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Top 10 Reasons Yokohama AVS ES100s Suck.
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 7:32 pm
by andysapp
Coming in at #10:
They just raised the price of these tyres to $190/tyre (from $160).
Aand, at #'s 9-2:
AND!
(drum roll please...)
the
NUMBER ONE REASON Yokohama AVS ES100s suck
IS:
This set lasted a whopping four months! My set of ES100's prior to that: three months!
It's a good thing they're discontinue'ng these tyres.
Oooh, BTW... I have
not re-purchased these Yokos.

Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 7:46 pm
by jo
HOLY SHIT! It didn't look nearly as bad when we were looking at them last night with a flashlight. Man those tires are a badge of honor. You should have saved them!
Falken all the way baby! Although I'm glad I got hooked up with two stock potenzas today

Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 9:29 pm
by OutDriveU
Rule # 306: DRIFTING IS HARMFUL TO TYRES and reduces the lifespan of said subject by a ton.
Im lucky ive almost gotten a year out of my shitty tyres. I have to get Kuhmho MX's though cause the 225 azenis rub on my kiar.
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 9:52 pm
by djdorifto
Rule # 306: DRIFTING IS HARMFUL TO TYRES and reduces the lifespan of said subject by a ton.
HAHAHA that should be number #1-305
Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 9:21 am
by CodyW
haha...those things do look a lot worse in those pics than they did in person

Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 8:31 pm
by andysapp
OutDriveU wrote:Rule # 306: DRIFTING IS HARMFUL TO TYRES and reduces the lifespan of said subject by a ton.
Lol... that much I knew... then again, I'm a guy who thinks powerslides and donuts are drifting.

Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 8:58 pm
by OutDriveU
hahah they are all bad on tyres unfortunatly
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 1:16 am
by Phoen_x_S14a
anyone have any experince with the new Toyo Proxies 4?
Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 8:49 pm
by driftlanta
4 months is a damn long time for tire life in my book
toyo fz4
Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 11:07 pm
by Drift_Supra
I used to have the toyo fz4's on my avenger long ago in a 225/35/18. Those tires have relatively less grip than other comparable z rated tires. honestly, they grip like h rated tires

. (yeah, I know that the letter rating isn't for grip, but the quality of the tire does play a significant role in grip.). if you normally drift on z rated tires and you want to try these out, I wouldn't put these on the front! put these on the back and start drifting slower than you rnormally do..........or else you could end up facing the way you came

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Re: toyo fz4
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 11:27 am
by sam
Drift_Supra wrote:I used to have the toyo fz4's on my avenger long ago in a 225/35/18. Those tires have relatively less grip than other comparable z rated tires. honestly, they grip like h rated tires

. (yeah, I know that the letter rating isn't for grip, but the quality of the tire does play a significant role in grip.). if you normally drift on z rated tires and you want to try these out, I wouldn't put these on the front! put these on the back and start drifting slower than you rnormally do..........or else you could end up facing the way you came

.
I have a pair of FZ4's that I got pretty cheap wrapped around some konig rims. I originally intended for them to go on the corolla (as they are too small for the accord), but a flat caused me to put them on the accord... And they are LOUD. I mean shit. those things have a dull roar of the road.
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 3:20 pm
by andysapp
Haha... I retract my previous statement that the ES100's suck.
After this weekend in Miami... and having a chance to really test out my new tyres... I've concluded that the ES100's DON'T SUCK. They just melt faster than most tyre.
If Yoko would drop the price on'm... seeing as they're stopping production... I'd by me a couple.