The SHITTIEST tires ever...

[StereoInstaller1]

Guys, seriously check the ratings on Generals UHP tires. I have had them on for about 8 months, running 215/40/17. I am far more impressed with these than any other cheap tire I have tried, including the 711, the 512 and (especially) the ES100s.

Continental bought General. The guy who said the 2000 was a POS is absolutely right...but these UHPs rock.

Luke

[ian e30 318is]

Yeah i probably just got a tire with a defect. Im not blaming anything on the tires. I was just pissed that the tire was fucked up. Heat of the moment. But i am definately getting some new ones.

[Kruzen]

Great tires, if only they lasted longer.

Kruzen doesn't seem to know what he's talking about, these tires are known to have more lateral grip, Mystikal claims more than his current RS-2s. Yes they have soft sidewalls, but they still have great grip.

If you did have 225s, they do hyroplane i've heard pretty easy when they get about half life, but i've had 205s and haven't had a problem.

Alright. Be it what it is, Darkwing6 and I both had the Ziex in 195's and both had horrible experiences with them and despise the tire. Did we both get a bad run with them? We're far from terrible drivers. If you're comparing the falken to a kumho, then fuck, of course its going to be 'better' but thats subjective. I would not reccomend the falken ziex to anyone in the PNW, maybe down in cali where its sunny all day, but I could have sworn there was a study posted here awhile back that shows the falken ziex tire loses traction as it warms up, i'll dig it up.

[LINUS]

2 pages and nobody said "Nitto" yet? Never had Zeix, but Nitto 550's are a horrible tire in the dry, and they only get worse in the wet.

[Apex381]

Anyone have experience with Fuzion Hri tires? I know that they are a subsidiary of Bridgestone. I can get stock size (195/60-14) tires out the door for less than $160 for all four. My daughters E30 will need some tires
and for this price I can't pass them up unless I hear that they are crappy tires.

G-Man

I had bridgestone re950's and they were the best tires I've ever had. Great in wet and dry, lasted a long time, and were great to drive on up until the last day I had them. If those fuzion's are h rated they might be a good deal.

[ian e30 318is]

What about sumitomo H4's? Anyone ever used em or has em on???

[e304lyfe]

I have a set on 3 of the 4 e30s I own. For the price, they are hard to beat. I have no complaints. I will be buying another set soon... may opt for the newer 912's though.

[euroshark]

I put some Sumitomos on the back of my Alfa before I sold it... What a waste of rubber. In their defense though, the car had 205/50/15 Bridgestone S03 PPs on the front and the 225/50/15 Sumitomos out back... They were soft as hell, granted, the speed rating was totally different, and the S03 is one of the greatest high performance tires ever created, but I was still pissed.

After the 3.0 swap my Alfa could burn rubber all the way through first without dropping the clutch, and about half way through second if I played my cards right :pimp:

[DatUtahGuy]

Because I'm bored and can't sleep, I'll revive this thread.

Kumho ecsta ast, from my experience, these babies almost killed me. Bought them brand new and with the camber I'm running, it felt like the sidewalls were made of rubberbands, the tires on the right side pulled the car to the left and the ones on the left pulled the car constantly to the right making straight line driving a challenge of epic proportions. As if the car had beer goggles on. I have never experienced ANYTHING like it on any other car, no matter how shitty the tires were. I replaced them with bridestone potenzas and it was a night and day difference. The potenzas are a dream to drive on.

[Stanley Rockafella]

Nope, Kumho Supra Ecsta 712's

Terribly noisy and made my e30 sound like a needed new rear wheel bearings. (Right after I had them installed).
Also think they contributed to excessive fuel consumption too

Never in my life did I think that new tires could be bad. Just wasn't a concept I was aware of
A brand new product that makes a car run WORSE?!?!?! how was that possible?

The GF's mom had a newer set of Kumho Solus KH25's on her 2011 Sonata when we got it in 2012. All season's I believe.
After a test drive I was convinced there was a bad wheel bearing on the car.

The following morning I had a set of Michelin MXV4 tires installed and the wheel bearing noise disappeared! Also the car was smoother and far more responsive.

Never again will I trust a car I own to Kumho tires. They are all garbage if you ask me!!

[Roysneon]

Guys, seriously check the ratings on Generals UHP tires. I have had them on for about 8 months, running 215/40/17. I am far more impressed with these than any other cheap tire I have tried, including the 711, the 512 and (especially) the ES100s.

Continental bought General. The guy who said the 2000 was a POS is absolutely right...but these UHPs rock.

Luke

Funny that I stumbled upon this thread.

I had the General Exclaim UHP's once because it's all I could find in my price and time range. (No money and no time to look around). Boy did they suck. I did not like anything about them. Very low grip, didn't even wear well, were far too noisy for how well the handled. Basically I hated them a lot.

[anokES]

I use my falkens in the utah winter and rain and they've been awesome

[kamotors]

Worst tires I've ran have to be falken 615's-they are slimey and slippery if you are driving anywhere near the limit or even just spiritedly.

the kuhmo ectas are mushy but are still much better than the falkens.

Best tires--potenza re070- incredible lateral grip and super stiff sidewalls.

[Nick_S]

Funny that this thread was bumped for the very tires I have and LOATHE on my E30 currently. They roll in corners badly. Just when you think you're at the limit you feel the sidewalls roll and they immediately start to push. Wet traction? No, not really. For an "all season" tire you'd expect them to atleast do something in the snow (only drove once with them), nope. The only upside? They're silly cheap.

[Verdurous]

I have a set of Falkens with 4 years and 23K on them, rotate them regular and keep them at 32 psi, no issues what so ever. 225 50 r15 on d-force 15x8 I've had them well at the max speed ... a chipped car can do. Not sure why yours blew, but roads are pretty shitty these days.