On 12/31/2010 4:22 PM, Craig wrote:
I did a search on YK520 and found that there is even a website dedicated
to them! http://yokohamayk520.com/
They are indeed touted as snow tires, but in 225/55-16 on a '94 E420,
they sure are lousy.
The M+S rating just means "all season" in a jack-of-all-trades,
master-of-none kind of way. Snow tires will have a "Mountain Snowflake"
marking on the sidewall.
Those jokos don't seem to have a lot of siping in the tread, which is
where your wet and snow traction comes from, and something tells me
they're pretty old; any tire over five years old won't grip worth a lick.
I'm on my first winter with dedicated snow tires (Blizzak WS70) and they
have changed my world. The S420 would regularly disgrace itself in snow
on good all-seasons; now I have to drive like a complete jackass to get
the ABS or ASR to make themselves known.
Tom
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