Couple of thoughts on the Yokohama Geolandar AT G015
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:29 pm
I just got them installed today.
My original intent had been Hankook Dynapro AT in 265/60-18T.
But I needed tires FAST.. my current set of no name tires on this used car was falling apart internally (I could tell).
And locally no one could deliver the Hankooks, or anything in stock size for that matter w/o a lead time of at least a couple of days.
I felt I couldnt wait that long.
So I got a hold of the closest Firestone store.
I had acceptable to good experiences with the Firestone chain in years past and even tho they were 1 hr away I rather suspected they had lots of stock.
Even Firestone, it turned out, couldn't provide me with 265/60-18s on short notice, at least not in an AT rated tire.
What I wanted was a tire that will still fully competent on roads and hiways but give me an emergency off road performance significantly superior to an all season.
And I do sometimes drive on gravel roads in all kinds of weather.
Remembering our conversations on this board I told Firestone that 265/65-18s are ok with me also.
And they told me they could get the Yokohama Geolandar AT for me (yes it really is spelled Geolandar not Geolander)
So off I went this morning.
Got up early and gingerly drove to the Firestone an hour away.
Had never even heard of Geolandars before so I had some apprehension at first about installing a tire that was a 2nd choice brand/model to me, in a 2nd choice size.
But now that they are on the car this slightly taller size seems perfect.
Like it should have come like this from the factory.
Also they are "H" rated as opposed to 'T" rated .
To me this speaks of a robust internal construction.
They carry the 3peak mountain snowflake just like the Hankooks.
And all the reviews I read about this tire are positive to outright glowing (but then again there is that psychological mechanism in people to reaffirm their own choices, so a great many tires reviews of personal tires on the internet are glowing)
..honestly I have not been able to put it to any kind of test at all yet, except some light and wet snow today and an apparent off ramp lane under said snow that turned into dirt shoulder and I found myself suddenly driving on a dirt shoulder at 55 mph, to no appearant ill effect.
Here is a link to a Tirerack comparo:
(Edit, Tirerack links just dont seem to work on here. Do a search on there for "Testing On-/Off-Road All-Terrain Tires. An Exercise in Contrast."
I'll update the board after 5,000 miles.
My original intent had been Hankook Dynapro AT in 265/60-18T.
But I needed tires FAST.. my current set of no name tires on this used car was falling apart internally (I could tell).
And locally no one could deliver the Hankooks, or anything in stock size for that matter w/o a lead time of at least a couple of days.
I felt I couldnt wait that long.
So I got a hold of the closest Firestone store.
I had acceptable to good experiences with the Firestone chain in years past and even tho they were 1 hr away I rather suspected they had lots of stock.
Even Firestone, it turned out, couldn't provide me with 265/60-18s on short notice, at least not in an AT rated tire.
What I wanted was a tire that will still fully competent on roads and hiways but give me an emergency off road performance significantly superior to an all season.
And I do sometimes drive on gravel roads in all kinds of weather.
Remembering our conversations on this board I told Firestone that 265/65-18s are ok with me also.
And they told me they could get the Yokohama Geolandar AT for me (yes it really is spelled Geolandar not Geolander)
So off I went this morning.
Got up early and gingerly drove to the Firestone an hour away.
Had never even heard of Geolandars before so I had some apprehension at first about installing a tire that was a 2nd choice brand/model to me, in a 2nd choice size.
But now that they are on the car this slightly taller size seems perfect.
Like it should have come like this from the factory.
Also they are "H" rated as opposed to 'T" rated .
To me this speaks of a robust internal construction.
They carry the 3peak mountain snowflake just like the Hankooks.
And all the reviews I read about this tire are positive to outright glowing (but then again there is that psychological mechanism in people to reaffirm their own choices, so a great many tires reviews of personal tires on the internet are glowing)
..honestly I have not been able to put it to any kind of test at all yet, except some light and wet snow today and an apparent off ramp lane under said snow that turned into dirt shoulder and I found myself suddenly driving on a dirt shoulder at 55 mph, to no appearant ill effect.
Here is a link to a Tirerack comparo:
(Edit, Tirerack links just dont seem to work on here. Do a search on there for "Testing On-/Off-Road All-Terrain Tires. An Exercise in Contrast."
I'll update the board after 5,000 miles.