bud-weis

thinking of putting some new tyres on the rear of the saff,and have seen the 235/40/17 Kumho Ecsta on a few big power cars,anybody have any opinions of them?

or other recommendations?

ellicoss

Had some on my 3dr mate i they was ok

dave cos4x4

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i was looking on mytryes the other day and the ame put me off even though they were more expensive than some top name tyres,dunlop,pirelli etc...

would rather pay that bit more and have a really good tyre.

richard_syko

Wear is not amazing but pretty good all-rounder.

dave cos4x4

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www.mytyres.co.uk


have a look there.

gurnE

I had them on my saph and thought they were pretty good.

Not quite as much outright grip as the Yokos they replaced but a more progressive break away.

I'd have them again

bud-weis

what size Yoko's did you replace them with? were they Paradas? i had 215's on my old saff and they were very good,admittedly i have more power now and they were shite in the wet,but i'd like some good grip

dave cos4x4

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suppose any tyres in the wet on a 2wd would not be good.

bigjim172000

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i was also impressed with them. More than can be said for my flakens i have now.

gurnE

I had Yoko A539's before the Kumho

Si B

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I have them on the back of my M3.

I DO NOT like them.


I have Pirelli P Zero Rossos on the front of the M3, and the turn in and front end grip is far superior wet or dry than the rear. They frankly frighten me.

All IMHO, but for me it's a thumbs down

Si

rapidcossie

you get diff compounds of the kumhos...the super softs are meant to be good but wont last long...

OldDan

I borrow some wheels for a few week and had these tyres on the front, They seemed alright to be fair!

But I've recently got Goodyear Hydragrips on the front, and they feel really good.

Definatly my next tyre, or two Toyo Proxes, as I had these on the 17s, and was also impressed.

Toyos seem to offer good value for money, £33 a corner from MyTyres in my size. They grip really well too.

Yet to test the HydraGrips on track, but we'll see what they're like in two weeks.

BigErn

ABSOLUTE CACK!!!! (IMO)

Had them on my stage 3 2wd, not nice. Used to break traction in 3rd on a hot summers day. Wet would spin up in 4th at 90mph as soon as it came on full boost.

Cheap tyre means you get exactly what you pay for.

I swear by Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres, by far the superior grip on any road condition. Police all over the country run them on their "performance" cars, T5s etc.

Great tyre and they wear pretty well too.

My 2wd would hardly spin in 2nd in the dry (unless you made it of course) and a little in 3rd in the wet.

Made the car feel far faster!!

bud-weis

i've gone for Yoko Paradas all round......on my old saff (about 380bhp 2wd) they would only break traction in the dry in first so hopefully they'll be good for this car too