yoko A048's tyres (lotus)

[mark989]

Does anyone know where i can get some tyres for the lotus exige s cheaper than this fitted.

Front 2 x Yoko A048's 195-50-16 W
Rear 2 x Yoko A048's 225-45-17 W
compound is medium i think or whatever lotus compound it is?

price quoted £700 fitted!
surely you can get them cheaper than this!

 

[Riley!]

why not try some toyo r888's or something along the same sort of lines?

 

[mark989]

i have rang around for them and they are comming otu at around £500 fitted. Just wondered if you can get the Yoko's cheaper than the price above and where to buy them from.
The above price is from the lotus garage, needless to say they are overpriced.

 

[pablo_ni]

try camskill. dont think they need to be the lotus ones really (I never bothered on my elise)

 

[LouisQ]

Thats about right. Although i can get them cheaper Joys of the trade

 

[d4ve86]

go for these mate

http://www.mrtyremotorsport.co.uk/product.asp?id=10

Great tyre

 

[Chris n nic]

How much are they dave?

Chris

 

[Riley!]

Man I think Id rather have a w**k with razor blades then spend £700 on tyres

 

[pablo_ni]

awesome tyre tho, especially on a lotus.

 

[d4ve86]

£100 ish + vat per corner for 195/50/15 or 205/50/15 theres about 3 quid difference in the 2

 

[pablo_ni]

exige would be 2x16" and 2x17"

 

[mark989]

Thats about right. Although i can get them cheaper Joys of the trade

what garage you work at? and how much discount can you get? i think the r888 seem like the odvious choice as they are cheaper by a long way.

 

[Darren S]

Sounds about right that, Mark. When I borrowed the 340R and mentioned about the Yoko tyres - the figure of "approx £150 each" was mentioned.

Obviously if you can get them cheaper - all the better!

D.

 

[brisa4984]

think that sounds about right. Think most tend to run toyos t1 rs and leave the yokos for the track. Have alook on seloc.org im sure they must have tyre discounts.

 

[Henry]

i has some LTS compound A038s (A048's predecessor) and was told that they were somewhere between medium and soft, if that's of any interest