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OK, about to buy new tires for my new 17" rims. I've narrowed it down to either Kumho ECSTA Supra 712s or Falken FK451s. At the place I'm getting the tires from, the Falken's are roughly $70 more expensive. Anyone here think that I should go with the falken's or the kumho's taking into account the difference in price? Thanks in advance.
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ContiExtreme Contacts.... oops what was the question?
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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
ContiExtreme Contacts.... oops what was the question?
Function before fashion.
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Originally posted by RogerB:
Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
ContiExtreme Contacts.... oops what was the question?
that's how the postcounts add up!
contours, deloreans & fiats, oh my!
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Originally posted by deftoned989:
OK, about to buy new tires for my new 17" rims. I've narrowed it down to either Kumho ECSTA Supra 712s or Falken FK451s. At the place I'm getting the tires from, the Falken's are roughly $70 more expensive. Anyone here think that I should go with the falken's or the kumho's taking into account the difference in price? Thanks in advance.
Bryan
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No experience with the Falkens, have the Kuhmos on my car now. For the price they're not bad but don't confuse them with high performance rubber either. Better than all seasons but not in the big leagues. I won't be getting another set for my car. Decent straight line grip but turn in isn't very sharp and cornering limits aren't very high. Got about 35k miles out of them and they're almost on the wear bars. Have you considered the Yokohama line? Don't even know if they make an AVS Intermediate for our car anymore but it's cheap and better than the Kuhmo, and will wear about the same. I did find performance dropped off pretty badly with them as they aged and wore though. They were top of the line tire technology in the mid-to-late 80's but tires have come a long way since then.
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i'd take the 451's. if my t1s's dont last long or i cant find them for a reasonable price (i know that they are pricey), the 451s will be what i'll get.
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Originally posted by Pigeon:
Originally posted by deftoned989:
OK, about to buy new tires for my new 17" rims. I've narrowed it down to either Kumho ECSTA Supra 712s or Falken FK451s. At the place I'm getting the tires from, the Falken's are roughly $70 more expensive. Anyone here think that I should go with the falken's or the kumho's taking into account the difference in price? Thanks in advance.
Bryan
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No experience with the Falkens, have the Kuhmos on my car now. For the price they're not bad but don't confuse them with high performance rubber either. Better than all seasons but not in the big leagues. I won't be getting another set for my car. Decent straight line grip but turn in isn't very sharp and cornering limits aren't very high. Got about 35k miles out of them and they're almost on the wear bars. Have you considered the Yokohama line? Don't even know if they make an AVS Intermediate for our car anymore but it's cheap and better than the Kuhmo, and will wear about the same. I did find performance dropped off pretty badly with them as they aged and wore though. They were top of the line tire technology in the mid-to-late 80's but tires have come a long way since then.
Scott
Yok's replacement for the AVS Intermediate is the AVS ES100. Check them out. Good price, better reviews than the Kumhos.
I've never heard of those Falkens, but that doesn't mean much.
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Originally posted by Pigeon:
No experience with the Falkens, have the Kuhmos on my car now. For the price they're not bad but don't confuse them with high performance rubber either. Better than all seasons but not in the big leagues. I won't be getting another set for my car.
Ditto, decent for the money but not great. The best tire in the ~$85-~$100 price range IMHO.
Originally posted by Pigeon:
Decent straight line grip but turn in isn't very sharp and cornering limits aren't very high. <snip>
Scott
I chuckle when people say the 712's aren't the best handler. SVTCole, in a bone stock E0, kicked everyone's butt (including the FI guys) at the SZ '02 auto-x with Ecsta 712's.
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Originally posted by bigMoneyRacing:
I chuckle when people say the 712's aren't the best handler. SVTCole, in a bone stock E0, kicked everyone's butt (including the FI guys) at the SZ '02 auto-x with Ecsta 712's.
Well, yeah, but the sun was in my eyes, and...
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I dont know much about other tires but personally i think the Kumho Ecsta Supras arent anything to brag about at all. I got them on my 98 CSVT and handling isnt all that hot. They are horrible in the rain. Dont know if its just me but my car is totally stock right now and in the rain with these tires, they spin all the way through second and into third. Not to mention that my friend has them on his Prelude Si with 17"s and took a turn only going 15 mph and slid and crashed into a pole. Caused $1,500 in damage.
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