Tire Time

[Russ Maki]

> Subject: Re: Tire Time
> At 08:22 PM 5/25/2004, Mholme3 at aol.com wrote:
> >Not much info in the archives on these...Does anyone have any BTDT with
> >the Yokohama AVS ES100?  They were the tires I originaly wanted when I
got
> >my new wheels but "the rack" didn't have them in stock along with local
> >shops.  They have pretty good marks from the Tire Rack site but still
> >looking for some feedback here.  Not looking to spend an arm and leg,
just
> >want somethin performance/streetable with relatively decent tread life,
so
> >if anyone has alternatives, please let me know.  Thanks for any info.
> >
> >Marques
> >87 4kq

I've been driving on a set of BF Goodrich Traction T/A tires for about 2,000
miles and am quite impressed with their cost/performance ratio. They're a
fairly new "high-performance all season tire" that the Tire Rack offers in H
and V speed ratings. The Tire Rack user survey ranks it No.1 of the 22 tires
in its category. Here's the Tire Rack link.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=Traction+T%2FA+H

Unfortunately, they aren't available in plus-one sizes for the 4000q (in
fact, all low-aspect sizes are pretty limited), but if you're running on
stock wheels, the sidewalls are firm enough on these tires to provide at
least some of that plus-one response.

A friend of mine put a set of these tires on his Ur-S4 and likes them a
great deal too.

Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.