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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() So, after 35K kms on my Yoko HT (OEM size), decided to change the tyres. My experience with the yoko geo HT tyres was good except for 10 or more punctures I went through in the past 3 years. Keeping that in mind, I am now contemplating a bit harder compound tyres. Some choices I had in mind (all at the 215/65 aspect): 1. Yokohama Geolanda AT/S (G012) - I had been thinking of this tyre as I read good reviews on Jeep forums and elsewhere. Inspite being a AT, many had expressed that the tyres are noiseless. 2. Michelin HP Tour - I drive my yeti fast and I reckon, with this tyre, the ride and handling is going to even more enjoyable. The only drawback being lesser life span (~25K kms) and higher price, though The Michelin HP Tour 215/65 R16 is available for a bargain price of Rs. 34985 at snapdeal (making it 8700 a piece). 3. Falken Wildpeak HT - Based on the positive feedbacks from few yeti owners on this forum, this seem like a good option. I see that all these 3 tyres had been a choice for few owners in the past. Would be great if they can share their experiences and recommendation to choose the perfect one. Point to note is that 90% of the time, I drive on smooth Asphalt. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Dear, don't have any experience of Falken, but among Michelin & Yokohama, would go with Michelin. Not that Yokohama is bad, just that the Michelin is better. Considering your on-road usage. Life should be more than 25,000 kms. |
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| ![]() I would suggest vredestein ultra cento. This Dutch made tyres are part of apollo tyres and v rated. I've been using the same since 30000 km and there is still 30 percent thread on them. This is an unidirectional tyre which suits your 90-10 % ratio. The 10 percent IMHO is still not high degree of off-roads but soft offroading. Also, I feel that the sidewalls are not as soft as some of the other tyres but still not as hard as maybe a Bridgestone. Still good tyres and I have been using 225/55 R16. This time around i will go with wild peak as the forum members seem to support the idea 215/65 R16 not to be a big concern with warranty. |
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Q3 4x4 stock tyres : 235/55 R17 Yeti 4x4 stock tyres : 215/60 R16 Q3 FWD stock tyres : 215/65 R16 Yeti 4x2 stock tyres : 215/60 R16 OT: Somehow after going through multiple threads, shankar.balan's tag has become synonymous with Yeti. Is it only me ? I mean this in a good way for all his wonderful contributions. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() I went with the Michelin Latitude Tour HP finally. Got them today. The car appears to be riding high with the 215/65 aspect (~ 6 mm gain in GC) and the huge wheel wells has become lesser. First driving impression is, the car has become even more nimbler and eager to slide through gaps and corners without losing any traction. I can comfortably say the sidewalls are much stiffer than the yoko geo HT I had earlier i.e., the michelin don't bulge much compared to the Yoko. 102 load rating (850 kg per wheel), which is significantly higher than 96 of the Yoko HT (710 kg). Speed rating H - 210 kmph. oh ya, hardly any noise from the wheels! truly the Yeti has been transformed with the new set of shoes. Hope the experience will only be sweeter with the switch from a good Yoko to a better Michelin. Many thanks to all of you for sharing your experiences. As for the 3.5% error margin with the new tyre aspect, is there a way to re-program the car to reflect the correct reading on the odo? |
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http://www.myturbodiesel.com/wiki/sp...ction-mk5-mk6/ Use this at your own risk! why I think this would work, because there is a winter tyre option in the MFD that does this while you install winter tyre, which has a different profile -Pramod PS: The impulse change will have some effect on the engine RPM too, the RPM and speed would be required for ECU to maintain the speed in cruise control mode, best would be to figure out the options with trial and error via choosing options and seeing which one is "near" to actual speed( would need GPS and realtime tracking with VCDS). If this is done will benefit all the Yeti user with know configuration! Last edited by pramods : 3rd July 2015 at 13:32. Reason: added waring for RPM changes | |
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Twice a year I'm up on the hills with some serious off-roading and the rest of the time it's the Delhi NCR and Wildlife reserves. A particularly fast driver here. I've slit open the sidewall of my stock Goodyear and since been on the look out for some decent tyres. Some help would be greatly appreciated ! | |
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The tyres you mentioned still have soft sidewalls I believe.. Like I said I am a relatively fast driver and have questions regarding safety now.. would this upsize affect 1. Turning radius 2. High Speed Handling (Grip + Cornering ) 3. Braking The increase in GC would be just great though ![]() | |
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