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ZoomVT
07-01-2005, 04:59 PM
Im about to get this tires. what does everyone think?
Would you recommend them?
Probably most important for me is grip in wet surface, we dont get tons of rain here in VT but the roads are so bad that water accumulates a lot and i end up hydro for long distances.
BlueMonsta
07-19-2005, 02:11 PM
1010tires has reviews.
Its pretty good from what I hear, but I don't have these tires so I can't say anything.
RedRaptor
07-25-2005, 08:10 PM
I have them and I like them. They are on my summer RX8 rims. Eventho they are all seasons, they won't be seeing any snow/ice. They are very stable in wet and dry. They are more than adequate for a frequently spirited driver.
Mike R
07-25-2005, 08:15 PM
I had them on my old rims. Good tire. Great in the rain.
jophus14
07-25-2005, 08:47 PM
I got them last year & I love them. The front tires are starting dull out for me though. They ran me $460 total with an alignment.
Sylent_Snyper
07-28-2005, 02:05 PM
I was reading a mag the other day and saw a pic of a guy smoking his tires. The thing that caught my eye was that they smoked red. Probably the coolest looking burnout i ever saw. The print says it was a pair of kumhos. Anybody hear/see such a thing anywhere else... and is this true of all kumho tires??
goldwing2000
07-28-2005, 02:10 PM
Smoked red? (scratch)

Mine smoke white just like any other tire. (smoke)
Sylent_Snyper
07-29-2005, 10:50 AM
Smoked red? (scratch)

Mine smoke white just like any other tire. (smoke)
yup, Modified Mag... page 184 top right pic. Caption reads "Kumho's new tires produce red smoke...what color is next?"
I heard somebody saying soemthing about it a week or 2 ago, but thought nothing of it until i saw that pic.
goldwing2000
07-29-2005, 10:58 AM
That's freaky. Can you post the pic?
Gambino
07-29-2005, 11:14 AM
I would also like to see that.....I never gave these much thought for some reason. compare them to nitto neo gens anybody? (thats what I decided on)
Gambino
07-29-2005, 11:48 AM
wow.....the ecsta asx has a 420 treadwear.....
goldwing2000
07-29-2005, 12:00 PM
wow.....the ecsta asx has a 420 treadwear.....

Yep. That's the biggest reason I bought them.
Gambino
07-29-2005, 12:02 PM
the choices....the nitto only has 280 treadwear, but seeing as how i am not going to have those tires/rims on my car all the time, I think 280 will be ok
goldwing2000
07-29-2005, 12:08 PM
My Good-For-A-Years had a 280 and they only lasted 15,000 miles (and sucked much before that).

I've got 13,000 on the Kumhos and they still look almost new.
Sylent_Snyper
07-29-2005, 12:11 PM
That's freaky. Can you post the pic?
ask and u shall receive (usa)
goldwing2000
07-29-2005, 12:21 PM
ask and u shall receive (usa)

Thanks!

Even more weird.

Something tells me it's not tire smoke, though. I dunno... call me a skeptic but there has to be more to the story than meets the eye.

Nice rack on the model holding the umbrella. (naughty) Joyce Lex?
Sylent_Snyper
07-29-2005, 12:41 PM
I just emailed Kumho USA and with any luck I will get a response very soon. Ya gotta figure they should know!
Gambino
07-29-2005, 12:45 PM
that is pretty cool. I know its a stupid reason, but if thats true i may have to get those.....that combined with 420 treadwear = kickass tire
Sylent_Snyper
07-29-2005, 12:55 PM
that is pretty cool. I know its a stupid reason, but if thats true i may have to get those.....that combined with 420 treadwear = kickass tire
I think its a very good reason 2 get them, since they appear 2 be a good tire. Anybody have any experience with the ECSTA SPT?? Very nice looking tire!
Gambino
07-29-2005, 12:56 PM
just keep me posted when you hear back from kumho!
Sylent_Snyper
07-29-2005, 01:00 PM
just keep me posted when you hear back from kumho!
absolutely!
goldwing2000
07-29-2005, 01:06 PM
that is pretty cool. I know its a stupid reason, but if thats true i may have to get those.....that combined with 420 treadwear = kickass tire

The picture doesn't say it's the Ecsta ASX, it just says "Kumho's new tires". In fact, it's probably not. It's probably some hi-po tire like the MX or Supra.

Oddly enough, Kumho does call the ASX an "ultra high performance" tire. That's pretty cool.
Gambino
07-29-2005, 01:12 PM
The picture doesn't say it's the Ecsta ASX, it just says "Kumho's new tires". In fact, it's probably not. It's probably some hi-po tire like the MX or Supra.

Oddly enough, Kumho does call the ASX an "ultra high performance" tire. That's pretty cool.

thats what I thought too. Is the ASX pretty sticky? I bet the nitto has better grip, but I cant get over that 420!!! thats so good.
goldwing2000
07-29-2005, 01:12 PM
Just found some more information (including a video!).

Looks like it's a legit tire, but definitely not an ASX.

http://www.ihra.com/streetwarriorz/news/2005/0708kumho_red_smoke_tires.htm

It's a derivative of the MX tire (as I suspected) and will also be available in a blue smoke version. (2thumbs)
Gambino
07-29-2005, 01:17 PM
that video is sweet. SOmeone buy me those tires!
Sylent_Snyper
07-29-2005, 09:36 PM
Just found some more information (including a video!).

Looks like it's a legit tire, but definitely not an ASX.

http://www.ihra.com/streetwarriorz/news/2005/0708kumho_red_smoke_tires.htm

It's a derivative of the MX tire (as I suspected) and will also be available in a blue smoke version. (2thumbs)
My hat goes off 2 u and ur detective skills!!! The video just puts it over the top. (yippy)
FemGearHead
07-29-2005, 10:08 PM
I have the ASX's on my Probe and I love them. I will be putting them on my 3 when I need new tires. I don't have one single complaint about the tires, other than I wish they ran a little less expensive. lol.
ZoomVT
07-30-2005, 09:42 PM
i agree with you. they are great and i'll keep buying them from now on.
they are not bad pricewise though.
17" were at 81 and 18" at 93 on tirerack.com