Yokohama AVS Sport Tires - Any Opinions? - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

2nd January 2003, 03:34

I am looking into getting a dry weather street/track tire, and have seen the Yokohama AVS Sport come up as the best way to go. What do you guys think?

chunpng · 2nd January 2003, 04:27

Daniel,

The Tires.com people swears by it. I have them on my Miata and love them. You are welcomed to try them out with the Miata. When my M5 needs new tires, I'd give that some serious thought.

If you do get it, please post a write up.

Thanks.

CP

2nd January 2003, 05:01

Hey Pong, I hope that the Miata is serving you well. The following seem to be the best road/track tires:

- BF Goodrich G-Force KD (I heard that KD stands for "Killer Dry" - seriously).
- Yokohama AVS Sport.
- Yokohama 032R.

Now I need to just figure out which work best with the Dinan Light Weight wheels. I would love to get the BFGs, as I have heard that they are the best track-like tire available for legal road use.

Thanks for offering to drive your Miata. I might decide to take you up on that offer to test the tires.

Cheers.

BostonRocket · 2nd January 2003, 05:30

The AVS tires have the most interesting tread pattern. I think the tire technology applied to it is what they call 'a generation behind' compared to the Pilots or S-03s. Then again, Nowack swears by it, and they are such a great company.

'Rocket

Bart Carter · 2nd January 2003, 05:33

I don't think the the KD's are available in our 275 size. At least I haven't been able to find them.

The Yokohama 032R's are a DOT race tire. Some drive them on the street, but they are VERY noisy.

The S03's and Pilots seem to be very close. I would pick the Pilots to be better in the dry.

The AVS Sport is also a fine tire and comparable to the others.

01M5 · 2nd January 2003, 05:47

Check out the Tire Rack reviews. I seem to remember people complaining about excessive noise and short life (from driving hard?).

Oak · 2nd January 2003, 06:01

IMO the Yokos are awesome tires in the dry. I wouldn't recommend them on an M5. The compund is abit too soft for the 2 ton beast. Great traction but would not wear very good on a heavy sedan. If your lucky you may get 6K miles out of them. From my experience they are on the quiet side, loud would be Pirelli Assymetricos you need ear plugs on long road trips!

2nd January 2003, 09:49

Thanks guys for your opinions. Just to reiterate. I am making the beast into a semi-track car.

I don't care about tire noise, tire treadlife (5K miles is great treadlife). I would seriously use the track R compound tires on the street, but they will pick up rocks and other road debris too easily. If I can't find what I want, I will put track tires on the beast and drive on the street.

BTW, now for some ranting. The Yokohama AVS Sport's are the OEM tires on the new Aston Martin Vanquish, so with all due repect for all the board members that are blindly sold on Michelin Pilots and their Bridgestone equivalents, please give me a break. Those tires are not the best "DRY-weather super handling tires". How about the following

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MIB · 2nd January 2003, 10:46

[quote]Originally posted by DDM5
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Now I need to just figure out which work best with the Dinan Light Weight wheels. I would love to get the BFGs, as I have heard that they are the best track-like tire available for legal road use.

DDM5 Let me know what you end up with as the best tyres for the Dinan Lightweight wheels, Cause I just got them thrown in with my 03 Beast. I ordered Michellens for a start.

275/35/18 Back

265/35/18 Front Will these fit, cause I notice this is different from standard cause the dinan front rim is 9 not 8.5 but the rear is the same at 9.5. You are going to see your car in White very soon.

2nd January 2003, 11:27

MIB, congrats on the free Dinan goods! I have the following tires on my Dinan Lightweights:

- 275/35ZR18 (front)
- 285/35ZR18 (rear)

This is the wider of the 2 settings offered for the Dinan wheels. My fenders are rolled, and beast sits about 1" lower on the KW coilovers, and I have absolutely no rubbing. The Michelins good, but I would choose a better dry-handling tire such as the Yokohama AVS Sport (I will post what I end up choosing), but this seems to be the only top-of-the-line option available in the tire sizes that I need.

Cheers.

MIB · 2nd January 2003, 11:33

[quote]Originally posted by DDM5
[b]MIB, congrats on the free Dinan goods! I have the following tires on my Dinan Lightweights:

- 275/35ZR18 (front)
- 285/35ZR18 (rear)

That means you have the standard size Rears on the front.

Sweet.

I'm staying a little bit conservative until I get the suspension done.

CM5GO · 2nd January 2003, 16:26

The Yokohama's are awesome tires. I have used them on a number of sports cars. They are VERY quiet and they wear well under a heavy foot. The only slight downfall to these tires is that the sidewall is not quite as stiff as the Michelin's or BFG's so you are going to give up a little cornering performance. Please let us know how they are if you get them.