More tires Hankook?
Burning Brakes
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From: MA
I need new tires but am shying away from the Hankooks because of their sidewall softness. I like a crisp steering response and good handling at the limits. From everything that I have read these are to soft for me.
I once had a sports car that I put soft tires on and it spoiled the whole driving experience. I don't want to do that again.
I once had a sports car that I put soft tires on and it spoiled the whole driving experience. I don't want to do that again.
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Instructor
Joined: Dec 2001
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From: Langhorne PA
Ok, ordered, stock 600 out the door with Discount Tire Direct, no tax or shipping, and a 60 dollar rebate from Hankook! $540 net. Thanks to an earlier post about Discount Tire, the rebate popped up! Has to be an authorized dealer. I didn't see it advertised at Tire Rack, but might have missed it. Just see this one dissenting post from Vetter. Yes, I hope I'm not compromising the driving experience but on original runflats, it has got to be better than I am going to remember, but maybe not as good and being a thousand or more poorer.
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St. Jude Donor '11
Ok, ordered, stock 600 out the door with Discount Tire Direct, no tax or shipping, and a 60 dollar rebate from Hankook! $540 net. Thanks to an earlier post about Discount Tire, the rebate popped up! Has to be an authorized dealer. I didn't see it advertised at Tire Rack, but might have missed it. Just see this one dissenting post from Vetter. Yes, I hope I'm not compromising the driving experience but on original runflats, it has got to be better than I am going to remember, but maybe not as good and being a thousand or more poorer.
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agree with everyone here on the comments...mine are ultra quiet, but I will add this. These tires require that you warm them up. My Discount Tire tech warned me about this, and I was skeptical, but he was spot on. They will run harsh when cold, but once you get them up in temp they are fantastic and you will feel the difference. I wanted to get rid of as much road noise as possible and they came through for me. My car is so quiet now it sounds like a 4 door sedan!
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St. Jude Donor '11
agree with everyone here on the comments...mine are ultra quiet, but I will add this. These tires require that you warm them up. My Discount Tire tech warned me about this, and I was skeptical, but he was spot on. They will run harsh when cold, but once you get them up in temp they are fantastic and you will feel the difference. I wanted to get rid of as much road noise as possible and they came through for me. My car is so quiet now it sounds like a 4 door sedan!
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From: Langhorne PA
Hey guys,
Giving an update. Discount tire was the cheapest...thanks for the suggestion!! Shipped them to a local guy who installed. Yes, they feel softer, way quieter, do not seem to corner quite as sharp, but they still are pretty new and for the price/value I'm good.
Giving an update. Discount tire was the cheapest...thanks for the suggestion!! Shipped them to a local guy who installed. Yes, they feel softer, way quieter, do not seem to corner quite as sharp, but they still are pretty new and for the price/value I'm good.
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Ok, ordered, stock 600 out the door with Discount Tire Direct, no tax or shipping, and a 60 dollar rebate from Hankook! $540 net. Thanks to an earlier post about Discount Tire, the rebate popped up! Has to be an authorized dealer. I didn't see it advertised at Tire Rack, but might have missed it. Just see this one dissenting post from Vetter. Yes, I hope I'm not compromising the driving experience but on original runflats, it has got to be better than I am going to remember, but maybe not as good and being a thousand or more poorer.
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$540 and they would be in the mail .
Melting Slicks
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From: Conejo Valley CA
A put a set of Hankook V12 EVO's all the way around. I have,
305/30/ZR19 rear
265/35/ZR18 front
They replaced Continent ContiSportContact 3's. I was very pleased with the Continentals and was prepared to re-purchase the same tires when I took a look at the Hankooks and ended up going with them... In my opinion, they are by far the best priced performance tire on the market for the money. Granted, I don't track my car, but in street driving (and an occasional WOT on the freeway onramp), I think these tires perform equally as well for a lot less money.
One comment: I noticed that the profile of the tire is somewhat different. Even though the size I purchased is the same size as my previous tire, they definitely look different on the car. The Continental's bulged out more... I think they looked a little better. I have been meaning to write a thread about this.
305/30/ZR19 rear
265/35/ZR18 front
They replaced Continent ContiSportContact 3's. I was very pleased with the Continentals and was prepared to re-purchase the same tires when I took a look at the Hankooks and ended up going with them... In my opinion, they are by far the best priced performance tire on the market for the money. Granted, I don't track my car, but in street driving (and an occasional WOT on the freeway onramp), I think these tires perform equally as well for a lot less money.
One comment: I noticed that the profile of the tire is somewhat different. Even though the size I purchased is the same size as my previous tire, they definitely look different on the car. The Continental's bulged out more... I think they looked a little better. I have been meaning to write a thread about this.
