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Old 02-19-11, 02:57 PM
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Hey I am looking for new tire since my rears are almost at 0 tread. Im driving a IS250 and currently slam and a little bit of stance. What tire brand would you guys recommend?

Also I wouldn't recommend my tire to anyone.
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A.

Anyone have any clue on hankook Ventus V12 Evo K110 review or rating of them?

Thanks
Old 02-19-11, 04:31 PM
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the hankook are by far the best bang for the buck. they got great reviews and are the only tires i would recommend.
Old 02-19-11, 05:37 PM
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I was looking at those Hankooks on tirerack. they are "best seller" on tirerack and had an 8.5 rating.
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what mileage are ppl getting with the hankooks
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Here is a comparison that Car & Driver did with a bunch of performance tires vs. Michelin PS2's. Overall, the Hankooks performed just as good and in some categories, even better than the Michelin PS2's.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...12_evo_page_10
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I put on a set of Michelin PS2 A/S on my '06 IS250 AWD. Everything is mainly stock on the car (running 17" stock rims) and since I'm in MN, I need a quality all-season tire that would provide excellence performance in the summer and still be decent in the winter snow, as well as last for 40k miles, so I went with 'the best'...but of course you pay a premium for it. I'm a satisfied customer though and like the traction you get on wet roads as well as a quiet ride IMO. I highly recommend the Michelin PS2s.
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The OP is in CA so I doubt he drives in the snow... summer performance tires will always be better than all-seasons outside of snow/freezing conditions, and the Hankooks outperform the summer PS2s for half the price (and more significantly outperform the all-season ones).
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Just mounted a set of the hankook v12's and i would recommend them. i came from the nitto invos and they were just pure garbage.
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