Average Tread Wear for Kuhmos??

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Nov 13, 2003 | 12:20 PM

MikeyD

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Average Tread Wear for Kuhmos??

Has anyone been riding on a set of Kuhmos long enough to give us your experienced opinions on the tread life on these? I have a set and I've only got about 500 miles on them so far. Just wondering. Did a search but didn't find anything on it :(

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Nov 13, 2003 | 12:22 PM

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Re: Average Tread Wear for Kuhmos?? (MikeyD)

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Nov 13, 2003 | 12:32 PM

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Re: Average Tread Wear for Kuhmos?? (RedHot)

I know fellow vette owners that get about 15k on the rears and about 25K on the fronts, that is with a fair amount of track time as well. About 6 seperate track days with at least 3-4 runs each day

Nov 13, 2003 | 01:04 PM

BlkThunder

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Re: Average Tread Wear for Kuhmos?? (Monster231)

I have a stupid question, do they come in ZO6 sizes? I checked tirerack.com and it didn't list Kumho's in Z sizes

Nov 13, 2003 | 01:15 PM

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Re: Average Tread Wear for Kuhmos?? (BlkThunder)

Well, kind of....I have 265/35-18 front and 295/35-18 rear.

Nov 13, 2003 | 01:25 PM

ryan0

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Re: Average Tread Wear for Kuhmos?? (ragtopws6)

Quote:

Well, kind of....I have 265/35-18 front and 295/35-18 rear.

i put the 275/40-17 up front

Nov 13, 2003 | 01:56 PM

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Re: Average Tread Wear for Kuhmos?? (ragtopws6)

Quote:

Well, kind of....I have 265/35-18 front and 295/35-18 rear.

I have the same combo. About 5 months (8-10K miles) and still look very good.

Nov 13, 2003 | 08:54 PM

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Re: Average Tread Wear for Kuhmos?? (Chandler)

I have 275/35/18F and 285/35/18R for a few thousand miles... great so far. I hope they last me a few years.

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Re: Average Tread Wear for Kuhmos?? (Cobra4B)

I just got mine 2 hours ago :hurray: 275/40/17 and 295/35/18. I hope they last.

Nov 14, 2003 | 10:24 AM

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Re: Average Tread Wear for Kuhmos?? (Knowme)

I have had mine for a while now. The rears are getting a little on the worn side, but they have like 15,k on them. The fronts look great.
I put 255-40-17 on the front and 295-35-18 on the rear.

I dont expect to get 20,k out of rear tires. Hard acceleration wears them out quickly, and that is without spinning them.