Date:         Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:59:26 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Tires - Yokohama Y370 195R14 - Progress Report
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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I used these tires back in the '90's. Not bad, but not especially good when 1/2 worn. Poor snow traction, and not much better in mud. I moved on to michelin agilis 61, then 81, and they are a much stronger tire but no improvement in snow/mud but then I used nokians and vredestiens in winter or off road. Agilis I think are better than the Yokos on wet hwy.

I still am using a set of agilis 81s on my syncro in summer and I am very impressed by how strong they are. This year I've been driving a lot on sharp rock based logging roads and the agilis have not let me down.

alistair




On 2012-07-30, at 2:30 PM, neil n wrote:

> If tire pressure is too low, stability is decreased. Lots of info in
> archives regarding tire pressures.  :)
> 
> I'm running Yoko 370 tires.   http://www.yokohama.ca/index.php?page=y370&lang=EN
> 
> There was a marked improvement in traction over my Nexens
> 
> http://www.ityre.com/en/tyres/catalog/nexen_roadstone/model/4984/
> 
> I didn't note any marked improvement in stability. That said, I'm
> happy with the Yoko's.
> 
> Neil.
> 
> On 7/30/12, Gabriel Hourtouat <ghourtouat@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> What pressures are you using?
>>> 
>>> John Meeks
>> 
>> 
>> Ahh -- good question -- I am embarrassed to say that I forgot to check
>> on that.  I wasn't sure at the time of getting the tires installed so
>> I had them set to 45 in the front and 53 psi in the rear, I believe.
>> 
>> What pressure should I use?
>> 
>> Generally, how does tire pressure affect stability on pavement and
>> grip in sand and grass?
>> 
>> Higher pressure: more stability and less grip?
>> 
>> Thanks so much for getting me to think about this.
>> 
>> Gabby
>> 
> 
> 
> --
> Neil n
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