Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015

[SM05]

Found this comparison, which answers some of my other questions.

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[Kachadurian]

New skins today! Extremely happy with my choice of 245s. I initially thought they might be too much tire. But, no, they are perfect on the Badlands. The slight boost in height is also noticeable and just about where I want it. Might rethink putting a lift kit in. Very noticeable increase in steering response and stability. I can definitely feel a firmer grip on the road. No noticeable increase in road noise. MPG to the garage was 33, coming home 29. No highways to drive on here. All towns, villages, and short spurts up to 60. I'll watch for a month to see where the MPG settles down to.

Larger radius is going to make the odometer off, which makes, mpg read lower.

 

[Mike_L]

Larger radius is going to make the odometer off, which makes, mpg read lower.

Thanks. I was focused on speedometer reading being off and didn't think to tie that in with odometer and mpg.

 

[Osco]

Ok my Black Friday tire sale at King Ford shook out like this:
Geolandar GO15’s 235 65R17 full price with all the usual disposal fees bla bla out the door was $814
Then Ford keeps the $100 Yoko factory rebate and I get a bit over $200 worth of Ford rewards points, I’ll use them and the fifty dollars worth of points I already had to get my seat covers.
So the $300 or $329 seat covers will set me back 50 to 75 bucks,,,
I think,,,, I’ll get them on next Friday and get a better understanding of all this flim flam after I get paper work and update you guys but I think it shakes out to a 25% off sale.

 

[Haggy38]

Ok my Black Friday tire sale at King Ford shook out like this:
Geolandar GO15’s 235 65R17 full price with all the usual disposal fees bla bla out the door was $814
Then Ford keeps the $100 Yoko factory rebate and I get a bit over $200 worth of Ford rewards points, I’ll use them and the fifty dollars worth of points I already had to get my seat covers.
So the $300 or $329 seat covers will set me back 50 to 75 bucks,,,
I think,,,, I’ll get them on next Friday and get a better understanding of all this flim flam after I get paper work and update you guys but I think it shakes out to a 25% off sale.

Let us know how it goes!!

 

[SM05]

Never considered upgrading tires before they are used up. So what do you all do with the old tires with 3-5K on them? Sell them (how?), part with them (what a waste) or keep them? I personally have no use for a second set.

 

[JerryC]

Never considered upgrading tires before they are used up. So what do you all do with the old tires with 3-5K on them? Sell them (how?), part with them (what a waste) or keep them? I personally have no use for a second set.

I bought tires for my 4Runner at Discount Tire and they bought the old tires that had about 8K miles on them. I think they gave about $40 a tire. I'm sure varies by each individual store due to local demand, inventory, etc...

Discount Tire and Discount Tire Direct (their internet store) have really good deals frequently. I was able to stack deals from both together. I signed up to both places to get the deals. I got the internet store to add the local store discount. The local store manager told me that he would have done the same thing for me.

 

[Ivan Nigro Yague]

Hi… I set up my Baby with 245 65 17 Yokohamas G015 yesterday…
I was using 33 psi on the oem 225 65 17 Scorpions ATR. Since new tires are wide and taller, we should donw the tire pressure, right? What psi are you using?

 

[Ivan Nigro Yague]

Since I was on the Yokohama tireshop, I could check also a 255 65 17, who is a 30,1 diameter. It fit but very tight. I prefer the safe side of the 245, that more than this has a white leathers option…
some pictures from the 255 test

 

[davidg4781]

Sorry this is an old thread but how did y'all like those Yokohamas?

I have a 50 minute highway commute to work now. I asked chatGPT about which tires were best and they suggested these along with Toyo Open Country. I was originally planning to go with the Toyos but now road noise and wet driving is a bit more important to me.

 

[Banjor]

Hi… I set up my Baby with 245 65 17 Yokohamas G015 yesterday…
I was using 33 psi on the oem 225 65 17 Scorpions ATR. Since new tires are wide and taller, we should donw the tire pressure, right? What psi are you using?

(Old thread but it came to life so I'll respond)

No, you can't make a blanket statement that larger tires should have lower pressure. It can go either way. Wider tires will be taller since the "65" in the tire size is a ratio (sidewall height to width ratio).

So the wider you go the more height you have at the same ratio, and lower pressure may mean that you then have too much sidewall deformation (flex or squish) when cornering or going over bumps. You may need higher pressure to keep the tire planted, and prevent the sidewall from bowing out (flattening) or trying to unseat itself from the rim (leaning).

On the other hand a beefier all-terrain tire may have a stiffer or reinforced sidewall and thicker casing and tread, which may require lower pressure to make the tire compliant enough to absorb bumps and to increase the size of the tire patch that contacts the road (a certain amount of flattening on the bottom increases traction, too much causes noise as the tread flexes to contact or lift off the road during tire rotation).

There are calculators that give you a starting point to add or remove pressure from the door sticker for different sizes and types of tires, and then you need to test a range of pressures in your real-world usage to see what works best. MPG will typically be best when you are using the proper pressure for the actual roads you drive on, the temperatures and conditions you face, and your personal driving style. I tend to like 5-10% higher than factory recommended pressure due to my aggressive driving style, and then lower than recommended pressures when I tow or go off-road for days at a time.

it may help to poll others to see what they are running in the exact same tires at the same size on the same wheels. Badlands are a bit heavier (especially in front), and have softer suspension and wider tires (225/65/17 or 225/65/17 vs 225/60/18 I think) than Outer Banks, so Badlands have slightly higher pressure specified if I recall correctly. Big thick tires like BFG K02 may run best with less pressure for comfort and grip reasons but then more road noise and lower MPG is inevitable.

 

[jkernitzki]

it may help to poll others to see what they are running in the exact same tires at the same size on the same wheels. Badlands are a bit heavier (especially in front), and have softer suspension and wider tires (225/65/17 or 225/65/17 vs 225/60/18 I think) than Outer Banks, so Badlands have slightly higher pressure specified if I recall correctly. Big thick tires like BFG K02 may run best with less pressure for comfort and grip reasons but then more road noise and lower MPG is inevitable.

FWIW, on the Sasquatches with the Goodyear Wrangler RT 's in 235/65R17, the recommended cold pressure is 33 psi.

So naturally, the dealer always cranks 'em up to 37 psi after service.

 

[Iamcanadian]

Back in 2017 I bought a brand new Jeep Renegade Trailhawk and the first upgrade I did was tires. Second day I owned it I had a set of Yokohama geolander go15 installed, as they were the most recommended and most talked about Tire on the Renegade forums. Supposedly an amazing Tire on the highway and for winter.
Boy was that false information
They were okay on the highway, very smooth and quiet. But horrible traction in the winter. Definitely far better all terrain tires available. You couldn't pay me to put a set of go15s on anything now.

 

[Xjeeper]

Back in 2017 I bought a brand new Jeep Renegade Trailhawk and the first upgrade I did was tires. Second day I owned it I had a set of Yokohama geolander go15 installed, as they were the most recommended and most talked about Tire on the Renegade forums. Supposedly an amazing Tire on the highway and for winter.
Boy was that false information
They were okay on the highway, very smooth and quiet. But horrible traction in the winter. Definitely far better all terrain tires available. You couldn't pay me to put a set of go15s on anything now.

i had opposite opinion, 2016 renegade trailhawk. thought they were great but im in southern alberta so a lot melt and ice mixed through winter but habe toyo now on bronco and definitely better with nicer aggressive look

 

[Iamcanadian]

i had opposite opinion, 2016 renegade trailhawk. thought they were great but im in southern alberta so a lot melt and ice mixed through winter but habe toyo now on bronco and definitely better with nicer aggressive look

I'm in Northern Ontario, can't get much more snow and ice than what I have here. Horrible tire for winter in my opinion. And I have over 27 years working and owning a tire shop, I've seen my share of garbage tires. Lol

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