monkeymaker

I'm mostly interested in the rears, but I'm curious about the fronts too. Rims are 16". What's the contact patch measurement differences between the three tires in the following sizes?

Front: 205 & 225
Rear: 225 & 245

Thanx!

Gloffer

I don't know anything about the Yoko's, but my personal experience with the Toyo vs. S02's is here https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...?threadid=98375

Bottom line on Bridgestone to Toyo tread patches:
Bridgestone 205/55/16's Tread patch 7.1 inches (stock fronts)
Bridgestone 225/50/16's Tread patch 8.5 inches (stock rears)
Toyo 205/55/16's Tread patch 7.5 inches (fronts)
Toyo 225/50/16's Tread patch 8.5 inches (rears)
Toyo 245/45/16's Tread patch 9.8 inches (rears)

Edited 4/11/03. Hopefully this makes more sense now, thanks for the PM Monkeymaker.

Jim@tirerack

The OE tires are 7.1 front and 8.5 rear.
The A032R is 8.3 front and 9.4 rear.

I don't carry the Toyo.

Jim

monkeymaker

What sizes are you speaking of on the A032Rs Jim?

Jim@tirerack

I quoted 205/55R16 front and 245/45R16 rear.

Jim

Junk_Turbo420A

I was curious why the H and S compound in the A032R is not an option in all sizes? Also, I thought the S stood for the silica compound found in new tires like the AVS ES100? Which btw I love...Can you please clear this up for me?

monkeymaker

That's an interesting question. I haven't heard of such an option. What's the scoop Jim?

alex@tirerack

Its a nische availability. Yokohama addressing what sizes are used on certain vehcles, and producing for the most common application. S in this case is Soft, designed for lighter vehcles.

Alex

Jim@tirerack

We are starting to get some of the S or soft compound tires in at this time.

Jim

s2ktaxi

[QUOTE]Originally posted by alex@tirerack
[B]Its a nische availability. Yokohama addressing what sizes are used on certain vehcles, and producing for the most common application.