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im looking to get new tires. im looking at the kumho mx's. i have the falken azenis right now. can anyone give me some feedback on the kumho's? thank you.

 
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I have kumho powerstar 758's they're pretty much the cheap of cheap tires. I've had them for 2years now. At first they were amazing in the rain I mean really nice grip. They still have PLENTY of tread left but they just don't seem to hold up well in the rain anymore 30K miles later. I tiptoe in curves now in the rain. Dry traction is very good. The tires you want are much better than mine but as company I think kumho is great budget tire that performs as you would like. Thats my 2 cents.

 
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I absolutely loved the MXs. I found them to be much more adhesive than the Azenis once they heated up... they lasted much longer than the Azenis before they overheated.
Both the azenis and the Mx have their plusses and minuses.
THe Azenis is a straight dry tire, its got stiffer sidewalls and better cold traction
The MX has more flexible sidewalls (they're fiberglass not steel), better in the rain (since they have a directional tread) and they have much better resistance to overheating.

 
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Are you talkin about the 615's or 215's? I have the 615's and they'r really not that bad in the rain! but I do agree with you on their performance when they heat up, they get too greasy and literally "unsafe" after about 12-15 minutes on the track, but thats just about as long as stock brakes can handle, maybe after i upgrade to disc brakes i'll give MX'x a try since i've heard a lot of good things about them

 
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thanks for everyones input. ive also heard good things about the mx's. the thing is i really like the stiff sidewall. i have the 615's. they went to quick i mean they are almost bald and it hasnt even been a year. i dunno im going to do my research some more but if anyone else has anything to say please do.

 
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Neither of them will last very long. If you want durable tires, pick something else.

 
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Any tire that has good wet surface traction will wear faster - that's just the trade-off you have to live with because the rubber is softer and has better grip. A long lasting tire will consist of a harder rubber and suffer from poor road surface grip.

 
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Depends on the driving you do, i like the Kumho Ecsta SPTs cause its cheap ($56 on tirerack) and they grip nice on dry and wet traction. I do alot of canyon/touge runs and they handle with minimal schreeching and as for daily driving its smooth and quiet.

 
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I find that Kumhos wear pretty fast. I haven't used their new line but i have the 712 Supras and they get noisy fast. They grip well but I don't have much to compare them to.

 
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In the spring I plan on buying Solus KH16. They get really good reviews on Tirerack for everything but winter use. (I have Michelin X-Ice so don't care about how they perform in snow).

Problem is, I live in eastern Canada and the nearest Kumho dealer sells these tires for $100 Cdn ($70US), which is an absolute rip off. That's about double what Tirerack sells them for.

If I happen to be somewhat richer before spring hits I'm gonna buy a set of Goodyear Assurance Tripletred. They're a nice looking tire and get really good reviews.

 
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^^ get a mailbox in buffalo and go pick them up!! u'll save lots $$

 
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Tire Rack has a list of installers, have them shipped to an installer in the US, drive down, install and drive back. Should be a good savings

Had 712s, wore fast-but the best wet/dry tire I ever rode on!

The Solus are very good in light snow (2" or less)

I have run many performance tires, but Kumho really impresses me.


( There is no greater feeling than looking up in your rearview mirror to see all the truckers slideing into the ditch trying to follow you in the rain)

 
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I've actually considered driving down to Maine to have them installed. I can easily get 40MPG on the highway so gas won't cost me that much. Plus the gf would love to go for the drive since she's never been to the US before.

I would prefer to get the Goodyear Tripletred.... but Santa won't get them for me.