Hankooks installed....
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Racer
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From: Florence ALABAMA
Hankooks installed....
....and, WOW! Can't believe the difference in road noise. These tires are MUCH quieter than those wore out Kumhos. Turns out that the alignment was off pretty bad too, especially the toe. I hope these tires wear as good as they look and ride; I can't imagine a set of $1000.00 Michelins being any quieter.
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....and, WOW! Can't believe the difference in road noise. These tires are MUCH quieter than those wore out Kumhos. Turns out that the alignment was off pretty bad too, especially the toe. I hope these tires wear as good as they look and ride; I can't imagine a set of $1000.00 Michelins being any quieter.
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Hankook makes some really good tires for the money. I have them on mine and really like them.
Melting Slicks
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I am running the same tires and really like them. They are great in the wet and have a great mix between tread life and a softer compound! Can't beat it for the price. Sure there are stickier tires out there but to what limits will most users push them to...
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I've had mine for two years love them .
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Drifting
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I just put a set of these on my 99. Still had original GY run flats. I got these installed otd from discount tire for $778, plus $75 rebate. That also included rebuilding the tpms sensors. All that I can say is what a difference, SO much better! I kinda roll the dice with the non run flats but I have AAA and my vette is just a toy. If you are in a similar situation, I wouldn't hesitate a split second with these, the confidence and comfort for me is phenomenal.
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I just put a set of these on my 99. Still had original GY run flats. I got these installed otd from discount tire for $778, plus $75 rebate. That also included rebuilding the tpms sensors. All that I can say is what a difference, SO much better! I kinda roll the dice with the non run flats but I have AAA and my vette is just a toy. If you are in a similar situation, I wouldn't hesitate a split second with these, the confidence and comfort for me is phenomenal.
Melting Slicks
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From: Anaheim CA
At any rate, mine went on Friday: huge improvement over the GY runflats. As far as wear goes, I put about 12K on a set on my previous car (Porsche Boxster S, not known for being easy on tires), and had maybe 60% tread left when I switched to the C5.
Drifting
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Yeah, the rebate works... Well haven't gotten the check yet, but its in the mail.. Lol. $778 total price is still very reasonable for 4 tires. Actually the originals were 15 years old, I bought a very pampered baby last year, but didn't trust the tires even though they had a ton of traction left. I was fairly certain they were original and discount tire confirmed.
