Yokohama S.Drives?

[DEpointfive0]

A little background, I bought my car used at 14k miles, with BRAND new Yokohama S.Drives. The car is now at 33k miles, the tires have had one flip flop on the rears because of camber wear, and I probably have another 3-4k miles worth of tread left. And lastly, I have a stock suspension and don't intend to ever change.
Oh, I also drive like an ÀSSHOLE, I'll make really aggressive turns, and I've made 20-30 full boar VDC off 1st gear limiter burn outs (hell, just left 3 nice 11's at my uncle's company parking lot, lol)
At the same time, I DD my car and kinda care about the mileage I get (burnouts are stress relievers, lol)


When time comes, and I need new rears, I was originally going to get Michelin Pilot Sport A/S+'s because they have a great mileage warranty (22,500 miles), which to me means burn out central, at the same time, my Yokohamas have lasted about the same... And the A/S+'s are HEAVY tires...


So, where do Yokohama S.Drives rate in terms of road noise (no idea how bad OEM tires are), grip, average mileage, and price vs stock RE050's, A/S+'s, the forum favorite Bridgestone RE-11's, the Michelin PSS's, and/or any other recommend tire?


Thanks in advance!
Andrew

[roclive75]

Lmfao!!!

[Bret86944]

I compared a bunch of tires on tire rack and the S-drives were the best bang for the buck. I was pretty happy with them.

[kenchan]

s.drives are like sub-RE760 territory... great for FWD torqueless hatches like my fit.

get continental DW's or DWS's (if you need all season) with good performance on a budget. i have experienced both DW and DWS and they are very good for the price.

actually, the DWS is my #1 all season tire of choice...

[chrischhorn]

I agree with Kenchan and I hate my RE760's.......My RE970's all seasons actually handle better and have more straight line traction. Clearly you don't drive all that hard Mr A-hole with 20k on his crappy tires.

Price order from most expensive to cheapest -RE050's= Michelins PSS, RE-11's=A/S+, S.DRIVE=RE760's
Average mileage- 20ish k on all of them depending on driving habits and if events are involved.
Grip in order- RE-11, Michelin Pss, OEM RE050, A/S +, some other tire, RE760's, S.Drive
Road noise in order from least to most- PSS=A/S+, Re11, not much difference between the rest.

[Waiz]

I'm actually running RE760's on the Z and Continental Contisport on the Fit

Both are really good tires but I have to admit the RE760's are my most favorite tire I have ever run on my Z and I have run BFG KDW2's, Continental Contisport's, RE05A's, and Kumho's

If you can afford them I would certainly suggest running the RE760's or even the REO50A's

[chrischhorn]

Originally Posted by Waizzz

I'm actually running RE760's on the Z and Continental Contisport on the Fit

Both are really good tires but I have to admit the RE760's are my most favorite tire I have ever run on my Z and I have run BFG KDW2's, Continental Contisport's, RE05A's, and Kumho's

If you can afford them I would certainly suggest running the RE760's or even the REO50A's

Well the RE760's are CHEAP in price compared to some of the other names out there. I'm just not a fan. The traction just isn't there for me and the wet traction is mid level at best. I have noticed the tires have gotten a little sticker after they wore down a bit from brand new but not enough for me to have a positive review about. I don't have a VLSD so traction may not be as good as yours either way with an open diff. I'll find out once the Quaife goes in next week but then again so does the 4.08 gears lol. They do have crisp steering response though. Just not enough grip.