Thread: Tyres, yet again: 18" re noise in particular

Graeme we rate them very highly for outback travel, particularly the 123LR version which sadly is only in 17" or lower sizes. We put around 50,000km on them rotating across two cars within 6 months including Cape York, Simpson, High Country and Kimberley. No punctures, heavily loaded and around 45% of that distance one of us was towing an Ultimate. Not a muddy but a great all rounder. Would put a set on if they had a better LR but can's see any reason to move away from the 697's

Rob

Originally Posted by Graeme

..... Yokohama didn't release the G015 in Australia (they were in the warehouse though) whilst they still had a fair range of sizes of the G012 ....

So they list it on their local (.com.au) website, but don't sell it here?

Yokohama's website can lead you to a dealer near you, Bob Jane seems to be their primary retailer.

As a price guide, a 265/60/18 retails at about $399(according to their webiste) .. so you could probably chase it up a little cheaper at an actual store.
Bob Jane appears to be about the only retailer selling them tho... and don't appear to have many sizes in stock(majority of them are listed as 'get quote')
But of the listed prices, they appear to be around $10 less listed on the Bob Jane price list compared to Yokohama's RRP list.

I do have these as one of my options for my D2(18") .. but I'm in no rush. The D2 will primarily be a hwy vehicle(D1 is offroader), so in order of priority I'm looking for (1)quiet, (2)durable tyre, with (3)a bit of off road capability, but that isn't so important tho.

I can confirm that a limited number of G015's in the 265/60x18 size are available through Bob Jane. I've been quoted $360 each by a couple of dealers, but at present there is a "buy 3 get 1 free" deal on the go, which means 4 will cost $1080 or 5 $1440 - though I've been able to get that price with a wheel alignment thrown in. Having read through all the excellent feedback in this thread, and much more out there on the net - and having considered my needs carefully - I've decided to fit these, and the job will be done on Friday.

I have a couple of long country runs coming up in the next two weeks, and will make a diary note to post some impressions on this thread somewhere around the end of May.

Thanks again to all who have contributed!

Jesse

Originally Posted by AK83

So they list it on their local (.com.au) website, but don't sell it here?

No, they weren't listed on their web-site but a local tyre outlet that's owned by Yokohama several months ago advised that the tyres were indeed in Australia awaiting the run-down of the G012 stocks. I had been inquiring about 275/55R20 which had been available overseas for quite some time.

Originally Posted by Graeme

No, they weren't listed on their web-site but a local tyre outlet that's owned by Yokohama several months ago advised .....

I checked the site a few weeks ago(maybe even a month??) .. Yokohama AU website .. and they've been listed since then.

Like I said, I've been looking for 18" tyres(new to me, being used to 16" wheels for so long!) to see what's available, for about the last 4-5 months now, so regularly check prices to find a decent tyre at a good price for the D2.

My inquiry was late January.

Originally Posted by Jesse B

As a matter of interest - a question for jwb: what pressures are you running in your AT3s?

36 front 40 rear

I put General Gabber AT2's on mine and I am surprise at how quiet they are.