Has anyone tried these? I was looking on tirerack.com and these were the cheapest Ultra High Performance tire they had for my T.A.(245/50 R16). At $86 you cant beat that! Check out the customer comments at: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/kumho/ku_712.jsp

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Ron Strayhorne
91 350 V8 T.A./ MSD ignition box & wires;Flowmaster cat-back exhaust;K&N filter;Crane perf. coil; semi-polished engine;Random Technology cat sitting in the garage til I can afford the other one;Pro-built stage 3 tranny in the mail...cant wait!!!

Best 1/4 mile time: 13.8@ Speedworld Motorplex (used to be called Phoenix Raceway Park). I was so excited I forgot the mph.

 

I'm running the Z-rated on the front (like the ones in the pic) and I like them....they seem better then the 255/50ZR Falkens I have on the rear....

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'91 Z28 1LE; 355, Sportsman II heads, Edelbrock TPI w/ 58mm TB, Tremec TKO 5-speed, 3.73's & much, much more

 

I also have them on the front. You can't go wrong for the price. Seem like they are lasting a good long time.

 

Great tire for the money.

 

You can get spend $3 a piece less in the same size on the Yokohama Avid T-4's. It's an awesome all around quality tire at a pretty cheap price. I am pretty happy with mine (got the 235/55/16 factory size for even less). That was my choice after extensive comparing, I too didn't want to spend a lot and I believe it is a better tire. Do you really need the Z rating? I didn't.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/yokohama/yo_avidt4.jsp

 

I need the Z rating

 

The way I drive on these European roads, I need the z rating also!

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Ron Strayhorne
91 350 V8 T.A./ MSD ignition box & wires;Flowmaster cat-back exhaust;K&N filter;Crane perf. coil; semi-polished engine;Random Technology cat sitting in the garage til I can afford the other one;Pro-built stage 3 tranny in the mail...cant wait!!!

Best 1/4 mile time: 13.8@ Speedworld Motorplex (used to be called Phoenix Raceway Park). I was so excited I forgot the mph.

 

I had them for a little while and didn't like them much. The price isn't bad at all though. I have Falkens now and am very happy.

 

I have them on my car and I' highly recommend them. They're great wet or dry.

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'86 IROC 5-speed
305 LG4
edelbrock performer rpm intake
edelbrock 600 cfm carb
msd pro billet hei
'95 3.23 rearend
hotchkis rear suspension

 

i used to have summer job as tire monkey 10 years ago and that shop sold kumho tires. quality of kumho's from monkey point of view was great. if wheel was german made or brand new aluminum, there was no need for extra weights. now i have 255/50 falkens on the back and those are slippery as **ll on dry surface but makes right noise and good smoke

-P

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Pontiac Trans Am GTA'89

CC1 GW6 G80 JG1 L98 MXO N64 WS6 822

mods: firebird '89 four spoke steering wheel and i'm still not running low 13's yet!

 

That is the way they installed on my Sebring.

 

that's why it's called DAIMLER-chrysler

anyway i still prefer straight forward style of american cars over the germans quality. it's called "nothing beats cubic inches"

-P

 

I have 4 sitting out on my patio (245/50 16). I was waiting to get my 3.73 and posi in so I could ruin the current tread and then get the new ones on. I've heard nothing but good things about these tires and from the looks, I think I'll be another believer.

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, Jon (350 TBI!)
91 Red My website

 

They are great tires! Cheap and go great! I pulled a 2.05 60ft with them on my stock 91Z. My boddy has the 255's on his 87 Z51 vette and pulled 1.9 on the 60fts.

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'91 Z28 L98
Flowmaster
Free Mods
16" Epic Rims (Hate 'em)

 

I have these Kumho 712's in 245/45-16 and I love them. I cann't imagine ever going to a different tire.

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Bill Rockhold
92 Camaro RS, 305 TBI M5 F41
SCCA Solo2

 

I have been really happy with them.I ran the Dunlop 5000's and a set of Michelin Pilots before I got the Kumhos. Since the swap to the Kumho 712's,I haven't used anything else.There are a lot of Stangs and Camaros running around here with Kumhos. The road race comp tire from Kumho was rated as the best tire in its class for the money.

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'91 RS 5.0 TBI
New paint-solid black
ROH Snyper wheels-17x9 wrapped in 275/40/17
Eibach sportline springs
ASCD SS hood, High-rise Z-28 spoiler,
Hooker super comp headers,dual 3" exhaust,two 1-chamber Flomasters,Iroc sway bars,wonderbar,140 Iroc gauge cluster,Iroc steering box,Auto meter gauges,dual guage A-piller pods,open air filter,AFPR,smog delete
TBI mods,180* thermostat,
383 stroker in the works

President-Austin 3rd Gen F-body c.c.
Austin 3rd Gen F-body c.c. message board at
www.hpsmotorsports.net
See my car and others at www.ride4life.net

 

i got em. but one blew on the highway on the way home the day after they were mounted. tirerack started to give me a hard time and i about lost it w/ the lady on the phone. i got my new tire within the week and no word from them, and no problems w/ the tires since
dont grip close to my old yoka's but cant beat the price

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89 Trans Am
jet black w/ silver flake
suncoast ram-air hood
ASAI aerowing
centerline trigons
SLP headers, flowmaster.
Viper 550esp w/ rem start
Grant GT, all Kenwood.
BMR adj.phr, lca's, lca brackets, sfc's, jamex springs, PSC front end,
tci starter, 3.73 gears,
Auburn posi

 

Really? I can beleive that in Germany but not in the UK with our speed cameras and variable speed limits Guess I'm jealous I'm near the M25.

Thats a good time! Are you going to the Euronats this weekend? It's at Santa Pod. Good to see someone else from Britain on here!


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'86 Iroc ZZ4
Best Run 13.8 @ 100mph
I told you to blow the bloody doors off!
The British Firebird/Camaro Site

 

if you want some pretty good reviews on tires, go to www.tirerack.com and under each tire it will have user reviews of the tire. most high performance tire reviews are by people who own porches, F-bodies, or M-series beemers, and they drive them pretty hard. But yea, everyone there said the kuhmo tires are very good, especially for the price.. its a korean tire btw, thought someone earlier said german, maby im wrong

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83 Z28--not a pretty site, sold thank goodness

74 Z28-- 383/400, green on black. pretty clean. FOR SALE!!!

 

I've confirmed it. Got the tires on and a wheel balance with alignment for hard street use (in the tech articles or FAQ I believe). These tires rock! I had my 4 friends in the car and they hook a LOT better than the dunlop sp8000's. As for hot day dry traction, I have yet to really compare since it's been wet for a few days. Definatly worth the sub $400 price tag shipped!!!
Pictures are in my new post on these tires.

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, Jon (350 TBI!)
91 Red My website

 

Chuck you have a Sebring too? I have a 98Lxi and it's been a POS!. Replaced the transmission 1000 miles after warrenty ran out that was $2200.00, Brake Pads and Rotors have been an endless problem. New tires because it had crappy *** Goodyears on it that last for maybe 10,000miles that was $600.00. Had 2 recall notices on the Door Body Panels falling off and the Lower Balljoints that were so bad they had to replace both lower A-Arms. And now the Power Steering Rack is leaking fluid and that's gonna cost $825.00(parts)$365.00(labor). The sad thing is I've only had it for just over a year. I wrote Chrysler a nasty e-mail and they responded by saying "That's for letting us know because that helps us improve our quality. But sorry about your luck". I was so pissed. I hope you've had better luck with yours. jobryan26

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