[BEEB]

Just a question to some of you guys who've done research on tires. I'm wondering how does all these minority brand (Kumho, Hankook, Federal, General, Fuzion, Lexani, Sumo, Linglong, etc) stack up with the benchmark brands like - Michelin, Bridgestone, and Pirelli ?

***In terms of tire technology***
If given both tires are in the same category ( like - All season, High performance summer, Maximum Summer, Winter), does these Minority brand holds up as good as the Michelin, Bridgestone, Pirelli?

Or do you think that, say the newest Kumho tires, are as good as a 1995 Bridgestone RE-92, or the newest Kumho would be on par with the 2007 Michelin Pilot Sports?
**this is just an exmaple for comparison, I didn't dig deep into looking for tire years**

any input is greatly appreciated

[Jackygor]

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparisons/09q2/tire_test_nine_affordable_summer_tires_take_on_the _michelin_ps2-comparison_tests

[Blinky]

I would separate the Korean tires (Kumho and Hankook), plus General and Fuzion, from the remainder.

General is a Continental brand. Fuzion is Firestone/Bridgestone's ricer brand. I consider Kumho and Hankook major tire manufacturers. The rest? I don't think I would touch them. At all. Except maybe Federal, which I believe is a Taiwanese tire.

If you care about performance, don't cheap out on tires. I get some serious lulz from some that I see here that put on $3000 wheels and Lexani/craptastic tires... But to each their own.

[TOPEC]

kumho and hankook are no minor brands

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

I would separate the Korean tires (Kumho and Hankook), plus General and Fuzion, from the remainder.

General is a Continental brand. Fuzion is Firestone/Bridgestone's ricer brand. I consider Kumho and Hankook major tire manufacturers. The rest? I don't think I would touch them. At all. Except maybe Federal, which I believe is a Taiwanese tire.

If you care about performance, don't cheap out on tires. I get some serious lulz from some that I see here that put on $3000 wheels and Lexani/craptastic tires... But to each their own.

kumho and hankook are no minor brands

what these two says

Chinese brand tires? id say stay the fuck away as far as u can

[Chopstick]

lol who would take any1 seriously with tires named "ling long" :rofl:

"my car's name is dingdong, tricked out with linglongs, when it races, it goes "a-long a-long-long. i also like to play ping pong""

i dunno they might be good tho... (o__o)....

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

LOLLL



:haha:

[flagella]

well what about those diamondbacks and nankang craps? I'm sure lots of people are rocking those rofl.

[Ohkun]

the Ling Longs’ dry autocross performance was so far behind the other tires’ that we had to round its score up to zero to keep it from being negative.

In the wet, the benchmark PS2s showed their mettle, feeling the most connected to the road and reeling in the quickest lap time—beating the Ling Longs’ dry time

lol

[tool001]

some tires have pretty weak sizewall, personally i dont like it. thats said, thr is tons of feedback on big tires sites. i ended up buying General exclaim uhp from the states... $500 tax in.

if u r buying winter tire. remember most winter tires are not made 100% of the special winter rubber. think its about 40%-50% of the tiree which is special winter rubber rest is regular all season rubber. michelin x ice is %100 winter rubber. Again bought these from US ended up costing $500 tax in.

edit ,dont go so much on name brand as some big companiese make some shitty tires and cheap companiese make good rubber. just read feedback on rubber ur plannin to buy

[hk20000]

I went about on some Diamondback last summer and whenever the ground gets a bit moist I'd become drift king.

NO.

[maxx]

Car and Driver had a tire comparison that someone has posted above which i found very helpful.

I work in the car industry and have heard positive reviews about Kumho and General. I will try the Kumhos myself this summer.

[TypeRNammer]

Im running on Kumho Ecsta ASX's, good tire all around for Vancouver.

[umpadupa]

how about nexen n3000, ive heard decent things about them

[EmOne]

anyone here heard of the triangle brand tires??

[Rich Sandor]

You get what you pay for; but, there is no sense paying for something if you aren't going to use it to it's full capacity.

[Mancini]

lol who would take any1 seriously with tires named "ling long" :rofl:

"my car's name is dingdong, tricked out with linglongs, when it races, it goes "a-long a-long-long. i also like to play ping pong""

i dunno they might be good tho... (o__o)....

Pot meet kettle.

Who would take anyone seriously that says "any1", "dunno" and "tho".

[sonick]

how about nexen n3000, ive heard decent things about them

No joke, but I've heard terrible things about them.

[hotjoint]

I just bought a set of 4 hankook ventus v4 es all season tires, love them. I had toyo proxe 4's before that. Was gonna get the general exclaim uhp's but I got a better deal on the more expenive hanhooks :)

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

Im running on Kumho Ecsta ASX's, good tire all around for Vancouver.

ummm not true, i absolutely hate these tires



no spirit driving in these tires, i can spin the tires all the way till 4th gear.


Well it really depends on the vehicle too i guess

Had kumho712 ultra summer before, those u can launch it in the rain no problem, only when they are 70%+ tho


Falken 912 > ASX

[Chopstick]

Pot meet kettle.

Who would take anyone seriously that says "any1", "dunno" and "tho".
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[bcedhk]

how about nexen n3000, ive heard decent things about them

I think they are good for the price.. tends to wear our fast especially if your car is torque happy.

[TypeRNammer]

ummm not true, i absolutely hate these tires



no spirit driving in these tires, i can spin the tires all the way till 4th gear.


Well it really depends on the vehicle too i guess

Had kumho712 ultra summer before, those u can launch it in the rain no problem, only when they are 70%+ tho


Falken 912 > ASX

Well I just use the tires for daily driving so it wouldn't probably won't make a difference to me.:p

[DavidYeh]

I got a pair of the Hankook Ventus V12s, it used to be hard to catch traction even in second gear if I give her, but now theres no problems hooking up. Wet traction is fairly solid as well.

[The_AK]

No joke, but I've heard terrible things about them.

Fact,
I have 2 of these on my rear wheels right now, I would advise against them. Only reason I have them is because they came with the rims. When its really wet out or raining they would always hydroplane unbelievably when they were in the front. Do NOT feel safe with them.

[Mancini]

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[joquio]

so I went ahead and bought me a set of Hankook Ventus v12 evo k110 tires for my new rims.

I will report back once I have them mounted and driven for awhile.

[Jackygor]

so I went ahead and bought me a set of Hankook Ventus v12 evo k110 tires for my new rims.

I will report back once I have them mounted and driven for awhile.

Interested in for a review. I have had my eyes on them for quiet a while.

[TOPEC]

so I went ahead and bought me a set of Hankook Ventus v12 evo k110 tires for my new rims.

I will report back once I have them mounted and driven for awhile.

please report AFTER u have broken them in and test them after some use
majority of people dont know tires r slippery as hell when they're new due to the mold release agent and they come back saying "oh sh!tz0rs these tires suck donkey balls in the wet and dry!"

[joquio]

please report AFTER u have broken them in and test them after some use
majority of people dont know tires r slippery as hell when they're new due to the mold release agent and they come back saying "oh sh!tz0rs these tires suck donkey balls in the wet and dry!"

LOL I know.
That's why I said I will report back after I've driven on them for a while.
BTW, anything else I should look out for during the break-in period beside taking it easy on the tires?

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

Well I just use the tires for daily driving so it wouldn't probably won't make a difference to me.:p

believe me they hydroplane on the hwy like no tmr after u go over 90km on a rainny day

[!SG]

kumho makes some good tires. if u can still find them, the MX's are good summer tires. if not, then u have to settle for the SPTs which are pretty good too (good lateral design)

surprisingly the AST's feel better than the ASX's, but the ASXs outperform the AST's in wet.

hankook makes one of the best winter tires out there, bang for buck, and the ventus serious are also good bang for buck tires as well.

so dont count them out.