothing was there. It was the only time where I have been able to overtake loads of cars on the dual carriage way!"yokos are soo much better"............. yes, in certain conditions, but soo much worse in other conditions. You do not want Yokos on mud, poor tarmac, snow or gravel and all these can be encountered on a public road.
It's not the tyres, it's the drivers!
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Posted 28 December 2013 - 07:27 PM
my yokos were superb in the snow. I seemed to be the only person with anygrip and watched a few cars spin out as I went past as if nothing was there. It was the only time where I have been able to overtake loads of cars on the dual carriage way!"yokos are soo much better"............. yes, in certain conditions, but soo much worse in other conditions. You do not want Yokos on mud, poor tarmac, snow or gravel and all these can be encountered on a public road.
It's not the tyres, it's the drivers!
Same. Although, as I think has been mentioned, A032rs are horrendous in the snow, they just can't heat up properly. But A008s are absolutely superb.
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