Anyone tried the Hankook Ventus V12 series?

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nogoodname

forgestars are in thier own league of crappiness

Togo

I'm only speaking structurally on the forgestars.. their customer service is nearly as bad as 360Forged



And to their credit.. Forgestar eventually ships.. 360Forged however has a record of not even shipping.. so I guess the 4k for wheels that never show is worse than 1.5k for wheels that show but just 6 months late... and with 360 forged they have a record of shipping orders that were place as 19x9.5 & 19x10.5 but instead ship 18X8.5 and 18x10.5 while so far forgestar did eventually ship the correct sizes...


My point being that crap comes in expensive prices and cheap prices and that just because one is more expensive it doesn't mean it's any better.

I'll take Volk or Vossen for the $2k-4k price range over the $4k-6k range for 360Forged and have just as good a wheel

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NewYorkJon34

If the hankooks are not that good, is there a better tire out there for around 200-300 that I should consider? I dont plan on going to the track.

DIGItonium

Anymore owner experiences? As long as the Hankooks are meet or exceed the stock tires, I don't mind getting them. Is the Ventus V12 is quieter than the stock tires?

Heck, I've not ordered the tires yet... not till I'm certain about the fate of my stock Sport wheels.

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Caravanshaka

I've got about 2k miles on mine.

My impressions:
dry Grip - at least as good as stock, might be a tiny bit more sidewall flex, but overall I am happy with the traction.
wet confidence - definitely better than stock in the rain, I feel a lot more confident on these tires
Noise - after putting my stock wheels/tires back on for a few days since I am getting my wheels powdercoated, I gotta say that the stock are quite a bit louder than the V12's
Overall - will definitely buy again, fantastic tire for the $$

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antennahead

Did you notice much difference in steering response going to a 255 up front?

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soccerboi1

I just replaced my stock tires with these and I couldn't be happier. They perform above and beyond my expectations. I was going to buy the stock tires again till a guy from the dealership told me to give the hankooks a try. They perform much better than the potenzas, plus they are noticeably quieter. sin

**price didnt matter to me since I own my own business, but buying a product thats "better" and "cheaper" is a no brainer, Dont have to be rich to be smart.

soccerboi1

I just replaced my stock tires with these and I couldn't be happier. They perform above and beyond my expectations. I was going to buy the stock tires again till a guy from the dealership told me to give the hankooks a try. They perform much better than the potenzas, plus they are noticeably quieter.

speedworks

Anyone have these and drive them in the cold weather? I want to make sure they don't have the OEM scrapping/frozen/grinding issue. Let me know, thanks.

CrownR426

Um...
No...
Out stockies are way better than the hankook's.
If you track you'd know the huge difference.
If price is a huge factor, I guess the hankook's are worth it.

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TBSS2008

Thank you for stating that as I just purchased the Nitto NT05 and absolutely love them. I was starting to think wait a minute the Hankook's have a higher tread life then both the Bridgestone’s and the NT05 and they perform better then the Bridgestone Potenza's?

The NT05's grip really well when taking a hard corner and basically just grip well no matter how hard I push my Z. At high speeds the NT05 track much better then the Bridgestone Potenza's. I thought Bridgestone’s were a bit twitchy at high speed. NT05's are actually less harsh over rough streets as well. Got a winner here! Now we will see how long they last. I got 19,500 out of the Bridgestone's, yeah I drive a lot.

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tbonesteak

hahahah i cant believe i just saw this thread. joeD not this again. We've been there done that with your "i'll stick to the expensive stuff" from that falken thread. Dude....if 99% of the consensus is in disagreement with you maybe you need to start re-evaluating yourself. But then again, since u dont live paycheck to paycheck i guess you're better than all of us so it doesnt matter in the end.

speedoflife

JoeD has been banned for a good bit over a month....

tbonesteak

haha sorry damn i've been so busy with work that i haven't been able to focus on all these threads!