Tire sale - Yoko AD08R's 285/30/18

[SpyderBite]

Tire Rack is closing out some 2015-manufacture (10th week) 285/30-18's with the old 180 treadwear rating, at $219/ea. For comparison, the newer 200TW-print tires run $380/ea.

Fyi... In 2016 Yokohama changed the treadwear rating they were printing on the AD08R's from 180 to 200, to comply with the various 200TW-minimum competition rules out there.

[Rassilon]

Ad08r is awesome

[dparm]

Damn, that's an awesome price for a really good tire. Fair warning, for street use these do ride pretty hard. They did dual-duty track+street really well on my M3.

[///Mobbin]

I'm not sure about the age but the pricing is excellent. How do these compare to re-71r's?

[lutfy]

Originally Posted by ///Mobbin

I'm not sure about the age but the pricing is excellent. How do these compare to re-71r's?

No comparison. At VIR they were 3+ secs a lap slower than the RE71R.

The Yokos cycled out for me before they got to the cords but then I used them in the cold too. For the money I'd go with the new Falken+ But to each their own.

Lutfy

[Z K]

Originally Posted by lutfy

No comparison. At VIR they were 3+ secs a lap slower than the RE71R.

The Yokos cycled out for me before they got to the cords but then I used them in the cold too. For the money I'd go with the new Falken+ But to each their own.

Lutfy

It's a very different tire. The RE71R gets greasy after 2-3 laps in 110+ degree weather. The AD08R will usually last 2x as long before getting greasy. The RE71R is more suited for autocross - the high grip does not last long when used on track. Even people in light Miatas complain of the RE71R getting greasy on track. RE71R is also extremely noisy. AD08R has less road noise.

Higher endurance and less road noise is why I've gone back to AD08R, I'm on my 3rd set now.