Best Tire?
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Re: Best Tire? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Dom:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by WEASEL:
<strong>The Kumhos are a great cornering tire, quiet, the shoulders hold up good on the fronts, and they are relatively cheap. I got 30k miles on the rears and 32k miles on the fronts. Could have easily gotten another 5k miles on the fronts but busted one up on some road debris and replaced both.
Quit wasting money on ANY Goodyears. Kumho Supra Ecsta 712s...easy answer!
<img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Actually they are pretty bad for cornering. They have a soft sidewall. I have them and they are ok. Very good deal for the price. Easily the best tire under $100.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">NO! <img border="0" alt="[guns]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_guns.gif" /> Dom You are WRONG WRONG WRONG I TELL YOU!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
Actually as with most tires, it probably depends on the tire size. I had 275/35/18's and they were more than adequate. After 30k+ miles, I had as much shoulder (which usually goes first) as the rest of the tread.
Had the sidewalls been soft, the shoulders wouldn't have lasted and my rims would be fubar. <img border="0" alt="[judgement]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" />
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by WEASEL:
<strong>The Kumhos are a great cornering tire, quiet, the shoulders hold up good on the fronts, and they are relatively cheap. I got 30k miles on the rears and 32k miles on the fronts. Could have easily gotten another 5k miles on the fronts but busted one up on some road debris and replaced both.
Quit wasting money on ANY Goodyears. Kumho Supra Ecsta 712s...easy answer!
<img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Actually they are pretty bad for cornering. They have a soft sidewall. I have them and they are ok. Very good deal for the price. Easily the best tire under $100.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">NO! <img border="0" alt="[guns]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_guns.gif" /> Dom You are WRONG WRONG WRONG I TELL YOU!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
Actually as with most tires, it probably depends on the tire size. I had 275/35/18's and they were more than adequate. After 30k+ miles, I had as much shoulder (which usually goes first) as the rest of the tread.
Had the sidewalls been soft, the shoulders wouldn't have lasted and my rims would be fubar. <img border="0" alt="[judgement]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" />
Re: Best Tire? Does anyone know anything about the Kumho Ecsta MX's??
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....rtnum=74YR7EMX
They showed up when I did a search at tirerack.com for 275/40/17's in the "Max Performance" category. Looking at any of the V700 series Kumhos, it looks like the treadwear rating is WAY low for a daily-driver street tire.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....rtnum=74YR7EMX
They showed up when I did a search at tirerack.com for 275/40/17's in the "Max Performance" category. Looking at any of the V700 series Kumhos, it looks like the treadwear rating is WAY low for a daily-driver street tire.
Re: Best Tire? The best all around tire in my oppinion for a daily driver (including rain) is the BFG KDWS tires. I have had em now for a little over a year and they show very little signs of wear. They hook better than the F1's ever did and give up very little traction in the rain. They have a 400 treadwear rating which is double that of the F1's.
The best part, is you can find them for around $140 - $150 (275 40 17) from the online stores.
Joe (JPR) has driven my car and was very surprised at how well the tires hooked. FYI, I've got a set of his early stage I's on my car so he's driven my car a lot.
Good luck and check em out.
The best part, is you can find them for around $140 - $150 (275 40 17) from the online stores.
Joe (JPR) has driven my car and was very surprised at how well the tires hooked. FYI, I've got a set of his early stage I's on my car so he's driven my car a lot.
Good luck and check em out.
Re: Best Tire? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by WEASEL:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Dom:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by WEASEL:
<strong>The Kumhos are a great cornering tire, quiet, the shoulders hold up good on the fronts, and they are relatively cheap. I got 30k miles on the rears and 32k miles on the fronts. Could have easily gotten another 5k miles on the fronts but busted one up on some road debris and replaced both.
Quit wasting money on ANY Goodyears. Kumho Supra Ecsta 712s...easy answer!
<img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Actually they are pretty bad for cornering. They have a soft sidewall. I have them and they are ok. Very good deal for the price. Easily the best tire under $100.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">NO! <img border="0" alt="[guns]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_guns.gif" /> Dom You are WRONG WRONG WRONG I TELL YOU!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
Actually as with most tires, it probably depends on the tire size. I had 275/35/18's and they were more than adequate. After 30k+ miles, I had as much shoulder (which usually goes first) as the rest of the tread.
Had the sidewalls been soft, the shoulders wouldn't have lasted and my rims would be fubar. <img border="0" alt="[judgement]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Those public insults are the worst. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
I'm going to experiment by getting different tires every year. This way I'll eventually find the best ones. I don't dislike the Kuhmos, just want/need something better. I only got a pair and still have a pair of GAs to replace come spring so I'll get something different and compare.
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Dom:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by WEASEL:
<strong>The Kumhos are a great cornering tire, quiet, the shoulders hold up good on the fronts, and they are relatively cheap. I got 30k miles on the rears and 32k miles on the fronts. Could have easily gotten another 5k miles on the fronts but busted one up on some road debris and replaced both.
Quit wasting money on ANY Goodyears. Kumho Supra Ecsta 712s...easy answer!
<img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Actually they are pretty bad for cornering. They have a soft sidewall. I have them and they are ok. Very good deal for the price. Easily the best tire under $100.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">NO! <img border="0" alt="[guns]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_guns.gif" /> Dom You are WRONG WRONG WRONG I TELL YOU!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
Actually as with most tires, it probably depends on the tire size. I had 275/35/18's and they were more than adequate. After 30k+ miles, I had as much shoulder (which usually goes first) as the rest of the tread.
Had the sidewalls been soft, the shoulders wouldn't have lasted and my rims would be fubar. <img border="0" alt="[judgement]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Those public insults are the worst. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
I'm going to experiment by getting different tires every year. This way I'll eventually find the best ones. I don't dislike the Kuhmos, just want/need something better. I only got a pair and still have a pair of GAs to replace come spring so I'll get something different and compare.
