Putting a Tube in the Tire?

I THINK I FOUND TIRES!

They are from a company called Yokohama. Has anyone ever used these type of tires?? I have never heard of them.

I wonder if it will be ok to keep the Michellin on the front and put this brand on the back?

I guess I will have to change both of the back tires though? I only have 9,000 kilomters on the car. Kind of sucks needing to buy new ones at $380 each.

Bump.......

[Ike]

Hey Gene,

I'm running Michelin Power Sport 2s. I really like them more than stock (Dunlops in my case)

Here is an option: Buy 4. Use 2. If the cornering balance sucks, use all 4 new. Save the extras old or new for the next time you encounter a problem. It is a silly coincidence, having spares can improve your luck.

If you have the only 2 spares in S. America, you could be a hero to someone!

Good Luck,
Ike

PS: The front and rears are most likely different sizes.

[husker boxster]

I haven't had Yokohamas on either of my Boxsters but my MR2 Spyder came from the factory with Yokohama Advans. The tires were way more high performance than MR 2. They should be fine on your Box. But don't take my word for it, go out to tirerack.com and read up on them. Be sure to find the exact tire.

But if you go the Yoko route, buy 4. You don't want to mix the characteristics of 2 different brands on your car. I seem to recall seeing pics of your mountanous roads. You don't want to end up going over a guard rail because you lost control.

We do not have too many guard rails here. There are places where someone could drive off the side of the road and go straight down for about half a kilometer before hitting the ground. It would give me a good 60 seconds to say to myself "man, I should have bought four tires instead of two!"

Originally Posted by husker boxster

I seem to recall seeing pics of your mountanous roads. You don't want to end up going over a guard rail because you lost control.

[Lil bastard]

Don't do it... get what you need... If that means replacing the tire...do that.

There's no easy fix.

A sidewall puncture is a tire puncture for all practical purposes - replace the tire !!

Love the scenery though...

New tires will be installed on Monday. For only 3 times what they cost on tirerack.com

By the way, the photo was taken standing on a lot I just bought to build my weekend home. It is almost on the top of a mountain so it looks like it is time to buy a Cayenne.

Originally Posted by Lil bastard

Don't do it... get what you need... If that means replacing the tire...do that.

There's no easy fix.

A sidewall puncture is a tire puncture for all practical purposes - replace the tire !!

Love the scenery though...