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Old 02-02-2013, 07:29 PM
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Default Got Hankook V12's? Are they wearing fast?

Managed to do a little wrenching despite the cold today and was shocked my tires are down to 6/32 already with perfectly even wear. It's only been about 6000 miles.....regular street driving....don't laugh! Anyone else have the same condition?
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Wish I could give you some feedback, but I've only got about 1500 miles on mine right now. So far so good, but I sure hope mine do not wear that fast.
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I'm about 1600 or so on mine, they still look like new, and they have not been babied by any means.
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Originally Posted by $$$frumnuttin'
Managed to do a little wrenching despite the cold today and was shocked my tires are down to 6/32 already with perfectly even wear. It's only been about 6000 miles.....regular street driving....don't laugh! Anyone else have the same condition?
On my M5 the rears would last around 12K till the cords started to show.

Only 1K on the vette, but the ride is soooo much better then the run craps.
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I managed to get 22k out of mine
They were just above the wear bars when I replaced them with BFG sport comp 2's.
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Originally Posted by 2001yellow/redC5
I managed to get 22k out of mine
They were just above the wear bars when I replaced them with BFG sport comp 2's.
I was afraid of that I don't run mine that low on tread depth....I'll be lucky to 12k I guess.
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I have just over 20k on mine, and they still have quite a bit of tread left.
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I have aroung 20,000 on mine now. Rears are worn to the wear mark and the fronts are about half worn.
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Originally Posted by $$$frumnuttin'
I was afraid of that I don't run mine that low on tread depth....I'll be lucky to 12k I guess.
you accelerate hard or brake hard frequently? that and what's the toe at on your alignment? anything more than .04 or so in or out can create tread shortening scrubbing

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