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Old Feb 27, 2004 | 09:38 PM
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anybody try the kumho ecsta mx tires? The tire rack gives them a rating right up there with the goodyears and pilots but they are 5-6 hundred cheaper for the set. I am very due for tires and am looking at 275/40/17 fronts and 295/35/18 rears.
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Old Feb 28, 2004 | 12:21 AM
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:smash: My only piece of advise came from a Good Year Tire Shop owner...Tires are like plane tickets...the more you pay....the further you go. Take it or leave it. :nono:
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anybody try the kumho ecsta mx tires? The tire rack gives them a rating right up there with the goodyears and pilots but they are 5-6 hundred cheaper for the set. I am very due for tires and am looking at 275/40/17 fronts and 295/35/18 rears.

They have been great for me. Both on the road and the track. They are a medium soft compound but that is what you want on a C5 as the tires are wide and the car is quite light for the tire width.

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