Yokohama advan sport up front,s drive back?

dvboy · 04-30-2016, 07:40 AM

I have a base 2016 with Yokohama advan sports all round 225/50-18 front,245/45-18 back.I want to put 275/40-18's in the back,but could only find the Yokohama s drives in this size.Is it ok to have the advans up front and the s drives in the rear?They look like a very similar tire to me,I assume it would be ok?

dvboy · 04-30-2016, 07:54 AM

Here are the two tires.....
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Jimbo370 · 04-30-2016, 09:10 AM

I want to know the answer too. several car guys said always keep the same 4 name tires don't mismatch or it will cause traction or loose problems? someone explain. will the extra size compensate?

Chan Chee Hoe · 04-30-2016, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvboy

I have a base 2016 with Yokohama advan sports all round 225/50-18 front,245/45-18 back.I want to put 275/40-18's in the back,but could only find the Yokohama s drives in this size.Is it ok to have the advans up front and the s drives in the rear?They look like a very similar tire to me,I assume it would be ok?

Well,should be fine for DD....

dvboy · 04-30-2016, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Chan Chee Hoe

Well,should be fine for DD....

I hope so,I took the plunge on Ebay with a pair of S Drive's 275/40-18 ($295.60 + free shipping).Been pricing them for a while,looked like a good deal to me.

ScottOmatic · 04-30-2016, 04:17 PM

Even if they do have similar tread patterns and if you keep the sizing similar, you can't really tell how similar the compounds are.

I see you live in Canada? If the temp gets low on a cool day, one compound may play nice in 40 degree weather while the other might lose considerably more grip. If the rears lose a lot more grip with cold temps, I would say things could turn ugly quick!

I would say that if you want to be thrifty, you could try putting the stock 245's on the front and putting the new tires on the rear.. carefully test it out.. but if it's twitchy in any of the conditions you drive in, don't hesitate to order a set for the fronts.

Believe me, I have thought about running different compounds on my car.. Mostly to balance the grip more towards the front and reduce understeer and I decided that it wasn't going to be worth it for me to try it out.

dvboy · 04-30-2016, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottOmatic

Even if they do have similar tread patterns and if you keep the sizing similar, you can't really tell how similar the compounds are.

I see you live in Canada? If the temp gets low on a cool day, one compound may play nice in 40 degree weather while the other might lose considerably more grip. If the rears lose a lot more grip with cold temps, I would say things could turn ugly quick!

I would say that if you want to be thrifty, you could try putting the stock 245's on the front and putting the new tires on the rear.. carefully test it out.. but if it's twitchy in any of the conditions you drive in, don't hesitate to order a set for the fronts.

Believe me, I have thought about running different compounds on my car.. Mostly to balance the grip more towards the front and reduce understeer and I decided that it wasn't going to be worth it for me to try it out.

These are both summer only tires,so I would assume they have similar compounds,if one was an all season I would be more concerned,but point taken,worse case scenario would be to purchase another set.

dvboy · 05-05-2016, 08:58 PM

I went ahead with it,looks good,tires don't bulge too much.Previously I had 20/15mm spacers to fill the fenders,but have removed them now.The sidewalls of the two different tires look almost identical,so aesthetically they look fine,driving hasn't changed at all in the few miles I have put on them.Overall if any base owners want a little more aggressive look,I would recommend this over spacers for not that much more $$.........
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barncobob · 05-07-2016, 08:27 AM

if its a DD, no worry

cjwsrt6 · 05-07-2016, 08:52 AM

There's nothing to be afraid of, you're not tracking the car, and even if so they tires are close in grip, I've autocrossed with different tired front and rear many many times and had no issues, hell go look at high hp cars, many people run a street tire front and cheater tire on the rear

dvboy · 05-07-2016, 09:24 AM

Thanks guys,I've had a chance to put a few more miles on it,yea no problems.Ended up putting a 15mm spacer up front as there was a little bit of a fender gap there,now it looks like a nice fit

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04-30-2016, 07:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
dvboy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 269 Drives: 2016,M6 Rep Power: 26	Yokohama advan sport up front,s drive back? I have a base 2016 with Yokohama advan sports all round 225/50-18 front,245/45-18 back.I want to put 275/40-18's in the back,but could only find the Yokohama s drives in this size.Is it ok to have the advans up front and the s drives in the rear?They look like a very similar tire to me,I assume it would be ok? Jimbo370 likes this. __________________ Pioneer AVIC 8000NEX,Hertz ML 1600,ScanSpeak D3004,Audison AV 5.1K,Helix DSP.2,Illusion Audio L10 Sub,RJM Clutch pedal,Stillen G3 long tube intake,Nismo exhaust,AAM S-line axle back,Ecutek tune

04-30-2016, 07:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
dvboy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 269 Drives: 2016,M6 Rep Power: 26	Here are the two tires..... image.jpeg image.jpg __________________ Pioneer AVIC 8000NEX,Hertz ML 1600,ScanSpeak D3004,Audison AV 5.1K,Helix DSP.2,Illusion Audio L10 Sub,RJM Clutch pedal,Stillen G3 long tube intake,Nismo exhaust,AAM S-line axle back,Ecutek tune Last edited by dvboy; 04-30-2016 at 09:03 AM.

05-05-2016, 08:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
dvboy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 269 Drives: 2016,M6 Rep Power: 26	I went ahead with it,looks good,tires don't bulge too much.Previously I had 20/15mm spacers to fill the fenders,but have removed them now.The sidewalls of the two different tires look almost identical,so aesthetically they look fine,driving hasn't changed at all in the few miles I have put on them.Overall if any base owners want a little more aggressive look,I would recommend this over spacers for not that much more $$......... FullSizeRender1.jpg FullSizeRender2.jpg _MG_4740.jpg __________________ Pioneer AVIC 8000NEX,Hertz ML 1600,ScanSpeak D3004,Audison AV 5.1K,Helix DSP.2,Illusion Audio L10 Sub,RJM Clutch pedal,Stillen G3 long tube intake,Nismo exhaust,AAM S-line axle back,Ecutek tune Last edited by dvboy; 05-05-2016 at 09:40 PM.

05-07-2016, 09:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
dvboy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 269 Drives: 2016,M6 Rep Power: 26	Thanks guys,I've had a chance to put a few more miles on it,yea no problems.Ended up putting a 15mm spacer up front as there was a little bit of a fender gap there,now it looks like a nice fit _MG_4782ps2.jpg _MG_4756.jpg __________________ Pioneer AVIC 8000NEX,Hertz ML 1600,ScanSpeak D3004,Audison AV 5.1K,Helix DSP.2,Illusion Audio L10 Sub,RJM Clutch pedal,Stillen G3 long tube intake,Nismo exhaust,AAM S-line axle back,Ecutek tune Last edited by dvboy; 06-07-2016 at 11:31 PM.

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Jimbo370 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 466 Drives: 09 black 370z MT Rep Power: 11	I want to know the answer too. several car guys said always keep the same 4 name tires don't mismatch or it will cause traction or loose problems? someone explain. will the extra size compensate?

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ScottOmatic Base Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 63 Drives: '88 Porsche 928 S4 Rep Power: 12	Even if they do have similar tread patterns and if you keep the sizing similar, you can't really tell how similar the compounds are. I see you live in Canada? If the temp gets low on a cool day, one compound may play nice in 40 degree weather while the other might lose considerably more grip. If the rears lose a lot more grip with cold temps, I would say things could turn ugly quick! I would say that if you want to be thrifty, you could try putting the stock 245's on the front and putting the new tires on the rear.. carefully test it out.. but if it's twitchy in any of the conditions you drive in, don't hesitate to order a set for the fronts. Believe me, I have thought about running different compounds on my car.. Mostly to balance the grip more towards the front and reduce understeer and I decided that it wasn't going to be worth it for me to try it out.

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cjwsrt6 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Alabama Posts: 452 Drives: 2005 crossfire Srt6 Rep Power: 11	There's nothing to be afraid of, you're not tracking the car, and even if so they tires are close in grip, I've autocrossed with different tired front and rear many many times and had no issues, hell go look at high hp cars, many people run a street tire front and cheater tire on the rear