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[TheMeaningOfLife]

Get a set of Kumho's i miss mine something fierce.

[MixtapeMessiah]

Originally Posted by MixtapeMessiah

potenza's FTW

bump again

I to have kumhos on my but not the smoothest thanks to the 225/45/18's I have, but once I got a taste of my first oklahoma ice storm I realized they were horrible

[CactusWill]

Originally Posted by irondiezl3

cactus u like them how do they do on treadlife? all the reviews are like what you are saying. every single one they have got to be good i heard they look sporty to. id love to hear what you think of them all together

I've got 15k on mine so far and based on that, they will probably last about 40k miles but I also drive the shit out of them. Overall tho, they're by far the best tires I've ever bought. And yes the tread is sweet.

Originally Posted by Redog

General tires are made in Korea and are just garbage.

That may be the case for some of them but absolutely do not knock the altimax until you try them.

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

Originally Posted by MixtapeMessiah

potenza's FTW

I had the Potenza ZR-i's on my car. they are freakin awesome on wet pavement...but absolutely terrible in the snow.
if you drive in the snow, get something else for the snow. if you don't, Potenza > *

[MixtapeMessiah]

Originally Posted by AlbinoMonkeyRat

I had the Potenza ZR-i's on my car. they are freakin awesome on wet pavement...but absolutely terrible in the snow.
if you drive in the snow, get something else for the snow. if you don't, Potenza > *

Yea exactly, we just had a ice storn here in oklahoma and my kuhmos are horrible...I tried to turn and I kept going straight and hit a curb goin about 15 mph. effed my inner and outer tie rod up on the pass. side...so if u live somewhere where it snows u get a snow tire or all season tire atleast..Potenza's FTW none the less

[TheMeaningOfLife]

Well mine where kumho ecsta(sp?) track tires. they were 245/45/17's and they rode nice drove nice handled nice but like its been stated they dont like snow. you plow more snow then the accual trucks do as big as they were

[kwhauck]

I know what you mean, I had 255/40/17 kumho ecsta when my car was driven year round

Now I am waiting for these to come out for my next tires, max performance summer only wet/dry, they have been getting a lot of rave reviews..

http://www.nittotire.com/#index%2Etire%2Ent05

[MixtapeMessiah]

Originally Posted by TheMeaningOfLife

Well mine where kumho ecsta(sp?) track tires. they were 245/45/17's and they rode nice drove nice handled nice but like its been stated they dont like snow. you plow more snow then the accual trucks do as big as they were

I have kuhmo ecstas 225/45/18 summer only tires on mine and here in okc we just had an ice storm this morning, and I was literally 40 feet away from my garage door and I tried to turn going slower than shit on some ice and I just kept going straight, you can forget about brakes and wham hit a curb and busted my inner tie rod...no matter how good ur tire is it still aint no match for ice...inless u got chains on

[cherrington17]

Originally Posted by MixtapeMessiah

Yea exactly, we just had a ice storn here in oklahoma and my kuhmos are horrible...I tried to turn and I kept going straight and hit a curb goin about 15 mph. effed my inner and outer tie rod up on the pass. side...so if u live somewhere where it snows u get a snow tire or all season tire atleast..Potenza's FTW none the less

dunlop graspic ftw!

i can't drift on snow, even if i try...

[MixtapeMessiah]

for dry and wet conditions potenzas ftw..

as for snow get a snow tire, as for ice were all screwed cuz no tire is good on straight ice...I know my kuhmos failed horribly for me today

[alerored04]

Mixtape you are blowing this storm out of proportion. I am in OKC right now, compared to MN this is a slush storm. My Neo Gen's are working fine today. I had potenza G009's. They were bad in the winter in ND but managable. Nothing like my new Dunlop winter tires.

[MixtapeMessiah]

alerored Im from El Paso, TX u think we have ice storms down there? Nah bro

As for the whole tire issue, if ur up north and are in actual winters where it snows get winter tires and if ur from the desert like I am you dont need winter tires obviously. If you read I was talking about the potenzas being a good dry and rain tire, and after that I said if u are in an area with snow or ice..get a winter tire or chains...enough said

[alerored04]

You did not understand me. I am currently in OKC with my Nitto NeoGen's on my 18"s. They work well here because this really isn't that bad. At home my snow tires are necessary but in an area like this you can honestly get by on summer tires if you are careful. I even did two winters in north dakota on potenza's and a little caution goes a long way.

[AleroB888]

I use Kumhos, too, on the front.....
since no matter what I put on there, they are burned off in 6 months, anyway.

I go light, and go cheap.

[MixtapeMessiah]

u still dont get the point, Im from the DESERT we dont have ice storms so u act like I know how to drive it in, this is getting way too far off point I believe I was talkin to irondiezl3 about not getting generals and letting him know bridgestone are the best route to go for what hes lookin for..

If u wanna get off point Im sure we can do that as well..my kuhmos suck ass on ice enough said again

[Cliff8928]

Originally Posted by Redog

General tires are made in Korea and are just garbage.

Be sure that the tires you buy are made here in the States. Tires made in Mexico are just like anything else made there. (Like the front tires on My Delta 205-75-14's and made in Mexico, they were louder than the rears and they were 235-60-14's and made here. Same tread too. )

LOL. Did you not even look at the link that was posted? Those generals are made in the US.

[irondiezl3]

yea they are us tires for sure. lol which scares me. screw that as far as im concerned everything from overseas is amazing. idk i think im going to try the altimax i mean how can 313 people who give these tires a 9 or higher out of 10 be lying right? besides i drive a alero not a vet you know? only thing that concerns me is what cactus said about the 40,000k they have the altimax rt which is just a little harder to i assume last longer. but shit man my shitty goodyear integritys are over a year old have 21k by me and are 8/10. granted i rotate them every three months and drive like a old lady but still i bet im gunna miss that having a tire basically not wear down. then again they fckn drive like sh*t i feel every bump and rougher than hell and loud to.



is there anyone that would be willing who has the 2156015 that would be willing to quick snap a front shot of the wheel and post it here?

[CactusWill]

Originally Posted by irondiezl3

only thing that concerns me is what cactus said about the 40,000k they have the altimax rt which is just a little harder to i assume last longer.

The thing is tho, that pretty much all tires actually wear faster than what they say. The tread warranty is just a sales tactic and if the tires don't actually last that long, then you get partial credit towards buying a new set from the same manufacturer, which is exactly what tiremakers want.

Originally Posted by irondiezl3

is there anyone that would be willing who has the 2156015 that would be willing to quick snap a front shot of the wheel and post it here?

Its getting dark now but I'll try to do it tomorrow or friday.

[irondiezl3]

o man ud be the best considering im gettin those id love that. just got a email from general. he stated to me if i want the most comftorable ride get the rts which are basically identicle to hps just few minor differences. he said hps while still give a great ride have harder sidewalls for better control and performance like steering. where the rts have softer sidewalls and possibly a slight addition in comfy ride. he summed it up with basically the hp has a few extra features and slight better handling with minimal difference in comfort loss. bottom line if u have same car as me and u say they are good thats about all i need to know.

[CactusWill]

Yeah I couldn't really comment on the ride part. I switched from worn out michelin pilots to these ones and didn't notice any ride difference. The traction was a big improvement tho.