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Old 02-01-13, 05:41 PM
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im buying a new set of wheels in the next day or two. they are 20x8.5 +35 and 20x10 +38.
lowered on bc coils so i'm going 225/30 and 255/30 to make sure i dont rub. my issue is all the tires available in those sizes suck!
im looking for good wet traction and a quieter tire. I push my car a lot.
what tires are you all running?
only options i've seen are
1. hankook v12
2. falken 452
3. achilles atr
4. other knock off brands
Old 02-01-13, 05:56 PM
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Hancook for the win......You can even look at the performance of the tire on TireRack.com website.
Old 02-01-13, 07:04 PM
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Buy fakes I don't care, but not tires.
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I had falken 452 before and just got hakook install yesterday, i think the hakook better and cheaper than that falken 452
Old 02-01-13, 08:25 PM
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I have falkens on my 18's & hankooks on my 20's. At first the falkens are fine. After about 5000 miles they get loud. Like annoying, not a lexus loud. Wears pretty fast. The hankooks are great. I've had them for about a year now, they still have good thread and quite. I just swap the fronts left to right/right to left because of slight camber wear. Nothing bad. Would buy again. Cant go wrong with them. Good luck.
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Out of those 4 options, i'd say the Hankook's are your best bet for sure!
Old 02-02-13, 05:15 AM
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hankooks FTW out of that list. Also might take a look at nitto invo's.
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guess its pretty unanimous go with the hankooks. i looked at the invos but they dont seem like they are going to last too long. im surprised no other companies really mke low pro 20's i thought it was popular amoungst the imports.
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Originally Posted by jbjones85
hankooks FTW out of that list. Also might take a look at nitto invo's.
Originally Posted by rayac88
guess its pretty unanimous go with the hankooks. i looked at the invos but they dont seem like they are going to last too long. im surprised no other companies really mke low pro 20's i thought it was popular amoungst the imports.
Jbjones and rayac88, i also have the Nitto Invo on my 20" volk, they are quite, but off the line traction not great to me, i slip all the time when i hit the gas about 3k-4k rpm, to me the Hankook better for the price and seem smoother ride too.
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ohiois350, I agree.

I prefer the hankooks as I have them on my OEM18's I have the nitto's on my 20s.
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alright time for new tires already. anything new out? My hankooks were ok but now they are getting out of round. Balance was spot on and so is alignment. I always have those problems with these hankooks. so whats new any new reviews yet for tires?
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Originally Posted by ohiois350
Jbjones and rayac88, i also have the Nitto Invo on my 20" volk, they are quite, but off the line traction not great to me, i slip all the time when i hit the gas about 3k-4k rpm, to me the Hankook better for the price and seem smoother ride too.
Hankook v12 ftw .
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i only got 8k on these tires. $800 every six months is brutal. are any of you guys dismounting the tires and and swapping them?
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I had the invo on my 19s and my friend have it on his 20s. The invo are great for daily drive,quiet and I'm not gonna lie handles great in wet traction. As of now I bought hankook cause of the 160 rebate I got back. Can't say much on these tire myself since it been only 200miles. Your wearing out the front more or rear tires?
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