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From: bae@fisher.UUCP (Shiva the Destroyer)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Yoko A008's
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Date: Wed, 29-Jan-86 14:49:54 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 29 14:49:54 1986
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	I am the owner of the '67 MGB mentioned in the previous review of
these tires and I have but one thing to add:  these tires have no
margin of safety on a light car!  I like to drive my car to the 
limit, and I find that the Yokos demand a great deal more attention
on my 1860lb. vehicle, because the transition between good grip and
skid is catastrophic.  One minute you are cornering hard, the next 
you are going backwards very quickly.  There are no warning signs
before the transition.  No squeeling noises, no slight loss of
traction, nothing. Unfortunately, this means that the limit of
adhesion of your car has to be learned by experience :-) 

	I should imagine that this problem is not so severe on a heavier
vehicle, but these tires just weren't designed for such a light load.
Still, I am very happy with the tires otherwise.  I commute daily
over California 84, 20 miles of twisting nasty road, with landslides
and large puddles a daily occurence in the winter, and have had no 
difficulty with the tires in the wet, after reducing my speed slightly
to account for the unsafe road conditions.  I have not ever hydroplaned,
which amazes me somewhat, considering these tires look like they should
skate just fine :-)
-- 
                    Brian A. Ehrmantraut

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