Poll: KumHo Tires

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Smoothe
I also have had a set of Kumho ECSTA Supra 712's. Gripped the road like crazy but only lasted one summer. Well you get what you pay for I guess.

Depends on how hard you drive

 

[RaiderJ]

Originally posted by: RadeonGuy
That tire companys name is funny KUM HO

Reminds me of the "Kum and Go" quickie marts in Colorado.

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: RaiderJ

Originally posted by: RadeonGuy
That tire companys name is funny KUM HO

Reminds me of the "Kum and Go" quickie marts in Colorado.

your kidding me..... right?


thats something i might expect from california..

 

[Dragnov]

Kumho is a Korean brand (hence the funny name).

http://www.epinions.com/Kumho_..._Tire/display_~reviews

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Banana
Update: Found these KUMHO tires at Tire Rack. Seems like great tires for low price. Anyone use this brand before?


Original post: I bought crappy Dunlop tires from Tire Rack. Very noisy and high vibration. I figured I would just have to live with it since tires are expensive, but I'm wondering if I should bite the rubber bullet and get new ones. What would you do? BTW, I could probably stay with the bad tires for about two more years before they wear out.

Read the reviews at above link for a description of this tire's crappiness. I bought them before the bad reviews started showing. BTW, other than selling these tires, Tire Rack is :thumbsup: so I would buy from them again.

Gee, a bunch of idiots bought high-performance tires for family sedans and then complained about harsh ride and noise. Dumbasses.

High-performance tires are going to be noisy. They are going to give a harsh ride. That's the price you pay for grip.

I can _guarantee_ that the Kumhos, which are touring and not high-performace, will be nowhere near as grippy or predictable on a sports car.

ZV

 

[Freejack2]

You're following the same exact path I followed. The 2 reasons I switched from the RE950's is the price and winter handling. The RE950's are a perfect 3 season tire, nothing beats the RE950 tires in rain. It's like it isn't raining. The problem is it's snow handling leaves much to be desired.

The Traction T/A tires I replaced it with are a great 4 season tire. It has way better snow handling. The rainy weather traction isn't as good as the RE950's but it's not a huge difference and these tires were over $100 cheaper for the set of 4.

Originally posted by: TechnoKid

Originally posted by: SuperSix
BF Goodrich roxors yezer b0x0rs

The BFGoodrich Traction T/A are awesome tires. I am going to go with those after I'm done with the Bridgestone Potenza RE950 I have on right now, an equally imporessive tire.

To the OP what is the tiresize you are looking to buy for?

 

[puffpio]

Try to get the wheels rebalanced..you should not be getting vibration unless you wheels are not balanced...you have flat spot from skidding..or your wheel bearings are going bad..

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: FrequencyX
176 Dollars shipped and with 50,000 mile warranty . After shipping and mounting and balancing I was only out 240 bucks. Your crazy if you think that is a bad deal for 4 tires shipped and mounted\balanced.

Yeah, but look what you got. 2nd tier brand Grand Touring A/S in 175/65HR14 (going off the price you quoted). $60/ea. mounted and balanced for that size, performance type, and brand is nothing special.
The year-round tires on my car are Toyo Ultra High Performance A/S in 225/45ZR17 that I got for $450 mounted/balanced/warrantied. Do you think you got a better deal simply because you paid less?

Tires are the single most important safety item on your car, and the second most important maintenance item (after oil). While value is always important, I recommend not skimping and buying the cheapest tires out there.

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: Freejack2
You're following the same exact path I followed. The 2 reasons I switched from the RE950's is the price and winter handling. The RE950's are a perfect 3 season tire, nothing beats the RE950 tires in rain. It's like it isn't raining. The problem is it's snow handling leaves much to be desired.

The Traction T/A tires I replaced it with are a great 4 season tire. It has way better snow handling. The rainy weather traction isn't as good as the RE950's but it's not a huge difference and these tires were over $100 cheaper for the set of 4.

Originally posted by: TechnoKid

Originally posted by: SuperSix
BF Goodrich roxors yezer b0x0rs

The BFGoodrich Traction T/A are awesome tires. I am going to go with those after I'm done with the Bridgestone Potenza RE950 I have on right now, an equally imporessive tire.

To the OP what is the tiresize you are looking to buy for?

Ya, the only thing I'd wish for from the Traction T/A is that they'd have a more interesting sidewall, and a lip/rim guard on 55 or lower profiles, like the RE950s do. 205/55/16 RE950's have lip gaurds while 205/55/16 Traction T/A's don't. Maybe I could contact BFG and ask thim about this.

 

[Smoothe]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: Smoothe
I also have had a set of Kumho ECSTA Supra 712's. Gripped the road like crazy but only lasted one summer. Well you get what you pay for I guess.

Depends on how hard you drive

True. I did drive them hard. "Drive it like you stole it"