As mention above, which one is better?
Conflict now as some people said yokohama is better because important from Japan and Michelin is from Thailand and we pay for the brand only.

All the Shifu, please adivice.

Thank you

This post has been edited by jie103: Dec 22 2011, 06:30 PM

not all yokohama series are from japan leh and you need to let us know ur rim spec.

PS3

I see.. 215/55/17
As I know db501 and S.drive are from Japan
I dont mind where it came from, I need better grip for safety reason

This.

Mind to explaining more why?
I am a beginenr in tyre, please advice.
Just wondering why imported typre from Japan is not better than PS3 or just because PS3 well knowns for its brand.
Any others tyre on par with PS3?

its not the origin place that matter the tire, its the design, so far i know S drive noisy if compare to PS3 , PS3 is more like a all rounder.

Comfort + handling

Thanks for clarification. How about Goodyear F1 D5 and PS3?
Any good and reasonable price tyre shops to recommend?

ps3 wear slightly higher, and doesnt come cheap.
c drive rolling resistance is high, worst in heavy down pour. not sure bout s drive.
never use db, not going to comment.

How about the sidewall for PS3? Does it bulge easily?

ps3 is max category. other tyre that can match ps3 i think gy assymetric 2. u ask vr2. he know better

michelin for durability and quality..

How about GY Directional 5? Got a pretty good price of RM350 per pcs for my 205/55/R16 , thinking of changing to this because the stock NCT5 is so damn noisy

I'm using play station 3 also. Good on wet and dry road. Tyre noise is low, steering is light. My only gripe is it's too soft. I've accidentally drove on a shattered bottle and it chipped off a small piece of rubber

it's definitely marketed as a max performance category tyre but nah, it's not there yet. Tyre is just on par with other UHP tyres...and the soft sidewall will eventually gets into you.

Though you'll enjoy the grip during the initial driving stages

if buldge can claim Michelin

only if it bulge on the width. they dont care if it bulge on the sidewall

any better one to recommend?

yea, sidewall very soft, my 1 day old ps3 hit a fking curb and left a hole and can see the fabric.

costed me a 1 day old tyre, rm600 gone. #$%^&*(

1 day??

Ur tyre size must be darn huge huh? LOL...
Well, i'm definitely looking at the RE002, Kumho KU36...
used to love Toyo R1R but heard the sidewall is soft as well....
getting tired of soft sidewall tyres

if wan not so soft tyre sidewall, u're looking profile 45 or 40 tyre

very bad for backside.

lol, with my rims, lowest is 50

any comment for michelin mx2 vs yoko C drive 2?

nowadays michelin tyre doesnt come cheap.

I am using S1 Evo .. 215 45 17 .. quite ok this tyre

achilles atr sport... cheap and cheerful...

nexen n8000 bang for buck tires.

xm2 is for economy not performance.

TS by the looks of it, you've got budget, have a look at pirelli also.

i just change to c drive 2..
comfort,less noise,good grip,cheaper than xm2..
xm2 more comfort n quiet, bt it wil very noisy after 10000km..n expensive than c drive 2..just my 2cents

Just because the brand is good it doesn't mean every product is good The c.drive (first one) didn't do terribly well in a review. Also just because the small one is good it doesn't mean the big ones are too... very frustrating.

You'll never go wrong with Michs as you'd have a peace of mind knowing it can be relied on when it matters..

Michelin pss good!!

But nowadays Michelin tyres are from either Thailand or philipine except the bigger sizes tyres of r18 and above aka expensive tyres might still origin from USA. If it's for me to choose between philipine or Thailand or made in japan, I'll go for japan otherwise of course USA.

goodyear eagle f1 asymmetrical 2