Advan A048 Semi Slicks

[Stel]

Hi guys,

got my hands on a set of Advan A048 semi slicks and i was just wondering what these would be like on the road for lets say daily driving.

anyone used them or similar semis on the road?

just wondering coz my tyres are nearly worn and if they will do the job, may as well put them on.

Thanks

Stel

[Beer Baron]

they are fine for road use. very soft tyre though so will wear out quite fast. the only problem I've ever had with them on the road is when they were fairly worn they were horrible (dangerous) in the wet. when new though with lots of tread they were not bad in the wet.

[Angus Smart]

Hi guys,

got my hands on a set of Advan A048 semi slicks and i was just wondering what these would be like on the road for lets say daily driving.

anyone used them or similar semis on the road?

just wondering coz my tyres are nearly worn and if they will do the job, may as well put them on.

Thanks

Stel

they have been my daily driving tyres for 2 years

i <3 them! will never go back to normal tyres

[Angus Smart]

they are fine for road use. very soft tyre though so will wear out quite fast. the only problem I've ever had with them on the road is when they were fairly worn they were horrible (dangerous) in the wet. when new though with lots of tread they were not bad in the wet.

hmm weird this richard. i find them rather nice in the wet. compared to when i had the 34 wheels on with falken azenis (non semi ones)

[Stel]

Thanks for the info guys.

Looks like ill give them a shot.

[djr81]

Hmm, I am more than a little curious to see how they stack up price wise with the Bridgestone RE55's?

[Beer Baron]

they are more expensive and from what i know the bridgestones are better.

[Stel]

Can't complain, got them for free.

Ive also got another pair of them in 315/40/R18.

2 tyres with semi decent tread, bout 60% if anyone is interested.

[Risking]

I used to use them on my daily driven J31 maxima. I found them to to be pretty good with the suspension I had in the car. I agree with baron though once they get down on the limiters they are very poor in the wet. Id generally use them till they got a bit low then put them onto the Silvia and get a few hard laps out of them before they were absolutly worn out.

Compared to the RE55s which I now use on my GTR the Advan was a much better tire when new but faded away quickly after a few cycles. As a street tire the RE55s will last longer and you wont notice any difference in performance.

Cost wise the Advan is typically 50-60 bucks more than the RE55s.

[scathing]

If you need the traction then they're good, but otherwise I wouldn't suggest it on a daily driver.

Ignoring the wet weather grip (I found the A032Rs I used to be quite reasonable in the wet), the tyre roar will give you headaches. Turning up the stereo didn't help me much.

The lack of tyre life is also a concern, if you're paying for it.

That and, if you get pulled over, the cops assume they're not street legal and you have to spend time explaining it to them. And once you do tell them its "street legal race rubber, like on tarmac rally cars", inevitably your bonnet spends a lot of time in the "up" position while the cops try defecting you for something else.

[Robo's]

I use Toyo RA1 on my daily driven R33. As a street tyre they are suburb with tons of grip. If you have alot of power you will need some sort of R compound tyre on the back to make traction alot easier.

[Stel]

Put these on today, noticed a big difference in traction...even in the wet suprisingly (my old tyres where shit so not that much of a suprise).

With the old tyres, i would spin in dry weather once i hit about 4.5k to redline in first gear, with these there was nothing.

As far as noise goes, they dont seem to be too bad. I can't hear them when the car is in gear, but when i put the clutch in i can hear a slight sorta whine. Not too loud to make it a problem.

Thanks for all the advise.

Edited April 11, 2007 by Stel

[scathing]

In my experience, the tyre roar becomes noticable above 80km/hr. The Falken RS-V04s sounded like a low flying prop-aircraft from 60km/hr. The A032Rs only got noisy at about 90km/hr. The D01J's on a mate's S15 started humming at 80.

Either way, it makes the commute to Wakefield Park an absolute pain.

[Beer Baron]

if you put them on yesterday how have you sampled their wet performance? I didn't think it rained anywhere in sydney yesterday? lol just struck me as odd.

[Stel]

if you put them on yesterday how have you sampled their wet performance? I didn't think it rained anywhere in sydney yesterday? lol just struck me as odd.

It rained in my area last night. Im in Beverly Hills/Kingsgrove.

[Beer Baron]

lol, don't mind me, i'm just being a weiner.

[Angus Smart]

you find any yet Richard?

i'm down to my last one. i havnt really been searching but i think its about time to start

[Sydneykid]

Some technical stuff.

A048R’s are the control tyre for a number of CAMS circuit racing classes, Combined Touring and Improved Production being a couple of them.

They come in two “compounds” (medium and medium/hard), although Yokohama Australia swear that they are both the same “compound” but with carcass differences. Both compounds are not available in all sizes.

The range overseas is greater than what Yokohama bring to Australia.

They have ~5.5 mm tread depth compared to ~8 mm that you find on most normal road tyres.

They have the normal wear bars at ~1.5 mm tread depth

The lack of useable tread (5.5 – 1.5 = 4 mm) compared to normal road tyres (8 mm – 1.5 mm = 6.5 mm) means ~40% less tyre life.

It also means less water dispersion in the wet, which just get worse as they wear.

The tread compound is 40 to 60 duro, road tyres are typically 100 plus.

The soft tread compound, compared to normal road tyres, means ~30% less tyre life

So if you get 25,000 k’s out of normal road tyres you can expect to get around 8,000 k’s out of A048s.

They are VERY critical on alignment, for example too much/little camber will wear them out VERY fast. So make sure your wheel alignment settings are spot on for your usage patterns.

cheers

[Robo's]

No doubt tyre life is alot less, but if you have alot of power and no 4wd, then this is a small price too pay for added traction. I think they are manditory for a high powered rear wheel drive car.

[lukits01]

Sorry to dig up an old thread

but Im also interested in some more feedback on how these go for road use

Im aware of the noise and wet weather grip when low on thread

but considering these are OEM tyres for lotusses it cant be all that bad for road use, right?

Im particularly interested if these tyres heat cycle as much as the RE55S

anyone with experience with these tyres able to compare them with RE55S or R888 or DZ03?