225/50 R16 Kumho Ecsta's INSTALLED!

[philndz]

Well i finally got them put on...4 kumho ecsta 711's and i am very very impressed. they have the same if not better ride quality of the conti touring tires, they are just as quiet but the difference in stickiness is apples to oranges. i can use probably twice or three times the amount of gas pedal on launches now than i could w/ the contis and the only thing limiting how fast i corner now is the suspension, not the tires!!! my contis that were on the front of the vibe were past the "illegal" point but the ones on the rear actually still have life left in the so i took the best of the two rear tires and had it mounted on a steel wheel from a matrix....the steel wheel is a story in itself...i picked it up from a guy who was trying to sell four of them on ebay....i gave him 25 bucks and he shipped one to me.....this thing must have cost 15 bucks to ship!!!! here is the illustrated story!

[Frosty]

I have been watching prices on that size of tire and was impressed at how good the Kumho prices are.Any idea why? What is the catch?How long have Kumho been in business? I have never heard of them until recently.see http://www.tiretrends.com/tire_info.php3?detailID=10645 and http://www.tiretrends.com/tire_info.php3?detailID=4471 where there are other reviews.

[slbpsi63]

Kumho makes great tires. I had them on my fiance's civic and we just put on some Falken tires to replace them. I wish I would have stayed with Kumho. The Falken's suck compared to them.

[philndz]

no doubt, these are great tires.....i payed $56/tire and that turns them from great to fantastic!!!