Tyres

[twilightprotege]

Has anyone tried the Kumho Ecsta KU15 MX tyres?

see : http://www.kumho.com.au/showtyre.pip?id=30

they come in 205/45/16 for us

(but i was thinking of them for my next project - rx7 - 255/40/17 at the front, 295/30/18 at the rear)

but anyway, they look to be quite a good dry weather tyre from what i've read on the internet, but a bit ho-hum in the wet

[andrewgrazier]

they look like they wouldnt bee too bad in the wet.
never really heard anythin good about kuhmo tires thoguh
YOKOHAMA THA BEST but expensivest

i woudlt bother with reviews on the net about tires
i done that before igot mine n all ya got was people contradicting each other

[mrpayner]

See if you can get your hands on the tyre tests from this years Motor or Wheels magazines.. THen you can make your own informed decision.

AP

[twilightprotege]

yeah i was more thinking of rx7 tyres as the only other tyres available in 295/30/18 are michelins or pirelli and they cost $1000+ ea.

will see if i can get my hands on the motor mag test - thanks ap for the tip

[arden]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....Model=ECSTA+MX

i like this site for reviews.

[OFLA]

I have a mate with Kumho Ecstas and he swears by em, he wont buy anything else.

Oli

[arden]

Ive got the Ecsta 711's
pretty sticky in the dry but wen its wet, watch out!!!!!!!!!

[adelaidesp20]

I have 711's and agree with Sabrelli, excellent tyre in the dry but slips in the wet.

Mine are 205/40/17's and still have another 5000kms to go before i change. Looking at Bridgestones.

[arden]

Originally Posted by adelaidesp20

I have 711's and agree with Sabrelli, excellent tyre in the dry but slips in the wet.

Mine are 205/40/17's and still have another 5000kms to go before i change. Looking at Bridgestones.

hey how long have u had them for?
Ive had them for around 10,000 and tread is in decent shape.

[skippy]

295/30/18

295 thats standard plus another half a tyre.

Is there a wide body astina out there?

[twilightprotege]

nah those are my choice of tyres (rear) for my next car - series 6/8 rx7

[adelaidesp20]

Sabrelli, I got the wheels and tyres from a local mazda dealer selling a second hand SP20 from Victoria. Paid him $200 and swapped my stock rims as he was having a hard time selling the black SP20 with chromes in his yard. I did him a favour and I got a nice set of wheels.
I've done around 8000kms so far and as said before have about 5000kms to go before i need to replace, so am guessing that they would be close to a 30,000km tyre depending on how hard they are driven on.
I keep losing pressure of the front tyres which is real annoying. I pump them up to 35psi and come the following weekend they are down to 28-30psi. So am happy to do this until i change tyres over as I reckon there is a valve problem with them.
Also.... when I traded, my originals wheels had Federal 195/50 16's with 60% tread gone, so didnt lose out too much in the exchange.
Still have the original spare wheel with Yoko on it in the boot.