- Car Buying
- Car Selling
- Car Ownership
- Car Aftermarket
- On The Move
- Lifestyle
 |
The Yokohama Advan A050 semi-slick tyre has been designed for circuit and gymkhana use and is perfect for weekends at the track.
During cornering the contact patch load centreline shifts towards the outside edge of the tyre. This shift has been minimised with the A050, when compared with the A048, to provide greater control and linear steering feedback. Even heat distribution is crucial in race tyres. The tread pattern of the A050 has been optimised to improve the tread block nose and shoulder heat distribution. Centre nose heat has been accelerated while shoulders generate less heat. This provides improved control over performance deterioration even at high temperatures. Instead of the sharp-edged tread grooves of the A048, the A050 has grooves with rounded groove edges, laid out in continuous lines. These rounded grooves help disperse the load input from the road surface, which prolongs the life of the tyre.
The A050's stable and linear steering characteristics come in part from its high rigidity bead wire, which links the tyre carcass to the wheel, it squeezes the rim tightly and helps reduce energy loss when cornering, braking or accelerating. A rule of thumb for setting this tyre is 32 - 34 psi hot and above 60 degrees tread block temperature with less than 10% variation across the tyre.
Features
During cornering the contact patch load centreline shifts towards the outside edge of the tyre. This shift has been minimised with the A050, when compared with the A048, to provide greater control and linear steering feedback. Even heat distribution is crucial in race tyres. The tread pattern of the A050 has been optimised to improve the tread block nose and shoulder heat distribution. Centre nose heat has been accelerated while shoulders generate less heat. This provides improved control over performance deterioration even at high temperatures. Instead of the sharp-edged tread grooves of the A048, the A050 has grooves with rounded groove edges, laid out in continuous lines. These rounded grooves help disperse the load input from the road surface, which prolongs the life of the tyre.
The A050's stable and linear steering characteristics come in part from its high rigidity bead wire, which links the tyre carcass to the wheel, it squeezes the rim tightly and helps reduce energy loss when cornering, braking or accelerating. A rule of thumb for setting this tyre is 32 - 34 psi hot and above 60 degrees tread block temperature with less than 10% variation across the tyre.
Features
- Semi-slick tyre, designed for Circuit and Gymkhama use
- Steel Belt radial, tubeless with directive pattern
- Suitable only for off-road use, may not be road legal in your country
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recommended for you
