Pulled the trigger on Hankooks
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From: Florence ALABAMA
Pulled the trigger on Hankooks
After some research on here, I went with the Hankooks that so many here seem to love. Ordered the fronts for my '99 coupe from Discount Tire Direct, and will get the rears when funds allow. Still got some miles in the Kumhos that were on it when I bought the car a month or so ago. This being my first 'vette, and not really having a lot of Corvette experience, it'll be interesting to see if the cars acts different ride and handling wise when I get them put on and aligned. I don't race or autocross, so I hope the wear characteristics are decent.
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Yep...THE Trigger
BTW op...nice choice in tires
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BTW op...nice choice in tires
FYI...clickey here>>>>> http://www.happytrails.org/trigger.html
Last edited by Yello95; Aug 13, 2013 at 05:04 PM.
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After some research on here, I went with the Hankooks that so many here seem to love. Ordered the fronts for my '99 coupe from Discount Tire Direct, and will get the rears when funds allow. Still got some miles in the Kumhos that were on it when I bought the car a month or so ago. This being my first 'vette, and not really having a lot of Corvette experience, it'll be interesting to see if the cars acts different ride and handling wise when I get them put on and aligned. I don't race or autocross, so I hope the wear characteristics are decent.
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I was hoping for a report of the new tires against the old, since my first corvette came with Kumho's and I was hoping for a broadened understanding between the two brands.
I like the Kumho's but have no contrasting use experience. They don't have a lot of web presence at this time, but seem to be putting out comparable C5 product with the off market leaders. Sometimes older product gets a lot of attention just because the literature is better established and newer , perhaps better products, get overlooked.
It seems you will like the new tires, I hope they work better than the old .
I like the Kumho's but have no contrasting use experience. They don't have a lot of web presence at this time, but seem to be putting out comparable C5 product with the off market leaders. Sometimes older product gets a lot of attention just because the literature is better established and newer , perhaps better products, get overlooked.
It seems you will like the new tires, I hope they work better than the old .
Last edited by strand rider; Aug 14, 2013 at 01:33 AM.