Yokohama Bluearth V905 winter tires?

[biehniac]

Thoughts on these from those with experience? I'm running stock 265/35ZR20 99Y and these winters come in 265/35R20 99V. Thinking about them for the northeast winter.

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[15 Phantom S6]

I don't have experience with those tires, but for winter driving in snow, you typically would want a skinnier tire to cut through the snow rather than resting on top of it.. 265 is quite a wide winter tire, you'll get better performance in the snow with something skinnier.. If you are primarily driving is just cold weather and not too much snow driving, then that size may be ok..

[acruxksa]

I've never heard of the brand. However, in my mind, if they've got the "snowflake" stamping, it's winter performance is most likely going to be head and shoulders above your average all season tire. Not sure what stock tires you have, but at best, they are all seasons. Yes, you typically want a taller skinnier tire for better winter performance, but that's not always possible. Also, roads are typically "rougher" during the winter months and a smaller wheel with a taller tire sidewall helps smooth the uneven road surface. This is also not always possible given the additional cost of new wheels.

TLDR; If the tires you want have the winter rated "snowflake" and the tires you have don't, the new tires will provide far better winter performance than the ones you have, regardless of wheel size or sidewall height.

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I have to add a few things to this. First, can you get by with all season tires? Yes. Trust me, I've done it for decades on some of my vehicles. I'm going to just come out and say it, despite the likely digital uproar it may cause: you most certainly can get by with all season tires regardless of where you live. In my case, I drove my 2002 ram 2500 with BFG AT's year round for over a decade in Alaska (10's of thousands of miles through dozens of mountain passes all year round with winters that last 5 months long). Also drove a 2007 Toyota FJC with BFG Mud-Terrain tires for 7yrs before giving it to my son, who also drove it for 2 winters on MT's before finally moving to dedicated studded snow tires in the winter. Granted, I had the BFG MT KM1's and eventually KM2's siped prior to installation (additional $20/tire, but well worth the additional cost for the year round versatility). The point is, that you can get by with pretty much any tire if you drive smart and are willing to leave the car at home when conditions aren't right for the equipment you have.

If you want to be able to use your vehicle regardless of conditions, that's when you need to invest in tires suitable for ALL conditions, not just MOST conditions. Often, this means 2 different sets of wheels and/or tires. ;)

[97B518TQM]

I've never heard of the brand. However, in my mind, if they've got the "snowflake" stamping, it's winter performance is most likely going to be head and shoulders above your average all season tire. Not sure what stock tires you have, but at best, they are all seasons. Yes, you typically want a taller skinnier tire for better winter performance, but that's not always possible. Also, roads are typically "rougher" during the winter months and a smaller wheel with a taller tire sidewall helps smooth the uneven road surface. This is also not always possible given the additional cost of new wheels.

TLDR; If the tires you want have the winter rated "snowflake" and the tires you have don't, the new tires will provide far better winter performance than the ones you have, regardless of wheel size or sidewall height.

*Edit*
I have to add a few things to this. First, can you get by with all season tires? Yes. Trust me, I've done it for decades on some of my vehicles. I'm going to just come out and say it, despite the likely digital uproar it may cause: you most certainly can get by with all season tires regardless of where you live. In my case, I drove my 2002 ram 2500 with BFG AT's year round for over a decade in Alaska (10's of thousands of miles through dozens of mountain passes all year round with winters that last 5 months long). Also drove a 2007 Toyota FJC with BFG Mud-Terrain tires for 7yrs before giving it to my son, who also drove it for 2 winters on MT's before finally moving to dedicated studded snow tires in the winter. Granted, I had the BFG MT KM1's and eventually KM2's siped prior to installation (additional $20/tire, but well worth the additional cost for the year round versatility). The point is, that you can get by with pretty much any tire if you drive smart and are willing to leave the car at home when conditions aren't right for the equipment you have.

If you want to be able to use your vehicle regardless of conditions, that's when you need to invest in tires suitable for ALL conditions, not just MOST conditions. Often, this means 2 different sets of wheels and/or tires. ;)


You've never heard of Yokohama tires? There are some decent models by them and are actually a very big and popular brand.Not so much in the high performance world, except the Advan A048, which are some of the best track tires.

[acruxksa]

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You've never heard of Yokohama tires? There are some decent models by them and are actually a very big and popular brand.Not so much in the high performance world, except the Advan A048, which are some of the best track tires.

Yokohama Tires? YES. Blue Earth v905s NO ;) Guess I should have said model......not brand. :D

[97B518TQM]

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Yokohama Tires? YES. Blue Earth v905s NO ;) Guess I should have said model......not brand. :D

Ah ok :). I thought that might be the case.


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[biehniac]

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Yokohama Tires? YES. Blue Earth v905s NO ;) Guess I should have said model......not brand. :DI was thinking the same thing but you had some good advice so was gonna let it slide haha

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