Hankook V12 longevity

kenchan · 05-03-2011, 09:15 PM

wow... even on my dd's Fusion tires (bridgestone) i can only get max 17-18K.

professordave runs v12's and he seems to be pretty happy with them.

m4a1mustang · 05-03-2011, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

wow... even on my dd's Fusion tires (bridgestone) i can only get max 17-18K.

professordave runs v12's and he seems to be pretty happy with them.

I had them on my Z for a while and they aren't a bad street tire. They are ridiculously awesome in the wet. In the dry you give up a bit of grip and a lot of feel over the Potenzas, but they are still better than most all of the all-seasons out there and are a good budget summer tire with reasonable life expectancy. Will I ever buy them again? No. But if you don't want to spend a lot they are not a bad tire.

kenchan · 05-03-2011, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I had them on my Z for a while and they aren't a bad street tire. They are ridiculously awesome in the wet. In the dry you give up a bit of grip and a lot of feel over the Potenzas, but they are still better than most all of the all-seasons out there and are a good budget summer tire with reasonable life expectancy. Will I ever buy them again? No. But if you don't want to spend a lot they are not a bad tire.

sounds like a fair review!

Nikon FM · 05-03-2011, 10:50 PM

I got about 18k miles out of mine (V12s) due to tire height being less than OEM. The inside has worn down to the wear strip whereas the outside has about 16 mils left before the wear strip.

I'd highly recommend getting an alignment done when going non OEM size/height.

KusoSama · 07-10-2011, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I had them on my Z for a while and they aren't a bad street tire. They are ridiculously awesome in the wet. In the dry you give up a bit of grip and a lot of feel over the Potenzas, but they are still better than most all of the all-seasons out there and are a good budget summer tire with reasonable life expectancy. Will I ever buy them again? No. But if you don't want to spend a lot they are not a bad tire.

I don't think I could justify buying them again for me but I went with OE sizes. I bet if you go with narrower sizes and stretched the sidewall to stiffen it, they'd be a ton better. As they sit now, they're the squishiest tire I've driven between my 370 and the EVO X MR I previously had.

05-03-2011, 10:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nikon FM Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Snoqualmie WA Posts: 973 Drives: 03 996TT Porsche Rep Power: 608	I got about 18k miles out of mine (V12s) due to tire height being less than OEM. The inside has worn down to the wear strip whereas the outside has about 16 mils left before the wear strip. I'd highly recommend getting an alignment done when going non OEM size/height. __________________ Buddy Revell: "One man's sooner is another man's later"

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	wow... even on my dd's Fusion tires (bridgestone) i can only get max 17-18K. professordave runs v12's and he seems to be pretty happy with them.