andy350

Just ordered rear Hankook Tires

295/25/20

they were my cheapest option

how are hankook tires???

Michelin cost about $100 extra each tire

so i went with hankook

jbjones85

iTrader: (20)

Which ones specifically? The v12's are good

laobo979

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If your talking about the v12 there a great bang for you buck tires. Not too bad a little noises then my nitto invo. I bought them cause discount tire had a sale with $160 rebate return. So $560 for all four not a bad deal only put 600 miles so far.

Joshohoho

if its the Hankook Ventus V12 Evo tires they are very good tires. I drove with 80% tread from CA to VA and they haven't failed me. I drove around the mountains in california before that and Iam buying the equivalent tire as a replacement when they get bald or get slashed.

edgeucated

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Hankooks v12 are amazing tires as long as your car isnt too heavy. They offer almost equivalent performance to the PSS for most cars under 3800 lbs. Anything above 3800 lbs is where the evo v12 fail IMO.

I have come to this conclusion after reading reviews from IS-F, C63, M3, and my own IS350. Its no secret that the hankook evo v12 has soft sidewalls. This means that the tire can flex. I have noticed that every regular 2IS member who has tried hankooks swear by them, but some of the IS-F guys say they are junk. Because of their soft sidewall, the tires can't handle the weight of the IS-F and therefore flex under hard driving, making for a very squirmy ride. The IS350 is only 3700 pounds, so isnt as badly affected by the soft sidewalls. The guys who drag race their IS-F and strip it out a little, tend to have decent reviews for the hankooks.

The C63 is almost 4k lbs, and even stripping the car wont really get you under 3800 lbs. Therefore every review i have read by a C63 owner has stated the hankooks are junk.

M3 owners have given mix review; i believe its because they are right around the 3800 lb mark.

BigJ

I have V12's and love them! Great ride, road feel and grip.

iRyan

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Did u say 295/25/20....dude r u drunk....you complained about rubbing and ordered wider tires!!! Please explain your logic behind this

bob4256

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Lmao^^

Yeah dude what are you thinking? And why make a thread asking about tires AFTER you bought them....?

showtymers

honestly with tires you get what you pay for

andy350

most of my rubbing is happening on my front tires especially when i make sharp turns...

my rear tires scrape only if i hit a bump...

i don't hit bumps daily but i take sharp turns daily...

currently, i have 285/25/20 which came off gs300 with the vossen wheels that i recently purchased...

so the guy at discount tire put 2006 is350 in his computer system...

then he put my current tire size 285/25/20 and said that he can NOT put this size on my car...

so i told him to check if my car can handle 295/25/20 ...

and he said "yes"...

then he showed me his computer screen with different brand tires and prices...

and i chose the cheapest option which is Hancook

since i chose the cheapest, i was kind of worried...

so i started this thread...and looks like good reviews...

so now i'm relaxed...

iRyan

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You should've ordered 275/30/20 IMO n prob 98% of other members would tell you the same thing. I can't see why any tire person would recommend a 295 on our car I just can't see it but to each his own I guess

andy350

don't understand why...275/30/20

rear tires are scraping only when i hit a bump...
rear tires drive perfect on turns...

so wouldn't getting 275/30/20 scrape more on bumps since its a thicker tire...

please explain...

only reason i chose 295/25/20 is because my friend has this exact same tire and has no problems except when hitting bumps which he said he hardly hits...

Sffd103

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What kind of car does your friend have? I had 275/30/19 on my car before and if you plan to lower it I think those tires are too wide. It's not the sidewall (25) that is the problem, it's the with of the tire and how we think you'll rub especially if you ever want to lower it. I suggest you ask us who own these cars before you make purchases since the car has been out for 8 years so a lot has been done with this car already.

andy350

ok...i think i understand your logic with 275/30/20 ... shorter width will make the tire go under the fender on bumps so no scraping...u right Ryan...

andy350

i don't plan on lowering it...

my friend owns exact same car like mine ... 2006 is350