has anyone have any experience with the yokohama AVS tires.
its looks nice and the tread wear is 280 AA and VR speed rated.


the price is: $82 per tire and free shiping from http://www.discounttiredirect.com


[Modified by GS-Rcivic, 10:21 AM 3/8/2003]

 

anyone??

 

I have these on my ITR. They a very good for daily driving. Nice and grippy in the turns and good traction in wet weather.

 

thanks man! i might get them, im sure they are better than my falken 502s.

 

whats wrong with your falken's?

 

well there worn out cuz of negative camber and they dont hook up of the like. I think there hard tires, i get wheel hop everytime i launch.

 

The tread of that tire looks exactly like my Yokohama AVS ES100 tires.. if they are, i give them two thumbs up - best tires i've ever used on a car (daily driving - both my integra and civic) - very grippy, nice and sticky when doing high-speed cornering, and great in the wet.

 

yep thats the one. good to hear, ill be geting a set.

 

I have 195/50/15 AVS ES100 and I must say that are great. They perform way better than my old stock Michelian XGT's. I got them for like $55 bucks for each tire. So it was well worth it.

 

ive done all the comparing i think i can do, im going with the avs es100s for the rims i have for my 89 accord, they look sweet and ive heard nothing but good things bout em

 

yeah they sure look nice. i think im gonna go with 205/45/16 cuz they dont have 205/40/16s. it will be better on pot-holes anyways.
for Yokohamas. ohh and the 45/16 are Z rated also


[Modified by GS-Rcivic, 6:02 PM 3/8/2003]

 

where is the cheapest place to get them??
tirerack sells them for 78 each


[Modified by teg turtle, 10:54 PM 3/8/2003]

 

Just got those tires too, i had falken before these and think these handle way better. Just traction in snow sucks really bad, but overall they are great tires.
good the regular street use

 

yeah i'm using 205/45/ZR16 too..

they'll look something like this on a set of rims.. you still get thatl low-profile look..

 

turbopanda, think you can post more pics of the tires?

I can't decide between:

205/45/16 Yokohama AVS ES100
205/45/16 Yokohama Parada Spec 2
215/45/16 Falken Azenis Sport

anyone having the same problem as me?

//Alex

 

i think http://www.Tirerack.com is the cheapwet place to get them so far...
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

 

Anyone try the Advan?

 

ive got AVSs. good stuff at a great price.

 

Me and my buddy have 205/45/16 and they are the best tires that I have ever owned.

 

YES!!! I just got my AVS ES100's put on today, 205/50-15, and so far all I can say is WOW! I can't tell how quiet they are yet since I have no driver side window at the moment (story here: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=437095 ) and of course I haven't had them in the rain yet, but I just went for a spirited driver around a curvy back road, and they grip like mad! I haven't even come close to these tires' limits yet, but with my springs and shocks and ITR rear sway bar, so far I'm VERY happy. I got mine for about $320 shipped from the Tire Rack.

 

How does a tire's appearance help you make a decision?

The Falken Azenis are the stickiest tires out of the three you listed.

Heck, Falken Azenis are one of the stickiest tires this side of R compounds.

 

It doesn't really... but when it comes down to such a narrow choice where you can't really go wrong (tires listed above), I like seeing them on cars too.

yeah, they're hella sticky... but I don't know if I want to give up the rain traction, steering response, and adding the extra 3 lbs to the wheel/tire combo.



Patrick, got any pics of 'em? LOL

//Alex

 

Well yes the Azenis are awesome in dry, but don't have nearly the rain performance as the ES100's. Also, the Azenis won't last much more than 15K miles, and that's with no camber or toe wear issues. I myself would also pick the ES100's over the Paradas, because the Paradas probably have similar issues with wet and snow traction as the Azenis because their tread patterns are similar.

ah you're in luck my friend, snapped a few pics while getting the tires mounted and my alignment checked. Please excuse the appearance of the wheels, I stripped the paint off of them today, and will be painting them the same color again after it gets out of the body shop. I do need to attack them with paint stripper again, though.

old vs. new treads


notice the lack of rim protector bead on the old ones


tire w/ alignment sensor mounted (I have -2.3 camber front left and right, and -1.9/-2.1 rear left/right):


blang blang JDM tires y0


nice thick rim protector bead



[Modified by PatrickGSR94, 2:33 AM 3/10/2003]

 

PATRICK, what size did u get for your stock GSR's? i wanna get it for mine too.

 

looks like i just find next summer tires.