Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2021 17:43:54 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
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Bruce,
I’m liking my yoko go15. Much better than the previous version .
They aren’t noisy , well, you know, not noisy enough to mention. They have worked wel on snow and logging roads.
I’m running 215/75-15
Yeah, I pay the larger circumference penalty.
But like you , I’m wanting 16” rims. I’d use the yokos again in a heartbeat.
These newer versions are much longer lasting than the previous version.
Alistair
> On Jun 26, 2021, at 5:08 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I had BFGs on 14” rims and ended up going to Nokian Wgr 3s on 15” (they no
> longer make these tires, instead they offer the Wgr 4s which I just bought
> for my Audi A4. Do I miss the BFGs? No not really - good on goat trails
> or in snow but that is only 5% of my driving. I found them noisy and you
> can feel vibration from the tread and they seem pretty hard. Vanagons are
> noisy enough without the additional hum of tires adding to the overall
> racket. The Nokians are an all weather tire and perform well in town, on
> the highway and are fine for gravel and dirt roads - just not a tire to go
> off road with. They do not look beefy but are slightly wider than the BFGs
> and are a nice looking road tire.
>
> I am planning to purchase 16” wheels at some point too in order to add the
> GW big brakes and I am interested in looking at the Yokohama Geolander A/T
> GO 15s - not as tready as BFGs or General Grabbers but still an off road
> tire that won’t be as noisy when driving on pavement and they should also
> have good performance on and off road. I think the 215/65R16 98H are 27”
> outer diameter which is really the max for the stock drive.
>
> Anyway - Curious what the list says about Yokohama or any other tire choice.
>
> Bruce
>
>> On Saturday, June 26, 2021, Skip Laubach <skiplaubach@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Not to start a debate, trying to decide on new tires, likely match to new
>> 16” wheels. 16” due to slightly more width for more stability. I don’t do
>> off-road, but like the look of BFG’s (I have 14” BFG’s now) or Grabbers.
>>
>> My question is for those that have Michelin Agilis (or similar) now, and
>> previously had BFG’s or Grabbers, how much of a reduced road noise is
>> there, and do you miss the “hefty” look?
>>
>> I don’t mind a debate, so are there any other tires that beat the cake?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Skip
>> ‘84
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone