Date:         Fri, 16 Nov 2001 13:37:13 -0800
Reply-To:     "Scott G. Terry" <sgterry@ENGINEERING.UCSB.EDU>
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From:         "Scott G. Terry" <sgterry@ENGINEERING.UCSB.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Yoko Y356 anyone?
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Graham,

I bought two Yoko Y356 tires with the "D" load rating earlier this
year from the TireRack.  Had them shipped to my house and installed
at Sears Auto center (I took the wheels of the van).  When I bought
Pearl she had C load-rated tires on the rear and two mismatched
passenger tires on the front (lovely).  Now I have the D's on the
rear and C's on the front.

My opinion is that they are a good value for tire that meets the load
specs for a full Westy (I believe the Ds are truly reinforced tires
but don't quote me on that.)  I haven't used them in the snow yet,
but will be doing lots of that in northern CA this winter.  Anecdotal
evidence is that tall and skinny tires are the way to go in the snow,
so the 185R14 size of the Y356 makes sense here.  I don't notice
excessive road noise above all the usual racket that accompanies my
Westy at speed (if you can call 6O mph speed).

On my Westy, the max. allowable weight on each front and rear tire is
1323 and 1433 lbs., respectively.  Can't remember the load rating in
lbs. of the C- and D-rated Yokos but they exceeded these comfortably.

Good luck!

Scott
'85 Westy "Pearl"
Santa Barbara, CA

>I know this has come up before, but I cannot get into the archives.  Is
>anyone using the Yokohama Y356, and are they happy with them?  Are they
>noisy? good all season including snow?
>
>Thanks
>Graham