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tacbear
04-10-2005, 04:32 PM
Kumho KH-11's (don't laugh), these are Kumho's newest tires for Sport Compact's and they where right at the top of the tire tests done by the Tire Rack so I gave them a try. At $87.00 ea it was a No-Brainer. I think they are a good looking tire and they are rated very high in the test for wet traction and dry traction. In the real world they are 10x better than the Continental's that came on the car, in the rain and the dry and they are also more quiet. I would highly recommend them to anyone that has a Sport Compact.
SphyNxXx
04-11-2005, 03:54 PM
Im really thinking about going with Kumhos on my C5 too. You can pick up a Kumho MX EMT tire for around $170ish each for my fronts and $230ish for the rear. Thats pretty good for a set of runflats.
Scothew
04-11-2005, 03:56 PM
They look really good Whitt! Directional and side specific I assume.
tacbear
04-11-2005, 06:15 PM
They look really good Whitt! Directional and side specific I assume.
:metal:
QWKSNKE
04-11-2005, 07:50 PM
Did yours have the Continental's like the 04's?
99LS1
04-11-2005, 08:07 PM
87 each for those? what size? I paid like 76 for the 712s. But they suck.
tacbear
04-11-2005, 08:24 PM
Did yours have the Continental's like the 04's?


Yes, and the Kumho's are so much better. This is how Tire Rack rated them on a scale of 1-10:

$87.00--Kumho KH11-Dry-8.7/Wet-8.3/Hydroplane Resis.-8.2/Cornering-8.4/Steering-8.3/Ride-8.1/Noise-7.8/TreadWear-7.7/Avg-8.1875

$110.00-Continentals-Dry-7.8/Wet-6.4/HydroplaneResis.-6.2/Cornering-7.4/Steering-7.4/Ride-6.4/Noise-5.8/TreadWear-5.5/Avg.-6.6125

The best tire tested Averaged about a 8.8 and cost $230.00
tacbear
04-11-2005, 08:25 PM
87 each for those? what size? I paid like 76 for the 712s. But they suck.


215/45-17's
Ponygirl
04-11-2005, 08:28 PM
Kumho KH-11's (don't laugh), these are Kumho's newest tires for Sport Compact's and they where right at the top of the tire tests done by the Tire Rack so I gave them a try. At $87.00 ea it was a No-Brainer. I think they are a good looking tire and they are rated very high in the test for wet traction and dry traction. In the real world they are 10x better than the Continental's that came on the car, in the rain and the dry and they are also more quiet. I would highly recommend them to anyone that has a Sport Compact.
Quieter sounds good. I am glad to see that Marsha's car is dirty like mine :nice:
tacbear
04-11-2005, 08:31 PM
Quieter sounds good. I am glad to see that Marsha's car is dirty like mine :nice:


Yes it is yellow w/pollen.
Ponygirl
04-15-2005, 04:03 PM
Yes it is yellow w/pollen.
:werd: Yellow pollen + Sonic Blue Focus= Green Focus. :D
NightHawk756
06-16-2005, 08:36 AM
Yes it is yellow w/pollen.

.......and the wheels are black with brake dust(see pic), and filthy from road grime on the rear(see pic). :poke:
FastRedPonyCar
06-29-2005, 08:49 AM
Look good. kumhos are hte best bang for the buck. I'll be needing new shoes here before the year's over.
tacbear
07-01-2005, 05:25 PM
Look good. kumhos are hte best bang for the buck. I'll be needing new shoes here before the year's over.


The KH11's tamed "The Dragon" according to Marsha Andretti!!
QWKSNKE
09-16-2006, 07:41 PM
How are these tires doing a year later Whit?

We are in need for some on our focus now.
QWKSNKE
09-16-2006, 07:41 PM
I can't find them anywhere. Are they still made?
tacbear
09-16-2006, 08:21 PM
I can't find them anywhere. Are they still made?

We got them from either Discount Tire Direct or the Tire Rack. They are about half worn at 15,000 miles, so I think we will get 30,000 out of them! They are excellent in the rain for sure!!
QWKSNKE
09-16-2006, 08:44 PM
EDIT. Found them

They are $101ea now. That's more expensive than the mx's