IS F (2008-2014) Discussion topics related to the IS F model

Just installed Hankooks Ventus v12

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 06-25-13, 06:38 AM
  #46  
CUTigers
Lead Lap

 
CUTigers's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: GA
Posts: 558
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I had these on my 335, I cant say they were anything special, but they were fine for daily driving and some runs at the strip. Cant say I had a problem with wet roads.
Old 06-25-13, 06:44 AM
  #47  
VtotheJ
Lexus Champion
iTrader: (2)
 
VtotheJ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: NY
Posts: 2,546
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
Default

Conti DWS (all season) are amazing in rain, I have them. They even work in light snow. They are all seasons and don't grip as well in the dry though. I know plenty of people running DW (Summer performance) including an F they love them. No issues whatsoever. Lowrideraz's "tire sing" was a needle in a haystack.

Last edited by VtotheJ; 06-25-13 at 06:58 AM.
Old 06-25-13, 07:08 AM
  #48  
flowrider
Lexus Champion
iTrader: (9)
 
flowrider's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Arizona
Posts: 10,394
Received 1,828 Likes on 1,290 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by VtotheJ
Lowrideraz's "tire sing" was a needle in a haystack.
Maybe, but I don't think so Continental's crappy customer service certainly wasn't However, it really all turned out for the best, the Bridgestone S-04 is a great tire and handles much better than the Continental DW, IMHO. And I definitely can feel the stiffer sidewall in the Bridgestones

Lou

Last edited by flowrider; 06-25-13 at 07:11 AM.
Old 06-25-13, 03:18 PM
  #49  
Just F Me
Lexus Champion
 
Just F Me's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: SoCali
Posts: 2,284
Likes: 0
Received 22 Likes on 9 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Sello
The new response is. The Hankook had the same load as the oem so they should be fine, I guess handling like a minivan is fine, thanks
I'd sell my IS F if it handled like a minivan....
Old 07-21-15, 01:12 PM
  #50  
Diesel350
Lexus Champion
 
Diesel350's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: FL
Posts: 1,841
Received 74 Likes on 56 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by VtotheJ
Conti DWS (all season) are amazing in rain, I have them. They even work in light snow. They are all seasons and don't grip as well in the dry though. I know plenty of people running DW (Summer performance) including an F they love them. No issues whatsoever. Lowrideraz's "tire sing" was a needle in a haystack.
Had these tires on my other Lexus and they were very noisy.
Old 07-22-15, 10:25 AM
  #51  
lolfunxion
Lead Lap
iTrader: (25)
 
lolfunxion's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 638
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Diesel350
Had these tires on my other Lexus and they were very noisy.

Since we're bumping dead threads I'll contribute.

I bought my ISF with these, and I have an obscene amount of wheel spin. It now makes sense and I think I can blame these crappy tires, thanks to this thread I'm looking into a set of RE11s next. It's embarrassing when you can't even launch and 500rpm spins the **** out of the tires while foot mashed spins for what feels like 2 blocks.

I have had these on my last 2 subarus and they suck. Super uncomfortable, stretch sucked, and the lip hung out when they did stretch. I ran my friends $180 / set of 4 tires, can't remember the name, and they blew these out of the water.

0/10 would not Hankook again
Old 07-22-15, 10:37 AM
  #52  
ISFPOWER
Lexus Champion
iTrader: (20)
 
ISFPOWER's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NORTH CAROLINA
Posts: 3,236
Received 144 Likes on 119 Posts
Default

bought the hankooks v12 brand new all around, the tires gripped ok the first couple months but was so loud, i thought my wheel bearings were bad. Lobuxracer actually warned me that he doubt it was a wheel bearing and was probably a tire issue and still bought new wheel hub assemblies just to find out he was right. it was the tires the whole time. I'll never buy again. My completely bald nitto Invo tires are silent compared to 70 percent thread hankook v12s.
Old 07-22-15, 11:19 AM
  #53  
SubOrbital
Lead Lap
 
SubOrbital's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: MD
Posts: 501
Received 9 Likes on 7 Posts
Default

Ventus V12 tires blow. My car was delivered with a fresh set of them at all four corners and they're rather terrible, makes me miss my Pilot Super Sports I had on my previous vehicle very much.
Old 03-20-17, 09:05 AM
  #54  
Diesel350
Lexus Champion
 
Diesel350's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: FL
Posts: 1,841
Received 74 Likes on 56 Posts
Default

$100 rebate from Hankook for anyone looking to buy these now.

https://www.tirerack.com/specialoffe...p?promoID=H711
Old 03-20-17, 01:20 PM
  #55  
I8ABMR
Lexus Fanatic
 
I8ABMR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Waiting for next track day
Posts: 22,609
Received 100 Likes on 65 Posts
Default

Stop messing with these tire bargains. Go for he good stuff. You get what you pay for with tires. Good isn't cheap and cheap isn't good 😊
Attached Thumbnails Just installed Hankooks Ventus v12-photo911.jpg   Just installed Hankooks Ventus v12-photo408.jpg  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Toprawman
IS F (2008-2014)
9
06-26-18 10:54 PM
Eedo123
IS F (2008-2014)
10
09-25-16 05:12 PM
Gymkata
IS F (2008-2014)
21
08-26-15 11:42 AM
chris6878
IS F (2008-2014)
44
08-27-14 06:12 PM
shomac
IS F (2008-2014)
32
05-12-11 06:51 AM



Quick Reply: Just installed Hankooks Ventus v12



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 12:59 PM.