opinion on Kumho Ecsta SPT
 

Any opinion on Kumho Ecsta SPT 225-45-18 for use on manual transmission 2006 Shinka
Thanks

Hey! we have the same tires and same car! lol.


but anyway.


yeah dude they're great tires for the price on a dry surface bbut in the rain losing traction is a Possibility when pushing the gas to hard from a stop and turning right or left just make sure you take it easy in the rain and when its dry they're amazing for 150ish? a tire

dont know, i got dunlop dz101's on my car

Dude, if you floor it from a stop in the rain you will lose traction with every tire...

not floor it.


but if you give it just a TAD to much gas the rear will give.

trust me, its alot more figity than other tires in the rain.

I've had them on my '06 base 6MT for just over 10K miles. Love them. Dry traction is great and wet traction is actually phenomenal. Autocrossers who run on Kumho's typically use SPT's as their wet tire.

whhhattttttttttt ^^^ blasphemy , but he does have AX experience and i do not.


take His review over mine, its a more reliable source.

but from my experiance compared to the falken... altawhateverthehell

the falkens were better on a wet surface driving on the mountain here but i didnt buy them so i dont know the comparison of DD .


but the kumho's are Amazing on dry surface . at least that u know for sure.

These tires will wear really fast!

Ive always run Kumho's
I used to have the Ecsta MX's but they wore way too fast, even for a ultra high performance summer only.
Now I have the Ecsta SPTs, nice and quiet on the road, plenty of grip, and really well priced, with a decent treadwear life.
I am running 245/40 fr and 275/35 r so as far as a direct comparo its only really my opinion thats stated above....

I never used the SPT's but a few locals here have and I've heard lots of great comments. Sounds like a great tire for the price and performance is MUCH better then the oem bridgestones / dunlops

+1000 to the MX's. I ran those after my OEM's were worn out and even though they were a phenomenal tire, they just wore out too fast.

t1rs FTW...those are my next tire, had em on my old 8 and i loved em

yup, that's what I've got on my car for now AND I'm already shopping for more Toyos. (in a different size. hint hint, wink wink) :fruit:

UH OH! why does r888 come to mind?

:suspect:

LOL. I should clarify my statement - the SPT's are the tire of choice by Kumho drivers when there's standing water on course. When the surface is just lightly covered in water, a max performance summer tire will out-perform the SPT every time.
The Kumho's will wear well if you don't drive them hard for long periods of time in the dry. While their dry grip is good, they overheat and the tread will wear away quickly.

I got over 30k miles out of mine. 245-40-18.

im running the same size and I only have about 10K miles on mine and its time for new tires..

I'm also running the same size and should get 30-35K out of mine. It's all about how you drive on them...

^ +1 completely dependant on how you drive and what kinda alignment you have,

my stock bridgestones lasted me 35k miles

I run my autocross alignment with about -1.5 degrees of camber.

More than OK as a UHP street tire.
But I would venture to say that these tires would be borderline at a track event.
I know a WRX dirver who had a set of SPT delaminate on track.

i currently own spts and would not buy again. they develop flat spots when they cool on my garage floor. So the next day my car is all bumpy till the tires warm up and round again.

great comment..

covers the reality..


and we are talking about a street tire..

beers :beer:

ok,

i have a set removed with 45k miles on them that i could sell..

you want to buy them. got photos.

beers :beer:

wow,

all your years of knowledge. stfu.

and i am on your side lately..

beers :beer: