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QUick Review: New Tires

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Old 06-04-11, 08:42 PM
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Default QUick Review: New Tires

Although I only have 800 miles on them, I recently replaced (after 26,000 miles) the OEM Yokohama tires with Kumho's (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....unflat%20Tires). Of course, just about any set of tires will be an improvement over old tread. But what I want to emphasize is these tires are much quieter then the OEM's were when I bought the car. Theoretically, they shouldn't be as the rubber on the Yokohama's were softer then the Kumho's. On the flip side, there is a slight change (yet negligible) in ride comfort over rough roads with the Kuhmos. But that was expected as the rubber isn't as soft as the Yokos.

As I will be doing a few road trips this summer, I expect to put 3,500 miles on the car during the next eight weeks. I should have a better idea then if the Kumho's are the value I expect them to be.
Old 06-04-11, 09:17 PM
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I've heard good reviews on these Kumho tires. You should be happy with them.
Old 06-05-11, 11:59 AM
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I also recently bought a set of Kumho's after putting 36k on the original Michelins.
So far, so good.
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