Compared to normal street tires, except when badly worn, I've found the A008 to be decent in the wet. But an R tire is still much better except in standing water...

Bill

I've never had any problems with an A008 in the wet.

Muddy in the Park was unbelievably wet last year (Spring Thing wet really) and on the way there and back I was running rings around everyone.
They also stood up very well at Castle Coombe, where the track was in monsoon conditions...

Metric is for people who can't do fractions.

I had Yoko A008s on my '71 Mini.  When I finally blocked the rain from soaking the coil / distributor, it did well enough in the rain.  I wasn't driving it like a hooligan when it was wet though.  In the dry I really, really liked 'em.

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In the December 2006 issue of Practical Classics they tested 5 different 10" tires on a '68 Cooper 'S' at the MIRA wet handling test facility. They measured straight line stops from 40mph and lap times on MIRA's wet handling ring.

Yokohama A008s had a stopping distance of 88.9ft in 3.16 seconds. Falkens had a stopping distance of 104ft in 3.44 seconds.

Yokohama A008s had a lap time of 19.6 seconds at a top speed of 45.0mph. Falkens had a lap time of 20.6 seconds at a top speed of 42.6mph.

Unfortunately they didn't test the Yokohama A032R, they did test the Dunlop D93J which, while not identical, should be in the same class.

Dunlop D93Js had a stopping distance of 82.68ft in 3.02 seconds. Dunlop D93Js had a lap time of 19.05 seconds at a top speed of 46.2mph.

Cheers,

Kelley

"If you can afford the car, you can afford the manual..."

I guess we ought ask your priorities.  The Yoko's are more performance oriented for sure, can be a bit dicey in the rain, in particular after some wear.

I am running a set of Falkens after my A008's.  Longer life, better in the rain (it does rain here), not as good in the dry.  You pay your money and take your choice.

And they are a lot better in the rain than the 008

Agree with Cheleker - the ultimate 10" tyre is a Yoko 032, they do wear slightly faster than an A008 if you drive like a hooligan, but the extra smiles per gallon are well worth it !

Metric is for people who can't do fractions.

Yoko 032R

I don't know what's available down there, but here in the US the top "non R" choice would be a 165/70-10 Yokohoma A008 while there are a few different R-rated choices.

(R rated tires are essentially racing slicks with tread on them to make them street legal. They are grippy as heck but wear quickly They are also basically twice to three times the price of the A008's).

Bill

 

Hello all me again with another question as I am young and unwise I need some older but wiser help from time to time.

I have a set of 10x6 minilite look alikes and was wonderin Whats the best tyre I can by for on the road? (We arnt allowed slicks on NZ roads)

What are my choices of brand? no many i would imagine. A directional tread pattern would be cool but not nessisary for this exercise.

 

Please help

 

Jeremy 

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