mward77095

Has anyone used the Hankook H405? They are priced really well. What is your opinion of the tire?

caball88

they are good bang for the buck tires. i have not used them but on previous forums members have said they were decent tires for the money. complaints were more related to tire noise and not traction. another bang for your buck tire is kumho. i have used these tires and i they are great traction wise but they are a bit noisy as well. tread life was surprisingly good. i had a set of kumho ecsta supra 712's. since you are looking for summer tires i would suggest checking out the kumho mx tire. it's suppose to be their best performing summer tire and the price is pretty decent. also the hankook H405 that is listed has a tire speed rating of H which means 130mph. i doubt you are gonna exceed that speed but the kumhos are rated at Y and Z which exceed 149mph. agian this might not be important at all since these are pretty excessive speeds.

mrchoopa2u

never had hankook tires .... but heard that they have weak sidewalls & blow out frequently

TL Type - Sick

i had hankooks on my civic with no problems. kumho is good too, i have them on my TLS right now and love'em.

twigglius

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On my old car I had a set of Hankook 20'' K104's and I was pretty unhappy with the tires. I bought them because they were pretty inexpensive and that was a mistake on my part. When one of them exploded, because of the sidewall on the highway I replaced them with Nitto 555's and I was very happy with those. The sidewall explosion also caused a divit in the side of the wheel.

I am sure you already researched these tires but here are the specs and a picture.

Ventus Sport K104

* Ultra High Performance
* Y Rated
* UTQG: 280/AA/A
* 30/35/40/45/50/55 Series



* 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 Inch
* Road Hazard Warranty
* DSB: Diagonal Serrated Band
* SBL: Serrated Black Letters

A Y-rated, ultra-high performance tire developed with racing tire technology. Triple-radius profile design, innovative tread and Silica compounds provides superior precise control and responsiveness required for performance under extreme driving conditions.








If you want a good tire at a decent price I would look in to either the Toyo Proxy 4 or the Toyo T1-R.