Thoughts on rubber choice (Kumho)

[Devin]

I don't know much about tires and wheels and such, but I was checking out ratings and prices via www.tirerack.com and these seemed to have clocked in well. I will be getting some Italian slicers soon and here is the rubber I was looking at for them:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...&partnum=255WR6EASX&fromCompare1=yes&place=36

I live in the Pacific Northwest and as such weather is a bit unpredictable so I stick with all season.

 

[SHO2NV]

AST's. I just put a set of these on one of our cars and am happy with them so far. No snow experience yet though.

712's. I have these on my SHO and I'm really happy with them. But I wouldn't recommend them for winter use though.

 

[DDakRT]

I'm looking at these Kumhos, great deal!

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&place=3

But will probably end up getting these more expensive BFG though.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...&leftTire=44YR8GFTAKDL&rightTire=44YR8GFTAKDR

 

[whiteman_01]

I have the 712's for summer, and then a set of ecsta HP4's for winter. Very happy with both.

 

[Yamaha V6]

Kumho MX, awesome & cheap performance summer tire, then get snows. Had the MX on my 911, best "cheap" summer tire I've had - increased the offramp speeds considerably over the Nittos.

 

[Devin]

How does the MX perform in rain?

 

[Yamaha V6]

Better than most "summer / performance" tires I've had, but not as well as the Toyos I had on the SHO, for example. However, the Toyo T1-R / T1-S isn't anywhere near the MX in price, it's more along the lines of the pricier brands now vs. the "cheap Korean / Japanese" manufacturers.