Anyone tried the Hankook Ventus V12 series?

spearfish25

I had 265F/285R Ventus V12s installed a couple weeks ago. I've noticed a slight shimmy in my steering wheel between about 60-80mph. I was chalking it up to the road surface but I just swapped to my winter tires and the shimmy is gone. I guess I'll get the tires rebalanced but I recall reading some threads about the Hankooks being lop-sided. Sigh...if rebalancing doesn't fix this, it's last cheapo tire I buy. If it wasn't for the shimmy, I'd give them pretty high marks so far.



*** Had them rebalanced at another installer and all four tires/wheels were 2 or more ounces off and the weights were in the completely wrong spots. Waiting a couple weeks for the weather to shape up here and then I'll see if that fixed the shimmy...but I can't see how it wouldn't. The first installer should be run out of the business.

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m4a1mustang

Interesting. I never had that issue.

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nghivinhton

I ordered my HK v12 today and i was just doing the search to see if i made a good choice. So far i think i am reassured that i have not made a bad decision going that route.

My tires will arrive at Discount-Tire in 3-4 business days and i'll put them on

dichoi

Probably the best bang for your buck daily driver tire in terms of modest performance and wear, but by no means is it a high performance tire. Wore out a set and went to re-11's which I've been extremely happy with. Actually got more miles out of the re-11 as well. I have a set of rs3 on order because I wanted to be able to flip flop tires again.

nghivinhton

So i've been driving the Hankook for a day or so now, and i gotta save i'm very pleased with the performance. I am not a crazy driver to go fast and take sharp corner but i do drive a good distance

The drive is a lot smoother than the stock tires (i may be biased cuz my stock tires were worn when i bought my Z at around 18k miles)
But regardless, i drive 50 miles round-trip just for work, and i had not felt any discomfort with them so far. They do not give any crazy feeling or do not urge me to give more gas, but they could be fun if i wanna go out of the line a bit

Like everyone said, i think they're fun tires if you do drive some good distance like i do, and for the value, you cannot go wrong with them

ReflectingG0d

After 800 miles on these tires, hydroplaning became a major issue. I stopped to inspect the tires and they are COMPLETELY BALD! I have had these tires for one month and they already need to be replaced! My last set were Yokohama S-Drive and they lasted a year on the same car, same driving conditions. This is inexcusable. I started a claim with tirerack and their response was "there is no treadwear warranty because it is a high performance tire" so the rep contacted Hankook to see if they would offer something as a courtesy since 4 week tire life is awful, along with pictures and proof of recent purchase and Hankook offered me a 30% credit once the tires are returned...just 30%.

If you enjoy throwing money out the window or frequent conversations with your selected installer, these tires are for you! You can do both, monthly!

I will never put a set of Hankooks on my car ever again, and I won't recommend anyone else does either. Absolute garbage and their service is just as bad.



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nissan11z

good tires for the price i got 16000 miles before i hit tread warning on inside of rears ............. i keep psi at 35 but when i put new ones on im going to keep it at 40 see if they last little longer like some people say....

NorthStyle

When's the last time you had an alignment or even checked your current specs? The only time I've had tread life that bad was when my alignment was COMPLETELY out of spec after changing all of the front suspension arms on my GS430.

ReflectingG0d

The day the tires went on. They wore down perfectly even.

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JARblue

lol 4 weeks and they look like that? I know the V12s suck but they can't possibly be that bad. How many times did you smoke those tires to eat up 8/32" of tread in 4 weeks (and how many miles)?

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ReflectingG0d

They lasted 800 miles, city and highway. I was able to get a 40% refund from tirerack, but the tires don't have a treadwear warranty so they said it was a "goodwill" credit. They were literally useless before my $100 rebate even arrived.

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ReflectingG0d

I will never buy Hankook again, but to each their own.

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xxAGAVExx

Loved my PSS, I've got the V12s now, definitely not as good, but a decent everyday tire. Gonna try re 11s next


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felix0121

Having been equipped with the V12 EVO2, I am satisfied with them on my daily driving. ^^

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ReflectingG0d

Enjoy them while they last

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