Hankook Ventus V12 Evo

Azroadster

I have had absolutely no negative issues with these tires. My car is bone stock except for spacers and I did get wider rubber when I purchased the Hankooks. I have had them for about a month and so far, IMO they are great and are an exceptional value. I like them SO much better than the OEM Bridgestones. The RE050's did not provide the same traction as the V-12's, were ridiculously loud and didn't last but 16K miles. I would have spent well over $600 more to replace the OEM's with more RE050's and that simply was not going to happen.

I stopped worrying about some tire snobs opinions years ago. I have some acquantances with Bimmers that will run nothing but P-Zeros or Michelins. They sneer at any other manufacturer. I feel sorry for those guys and can't imagine the $$$ that they are spending on rubber. I ran Yoko S-drives on my Mazdaspeed Miata and could run circles around them most of the time. If I tracked my car I would probably feel differently, but I'm too old for that s*** anymore.

AZ

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AZ Roadster
'09 Base|Chicane Yellow|TSW Nurburgrings|Stillen CBE|Eclipse AVN726E In Dash DVD/NAV|Clear Bra|H&R Spacers 15/20|Hankook Ventus V-12's 275/35 & 305/30

mikeTO

Anyone in GTA see the article in the Star today? The Hankooks came off pretty well:

Three perfect tires for every budget | Wheels.ca

FricFrac

Just wondering what spacers you went with with the 275 and 305s. Also did you consider the S-Drives instead of the V12s? Now that you have the V12s do you think the S-Drives would be comparable. I'm running S-Drives on my 280ZX and I really like them but the V12s and the Ecstas are my other choice..... all three seem like the best bang for the buck....

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'09 370Z - '93 300ZX Vert - '83 280ZX - '83 280ZXT -'81 280ZXT stroker - '72 240Z - Stillen CBE, HFC, G3, Grounding Kit, Sways // Swift Spring // H&R 15mm // 5% Tint // Clear Bra //

Azroadster

I'm runnihg H&R spacers. I can't off the top of my head remember the designation for the type I have, but they required that I change out the lugs to correspondingly longer lugs so that the amount of lug protuding from the spacer is the same as stock. They are not the bolt on type. They are also hubcentric, which was very important to me. I am using 15mm in front and 20mm in back. I purchased them from Stillen.

The Discount Tire that mounted my tires last month was very hesitant to touch my car because of the spacers until they saw that they were first rate, hubcentric and used the longer lugs. I highly recommend the H&R's if you are looking at spacers.

AZ

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AZ Roadster
'09 Base|Chicane Yellow|TSW Nurburgrings|Stillen CBE|Eclipse AVN726E In Dash DVD/NAV|Clear Bra|H&R Spacers 15/20|Hankook Ventus V-12's 275/35 & 305/30

FricFrac

And how do they compare to the Yokohama S-Drives?

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'09 370Z - '93 300ZX Vert - '83 280ZX - '83 280ZXT -'81 280ZXT stroker - '72 240Z - Stillen CBE, HFC, G3, Grounding Kit, Sways // Swift Spring // H&R 15mm // 5% Tint // Clear Bra //