Tire choice opinion

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:28 pm

hi guys

i am going to get new tires soon and i need to know your opinion regarding the brands i am consedring. i am mainly looking for the 175/70/13 as i haven't decided yet on the 185/60/14 swap... got to see how much it will cost me.

1- Pirelli
2- Hankook
3- Kumho
4- Bridgstone
5- Michelin

so if anyone tried one or more of those brands, please share your experiance to guid me throug my decision.

MMamdouh

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:23 pm

hankook... well they recently started making some really great ultra high performance tires that comopare very well with the all famous auto-x tire the Aziens. Rs-2.. they are 98% as good as the aziens yet less road noise and less of a chance of hydroplanning

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:18 pm

I've had Kumho for a while, can't complain at all. Good tires, good value! Recently switched over to 15" wheels with Falkon tires, and they're great as well. For my next tires I'm sure to get Kumho again... they're the best.

BosnianLanos · Post by **BosnianLanos** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:21 pm

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that you really can't go wrong with anything you have posted. I can only complain about Dunlop and Yokohama when it comes to tires but I have no problems with what you have posted.

If you want performance, I would go with Pirelli because they've always been among the best and I've had A+ experience with them ever since buying tires for my Austin back in Bosnia.

However, if you want a fairly inexpensive option that will give you excellent road noise reduction, hydroplane reduction, and excellent traction for a really low price, go with Kuhmo Ecsta HP4s. They are on the Daewoos OEM and are really inexpensive ($32 each USA). I have a new set on my Lanos now and they are literally some of the best tires I've owned. They work really well with the 'Woo.

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:23 pm

BosnianLanos wrote:go with Kuhmo Ecsta HP4s. They are on the Daewoos OEM and are really inexpensive ($32 each USA).

Those are the ones i used to have!

Except those are 14"s and not 13"

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:01 am

i am already inclined towards both Hankook and Pirelli... Hankook is a great value for money tire and Pirelli is a very reputable brand name.

i got my Woo with OEM Kumho Power Star tires then i switched to Pirelli P3000... now i am concidering keeping with Pirelli or switch to Hankook, i used to have Hankooks on my VW and they were great.

the other brands are good but i just like those brands, the Pirelli cost some 30% more than the Hankook but it looks far more sharp on the car... now the question is: am i willing to pay 30% just for sharper looks??

i will decid soon.

MMamdouh

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:33 am

Go with the hankooks.. my tires i used were just amazing.. cant beleive how long they lasted either. Bunch of track events and tons of miles (maybe 12k). Now remember this is an ultra high performance tire im talking about.. but with a tread rating of 200 its amazing i got those miles.. especialy compared to my first set of tires that were 360 tread rating and only lasted 6k miles.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:52 am

having mentioned that, i some times feel that my Pirelli P3000 tires are too hard and not having a good grip, they got tendancy to lockup under hard braking, squealing during usual braking and wheel spin under acceleration. i guess i will need a softer tire or maybe my alignment is off... i am getting that done as soon as i get the new set of tires.

the P3000 got a tread wear of 400... i don't know about the hankook's tread wear but if it is anything less than 400 and it is 30% cheaper than the Pirelli as i expect then i will not think twice.

MMamdouh

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:05 pm

the Hankook centum tire got 360 treadwear and a set of four 185/65/14 Kumho power star tires cost some 1000 LE (173 USD)... things are getting in favour of the Korean manufaturers rather than the italian one.

MMamdouh

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:09 pm

i am almost 99% set for getting those KUMHO 769s... they look great and very good price too

looks much better than the 732 and got less treadwear ---> better grip

will keep you posted.

MMamdouh

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:32 am

i finally got my tires

i was aming for the kumho but i only found the 727 model which looked rather dull:

instead i went with the GT Radial's champiro GTX65... uni directional tire, nice looking and well priced (just 12.5% more than kumho):

more details in the "13" to 14" OEM swap" thread.

MMamdouh

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:21 am

i know the tire manufacturer is not that popular... here is a link to the tire i got, maybe someone will be intrested in it later on:
http://www.gt-tires.com/tire.asp?cat=Pa ... iro+GTX+65

MMamdouh

DArkstalker · Post by **DArkstalker** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:27 am

I use Falken's all season high performance tires that have performned very well so far. I've had them for about three months now.

Falken Ziex ZE-512

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:56 am

those look very nice man... i can see uni directional tires are getting more popular, i suppose they are that much effective... right?

MMamdouh

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:57 am

yes... uni-directional goes through water way way way better... it displaces the water in the natural direction to the wheel travel as opposed to with the natural rotation AND against it