HANKOOK TIRES
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HANKOOK TIRES
I know there have been a million tire threads. But things change and I want to know if anyone has tried HANKOOK tires. If so, what do you think? I am looking at their the Ventus V4 ES.
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Ray
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Ray
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From: Lisboa
Hi,
I know it’s not much as a comparison but I’ve used a set some time ago in my Land Rover Discovery and all I can say is they were the worst tyres I’ve ever used in any car! This was about 4 years ago, maybe they are better now, but….
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I know it’s not much as a comparison but I’ve used a set some time ago in my Land Rover Discovery and all I can say is they were the worst tyres I’ve ever used in any car! This was about 4 years ago, maybe they are better now, but….
Regards
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I put a set of Hankook Vestus R-S2 on 91 944 S2 last year. The price was about $600 total (purchase / mount / balance / tax) and I must say they were very good tires. The grip was excellent, noise was minimal, and I liked the tread pattern. They were definitely a summer tire not a mud+snow type.
I can't really speak to wear as I sold the car to upgrade to my 928. Only put on about a 1,000 miles at most.
I can't really speak to wear as I sold the car to upgrade to my 928. Only put on about a 1,000 miles at most.
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From: Glendale, CA
I've got the R-S2/Z212's on my car (225/50 front, 245/45 rear). Can't comment on wear, as I only have a few hundread miles on them. Other aspects such as noise, dry weather traction, ride quality, sidewall stiffness all seem good. Have not had them in the rain, but they are supposed to be very good for a max performance summer tire.
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I've had the Hankook Ventus tires on my boxster for the last year and I'm happy with them. A little stiffer tire than the Pirellis it came with and louder on the road as a result. Can't complain one bit. Good in the wet, and dry.. no complaints at all. Nice and cheap... work well. Would put them on my 79 without hesitation.
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The latest Road and Track just did an interesting tire comparison for performance tires. The Michelin PS2 s were held as the benchmark. They looked at dry grip, wet grip (skidpad), braking distance, autocross track times, as well as in town driving to assess noise and feel.
The Hankooks performed very well. Second out of all nine tires tested. It performed better in dry performance than the PS2s.
I know its not the same as real world experience on a 928. But still it seemed to be a pretty good test.
The Hankooks performed very well. Second out of all nine tires tested. It performed better in dry performance than the PS2s.
I know its not the same as real world experience on a 928. But still it seemed to be a pretty good test.
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We have been selling them for three years where I work & have gotten nothing but good comments from customers about them. It has gotten to the point where I sell more Hancooks than Pirellis & Michelins combined.
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I'm running Hankook K106's on my 86......and the last couple weeks its been raining like crazy and they handle just great with great grip and stopping power....I have run Goodyear VR's on my 83....think I'm liking the Hankook maybe a bit better.
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Good solid tire capable of spirited runs. I had them on before my Sumi's. Better wear and foul weather than the Sumi's. Summi HTRZ-II's win for dry spirited and track driving IMO. Both are great tires for the price. again, for the price.