yokohama yk580 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

SuperDave · 04-18-2014, 08:31 PM

anyone have any experience with these tires? i'm trying to find a tire that best matches the michelin primacy HPs that come stock on our cars on a 18 inch wheel. they have a 45k warranty and are Low Rolling Resistance. All i've found are youtube videos of Discount tire/America's tire talking about this rubber, but no comparisons.

anyone have any feed back on these?

Telecomtodd · 04-19-2014, 09:50 PM

I have these tires on my '98 BMW M Roadster and on my wife's '10 Subi Outback Sport. Nice tires, I like them.

Iand518 · 04-23-2014, 09:51 PM

Tried them. Had them swapped the following week for AS3's. They destroyed the quickness in the steering, and were spooky at the limits of grip. Almost wiggled thru a high speed turn.

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SuperDave · 04-24-2014, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iand518

Tried them. Had them swapped the following week for AS3's. They destroyed the quickness in the steering, and were spooky at the limits of grip. Almost wiggled thru a high speed turn.

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Did they feel or handle similarly to the primacy HPs?

Iand518 · 04-24-2014, 08:27 PM

Not at all similar. I kind of liked the primacy HPs. I thought the feed back was fine with the HPs, not good grip but feed back was fine.
The YK580 is like going back to wearing condoms, and that's exactly what I told the tire store manager. Feel just isn't there. If you think the handling is twitchy with the HPs then you might like the YK's.
I went with Michelin AS3's, love them. Tons of feed back, very good grip in dry, amazing in wet, and work OK in snow.

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Mikem53 · 04-24-2014, 08:33 PM

Meh... Have them on wife's car.. Will most likely not get again..

SuperDave · 04-24-2014, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iand518

Not at all similar. I kind of liked the primacy HPs. I thought the feed back was fine with the HPs, not good grip but feed back was fine.
The YK580 is like going back to wearing condoms, and that's exactly what I told the tire store manager. Feel just isn't there. If you think the handling is twitchy with the HPs then you might like the YK's.
I went with Michelin AS3's, love them. Tons of feed back, very good grip in dry, amazing in wet, and work OK in snow.

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I like the primacy HPs, and have never had an issue with them, I'm looking for a tire that has the same handling properties in a 18 inch size

Iand518 · 04-24-2014, 08:51 PM

It's much harder to provoke a drift on dry or wet with AS3's. Handling quickness feels the same to me as HP's. I assume they're available in 18", although they weren't cheap in 17", so be prepared. If you don't need a little snow ability there are probably many other options. I will be buying AS3's again when these wear out.

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Scion CM · 04-24-2014, 09:33 PM

You might want to consider the Nitto Motivo. 60k mile warranty and decent performance. https://www.nittotire.com/Tire/Street/motivo.

04-23-2014, 09:51 PM	#3
Iand518 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2013 asphalt fr-s Location: Central Indiana Posts: 57 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yokohama yk580 Tried them. Had them swapped the following week for AS3's. They destroyed the quickness in the steering, and were spooky at the limits of grip. Almost wiggled thru a high speed turn. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Iand518 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2013 asphalt fr-s Location: Central Indiana Posts: 57 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not at all similar. I kind of liked the primacy HPs. I thought the feed back was fine with the HPs, not good grip but feed back was fine. The YK580 is like going back to wearing condoms, and that's exactly what I told the tire store manager. Feel just isn't there. If you think the handling is twitchy with the HPs then you might like the YK's. I went with Michelin AS3's, love them. Tons of feed back, very good grip in dry, amazing in wet, and work OK in snow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Iand518 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2013 asphalt fr-s Location: Central Indiana Posts: 57 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's much harder to provoke a drift on dry or wet with AS3's. Handling quickness feels the same to me as HP's. I assume they're available in 18", although they weren't cheap in 17", so be prepared. If you don't need a little snow ability there are probably many other options. I will be buying AS3's again when these wear out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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