Yokohama a.drive R1??

[Caffeine]

Ok, I've run the stock tyres down to their last legs and somehow managed to stay on the road to make it up to qld.

I really wanted to try the c.drives everyone seems to have, and my brother can get good prices on tyres from someone he knows.

Anyway turns out the Yokohama factories here dont have any c.drive tyres in stock and I asked at a some tyre places and while there's a few around the country, seems there's none in brisbane.

However for $5 per tyre less I can get these new a.drives?? Does anyone know anything about them?? Seems like they're a pretty new tyre.




a:\\ was always a lot slower than c:\\, hopefully its not still true /geek

Hrmmm, they're V rated rather than W rated like the CDrive...

Not sure, I've never heard of them or seen them before

[Richee]

Did you try Bob Jane at Taringa 3371 7900 ?

Richard

[Fra66L]

Speed,
You could always try the Yoki AVS ES100. These are a step up from the A539s I had previously and even hold their own on the track (for the first 3 or 4 laps anyway). On inspection after getting back from a Morgan Pk track day I had a little feathering on the outside edges but none of the treadblocks had chunked up so I would think they'll wear well. Wet braking and cornering are also very good...

Cheers,
T

[Philip Lee]

Bob Jane guy said its a new version of the c.drive.

i doubt it very much since the C drive has only been released within 12 mths.

[Charlie Brown]

Hey Speed, don't muck around, go for the best and get Michelin Precedas.
It's your life your playing with that little contact patch of rubber on the ground.
Michelin will cost you about $230 fitted a corner.

[Craig]

Got this from a Yoko rep on email

You have 3 options from most expensive to least:

1 ES100 an aggressive directional tread pattern that will give you maximum dry grip, it also has a stiff sidewall and give very precise steering response. This tyre can take a lot of punishment. However it can get noisy depending on how it wears.

2. C.drive is a good sporty tyre with an asymmetrical pattern (Cornering blocks on the outside edges and water/braking on the inside. Can be rotated in both directions) with some comfort built into it. It’s good in the dry, outstanding in the wet and it has some genuinely good quiet technology that’s filtered down from the AVS decibel.

3. A.drive R1. I’ve got 215/45R17s on my Astra and I find there are reserves of grip. Mind you they’re big boots for an Astra. These have only been released recently and are a provide great bang for your bucks. These are the cheapest of the 3 yet still a good sports tyre. It’s directional and has smaller blocks so noise isn’t a problem. The dry grip is really good but the wet grip doesn’t match it proportionally.

[kitkat]

hey sorry i didnt see this thread earlier... i have c-drives on my e30 (BMW). I feel the c drives hold up great... i did have a539 on before and didnt notice any difference expect for in the wet. I pay $160 roughly each for 195/65/R15... i get em from action wheel and tires (i think that the name) on price street in southport.
A little too late now i guess but for next time anyway.
Ill also be trying them on the 5 in the next couple weeks so ill update on how they go on the 14" wheels.

[ampz]

just a question... are the c drives better than the a539s? I had the latter fitted to the golf and they were great. Now with the rodeo I don't get close to reaching corner speeds of the past so I wouldnt know anything about sport tyres, that will change when I find a 5 tho.

[Li7hium]

About to get two new tyres, just had Bob Janes check them out. Said that they couldn't touch that tyre as it was illegal (ie, Wakefield Park has a good amount of the tread that they are supposed to).

So getting a pair of C-Drives for Lara. Seems that people seem to hold them in reasonable esteem here. Apparently the tyres on the front end of the car are A-OK.

Just want to make sure that when I make MY debut (in an MX5, already done it in a HQ) at Wakefield that these tyres will be up to the task.

Thoughts?

Matt

[Caffeine]

CDrives are a lot better than the A539's.

Haven't had them on the track to comment though.

[kitkat]

well got the c-drives fitted to the 5 a couple days ago.... so far they feel good, much better than what came with the car, but seeing as we've only had the 5 for a bit over a month i dont really know its capabilities and find myself coming into coners much slower than what i really could.

[Bevan]

well got the c-drives fitted to the 5 a couple days ago.... so far they feel good, much better than what came with the car, but seeing as we've only had the 5 for a bit over a month i dont really know its capabilities and find myself coming into coners much slower than what i really could.

Don't try out their capabilities until you've done 1000km on the C-Drives

[Li7hium]

Don't try out their capabilities until you've done 1000km on the C-Drives

Seconded. Had the C Drives on for the past 3 days, and yes, they are squirmy. Oh well, just an excuse to get 1000km racked up quick smart, but not too quick.

Matt