The SHITTIEST tires ever...

[sb2002]

Are there any 195/65 14 tires in production that people like? I have a 1987 325is with stock wheels, and I'm looking for recommendations.

[KIRIEIW]

The SHITTIEST tires ever...

I for one have to agree with OP, those tires lasted me 10k on the e46. Plies came loose of the tire. I was driving and kept hearing this "clank, clank, clank", ended up being the tire tread hitting the inner fender...

[Roysneon]

Most of the tires mentioned here aren't truly shitty.

Truly shitty tires:
Triangle
Ling Long
iMove
Wanli
Goodride

THOSE are bad tires. Kumho 712s, Falken 512s, Nexens...these are all Michelin PSS's compared to the list above. Absolutely treacherous, not-really-legal Chinese tires are flooding the market. I see a new company name every few weeks at work, usually on replica wheels.

I think we ordered a set of Triangles in for a customer who wanted to cheap out. We sent them back and got them the next lowest priced tire, they were that bad. We had no interest in selling them to anyone.

[Mystikal]

Most of the tires mentioned here aren't truly shitty.

Truly shitty tires:
Triangle
Ling Long
iMove
Wanli
Goodride

THOSE are bad tires. Kumho 712s, Falken 512s, Nexens...these are all Michelin PSS's compared to the list above. Absolutely treacherous, not-really-legal Chinese tires are flooding the market. I see a new company name every few weeks at work, usually on replica wheels.

[mulletman]

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.

Which Falken's do you have? 912's? I was considering buying a set of those... I'm looking for a 225-width by 15-inch tire. My car won't be autocrossed, but I occasionally like to go around corners quickly. I was hoping to stick to stock diameter, which means a 225/50. Are they really that bad?

Unfortunately it seems like nobody else makes a reasonable 225/50/15 tire anymore.

I currently have a set of worn 512's on 14" weaves. They've been mediocre, but they're the tires that were on the car when I bought it.

[Nick_S]

Triangle brand tires.

I bought a SVT Focus with a brand new set put on by the previous owner. After ~6000km the RH front and RH rear were worn to the belts on the inner edge and the LH rear had two seperate buldges in the side wall. The LH front looked perfect like any 6000km tire should. I thought for sure the car had worn out bushings, ball joints or bad alignment. When I put a new set of Falkens on, I had the local alignment shop do an inspection and alignment, they didn't find anything wrong with the car that would cause the tire wear. He said either very poor tire pressures or shitty tire construction.

I owned the car for 2 more years and 50000 + kms changing with the Falkens and winter wheels and tires and no issues.

Funny, I used to own an SVT Focus and at one point in a pinch, put Triangle tires on it. I had forgotten about those, far far far worse than the Kumho's I was griping about earlier.

[_JohnnyD_]

Triangle brand tires.

I bought a SVT Focus with a brand new set put on by the previous owner. After ~6000km the RH front and RH rear were worn to the belts on the inner edge and the LH rear had two seperate buldges in the side wall. The LH front looked perfect like any 6000km tire should. I thought for sure the car had worn out bushings, ball joints or bad alignment. When I put a new set of Falkens on, I had the local alignment shop do an inspection and alignment, they didn't find anything wrong with the car that would cause the tire wear. He said either very poor tire pressures or shitty tire construction.

I owned the car for 2 more years and 50000 + kms changing with the Falkens and winter wheels and tires and no issues.

[Chessmaster]

I've had pretty decent experience with my set falken 512. ~15k-20k miles on two diffrent cars with same set they still have life in them. They are good everyday tires, but they can make driving in triple digit speeds with any lateral load quite sketchy lol. all in all good price and performace for the everyday sub 70 mph driving.

[Verdurous]

Forgot to mention the are pretty much bald now... Looking to get a new set.


Worst TIRE EVER is a CHENG SUNG... got them for my endure once, road them for 15 miles and I didn't even want to give it away. rolled sidewall at 22mph..... GARBAGE. It was the only one they had in stock at the bike shop at the time and we were doing a scramble. Needless to say I stayed in camp and drank beer instead.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[anokES]

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

[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.

[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!!