How are Kumho Ecsta Supra tires?

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Old 03-21-2001, 10:55 PM
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Anyone have experience with these? They are pretty cheap and got good ratings.

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They are a decent tire for the price. I have had them on my TL for about 3 months and they ride pretty smooth, not alot of road noise and a pretty aggressive tread pattern. Now, if you are looking for true performance, I would not recommend these. The tires are like the TL, best bang for the buck!

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Those tires are pretty good. I had some on my old car and they had nice grip, wasn't all to good in the rain. But I guess in the rain everyone should be a bit more careful anyways.
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I'm running those right now. 225/45/17s. I guess it's warmer here in SoCali so I think they handle pretty nicely. Alot better than the stock ones of course. My view on it is, how often are we gonna corner our TLs at 60MPH? LOL, so, I'm pretty happy with my set. But maybe it's also cuz I have a 1.75" drop on my car, perhapse that effected the handling part as well.
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96TL, you gonna use the 18's all year round? Get Dunlop SP9000's...summertime only? Bridgestone RE730's..
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Originally posted by Shoofin'TL:
96TL, you gonna use the 18's all year round? Get Dunlop SP9000's...summertime only? Bridgestone RE730's..
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I'm trying to decide between the Kumhos and the Dunlops. I want VERY quiet tires. I heard Dunlops are quiet and the Kumhos too. I dont drive fast so I dont care about high soeed performance. The Kumhos are about $250 less than the Dunlops. I still don't know.
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Nothin' beats a good Kum ho....ooh I mean Kumho

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Originally posted by NSXNEXT:
Nothin' beats a good Kum ho....ooh I mean Kumho

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