The Kuhmo MX is supposed to be their ultra
hi-performance street tire aimed at the Falken Azenis,
and as such the Kuhmo to have for STS. No one that I
know of has actually gotten their hands on a set of
them yet.
A better ? with regards to those tires for us STS guys
is if they (Kuhmo) got them to the SCCA in time to be
approved for competition this year.
Us little guys in STS would like to know,
Paul
--- Carl Merritt <CMerritt@luminous.com> wrote:
> There is a new street tire coming from Kumho that
> looks to have a more
> summer traction kinda tread pattern compared to the
> "good bang for the buck,
> but that's about it" 712s. It's the Ecsta MX, info
> is on tirerack.com.
> Anybody tried them yet?
>
> No, they don't come in 315s yet...
>
> -Carl
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kirk Meline [mailto:kirkm@zeta-idt.com]
> > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:20 PM
> > To: Runnion, Ed; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Cc: Larrybsp@aol.com
> > Subject: RE: 315 Tires
> >
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > I'm sorry to here you have those AVS "no" Sports.
> I tried
> > them once and it
> > was a huge mistake. The tires deserve a D in my
> book. They
> > were extremely
> > noisy, had almost no grip and wore very fast. I
> can't stress
> > enough how
> > much I hated those tires. To give you a
> perspective I was
> > coming off using
> > Firestone Firehawks. The old ones. They would be
> a B+.
> > They were an all
> > around great tire. Too bad they don't make them
> any more.
> > The new Kumho's
> > are almost in the same league as the AVS's except
> that I
> > can't wear them
> > down no matter how much peeling out and going
> sideways I do
> > every day in the
> > Mustang. My two cents.
> >
> > Kirk
> > ESP
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> Runnion, Ed
> > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:01 PM
> > To: 'ba-autox@autox.team.net'
> > Cc: 'Larrybsp@aol.com'
> > Subject: 315 Tires
> >
> >
> > >A 315/35-17 V700 for my car is about $160-$170
> each. The street
> > >version of a tire that size is approx. $400.
> >
> > Larry, you REALLY need to find a better tire
> connection if
> > you're paying
> > that much for street 315s!
> >
> > I have 315/35R17 Yokohama AVS Sports on the back
> of my SS.
> > Pretty nice
> > tire, not a V700 when it comes to "stick" but then
> it lasts a
> > helluva lot
> > longer as well. Definitely better than a
> somewhat worn V700
> > in the wet. I
> > have approx 5-6K miles on them now, and the tread
> still looks
> > basically
> > new......at this rate, I easily expect 15-20K
> miles (if not
> > more) out of
> > them.
> >
> > They run $266 each at Tire Rack (I paid $250 each
> back in October).
> >
> > Other choices include BFG KDs for $284 each,
> Goodyear GS-Cs
> > for $233 each,
> > and Dunlop SP8000s for $222 each. Even Pirelli
> P7000
> > Supersports if you
> > want an "all season" tire are available for $201
> each.
> >
> > If you're "frugal" (i.e cheap :^), you can get the
> Sumitomo
> > Street HTRZ in
> > 315/35R17 for $167 each.
> >
> > Fortunately, as more cars are out there that use
> 315s, the
> > price has come
> > down considerably in the last few years.
> >
> > Ed Runnion Santa Clara CA
> > mailto:Ed_Runnion@RegionOfDoom.com
> > 96 Chevy Impala SS, BIG tires in back, smaller
> (275) in front
> > 02 Subaru WRX Wagon, much smaller tires all around
:^)
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