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Just bought 2new rears for the saph 2wd lattice and it feels like a bowl of jelly !!
The side wall flexes around far too much and I can feel the chassis moving around on them.
I feel gutted as they get good ratings .
Im going back to Dunlops as they were on the car working lovely.
Anyone had this on v12s?

Mike

DAN400

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same with me too,
felt that bad I thought there was something wrong with the car,
I had to put them on the front and t1r toyos on the back ,
I would nt be a big fan of the toyos put there a hell of a lot better than the hankooks

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Interesting and strange Ive seen lots of positive comments online in various sizes.
Im going with Dunlops seem a very good tyre I should of stuck to the previous owners choice but we try these things . Now I know lol.

XR4iSilver

Firestone and Michelin pilots are the ones i had on the saff and think firstones where the best ones

JayCC

I find the same thing with Toyo's, the sidewall flex took a while to get used to.

If you're saying they seem weaker than Toyo's, they must feel like driving on jelly!!

Slaney21

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Had to replace a hankook v12 on my focus last week as the sidewall had a bulge! Tyre had covered about 6-800 miles at the most.

Wasn't happy

Thrush

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I've got 215/45/17 V12 Evo's on mine, and I love them! Virtually unstickable in the warm and dry, and are also great in the wet. Granted my car doesn't have much power or torque, but still, even when I try to get the arse out, the grip is almost too much for it!

Not the quietest tyres ever, but comfortable, grippy, good rain/water dispersal. I've been perfectly happy with them

iansoutham

Had this problem on ToyoT1-R tyres on my 4be. All over the place with sidewall flex, took them off after a couple of hundred miles and gave them to someone else to wear out. Have now (much later on), got the same tyres fitted in Extra Load variety and they work properly as they have a naturally stiffer sidewall.

Might be worth seeing if you can get XL versions of whatever you go for.

Thrush

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That's a good point. Mine might be the XL's. Will have a look later

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Unfortunately I still have the tyres on the car but not for much longer as its very dangerous in my opinion.
After a long drive visiting family in cornwall on the way home in lane 1 on the M4 i had a horrible moment in the rutts on the motorway . Changing from lane 2 to 1 the car came very unstable and correcting this was impossible it just kept counteracting what I did when trying to keep it straight.
Scared the shit out of me if Im honest and the car behind saw it too . Like a bowl of jelly and some icecream mixed in too ..... It swayed left to right about 6 times totally out of control and is down to these tyres period.

I know rutts in roads can do this but this was in another league altogether.