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A good tyre sales person will do two things.Firstly they will look at your old tyres (they are like a diary of your driving habits and your car's strengths and weaknesses (to someone who knows what to look for).Secondly, they should ask you some questions about how happy you've been with your existing tyres, any special needs you might have, your expectations from your car for the future and so on.
Quote from: surferdude on June 11, 2010, 06:14:17A good tyre sales person will do two things.Firstly they will look at your old tyres (they are like a diary of your driving habits and your car's strengths and weaknesses (to someone who knows what to look for).Secondly, they should ask you some questions about how happy you've been with your existing tyres, any special needs you might have, your expectations from your car for the future and so on.Well it must be a lot different in Australia compared to the UK. I have driven over 1.8 Million miles in about 40 years of driving and must have bought a few tyres in that time, never once have I been asked any questions at all.
I believe the 15" Kumhos on the base model (SX) are fairly ordinary but I found the 16" ones on the the SLX at least acceptable.. Suprised to hear you say the 17" ones on the top model SR are sub standard snowcherry What is wrong with them apart from some tyre noise?
When my originals had to be replace, see posting elsewhere on site, they were replaced with the same - Hanook Optima 415'sNow the originals where made in Korea whereas the new ones are made in Hungary.I think my replaced one are better than the originals and they are an exact replacement.
Trev.. I was told Kumho and Hankook are basically the same tyre coming out of different doors of the same Korean Manufacturer....Does that fit with what you know..
17's!! 18's and up is where its all at man! i personally wouldnt put anything less than a 18'' on an i30 it will look silly and small or have too much sidewall
yer that has happened here with dads work truck... the factory fitted tyres are made in japan! the replacements are exactly the same, same brand, same model just made here and he says they make the car wonder, are noisier and handle worse... and the other guys with the utes say the same thing
1/ All radials have the bulge at the bottom and it would be the same, regardless of brand, given the same tyre pressure. It's a design feature which helps give a better footprint (grip) on the road.
Hi Snowcherry...Have you got a note to explain your absence please The only thing I can add to what Trev says is that the i30 is better than the 2008 model Mazda 3 and Mitsubishi Lancer .......
Quote from: surferdude on July 14, 2010, 08:58:341/ All radials have the bulge at the bottom and it would be the same, regardless of brand, given the same tyre pressure. It's a design feature which helps give a better footprint (grip) on the road.i sort of knew that, it just seems more obvious on the 17's, and i have more bulge on the front than the back even though the pressure is the same. maybe because the weight is more in the front? i'm not sure it's because the car is heavier overall as i don't seem to notice it on my fathers XR6. i think he might have 16" or 17" as well. cheers
Hankook Optimo K415 205/55R16 91H
on the SX diesel there is 840kgs on the front axle and 490kgs on the back axle with a FULL tank of fuel... thats some pretty chronic weight distrubution... (yes i weighed it on the freshly calibrated weigh bridge at work)
to me the stock Kumho's are ok i had 15" for 15,000k then picked up some new SLX mags with brand new Kumho's same as the 15" . could not notice a great deal of difference just at speeds steering felt slightly better. but i'm just useing car for transport not racing it.