Hankook Tyres

[Guest eric19]

Hi Guys

Was just informed today that my front tyres are nearly gone, as in inner walls are thinning due to wheel alignment off and also one of the tyre is damaged.

Have narrowed down to Goodyear and Hankook. Was recommended the Ventus V12 evo by tyreshop 1 for hankook and the GY efficient grip by another shop.

Anyone have used hankook before ? care to share your comments ? difference in price between the 2 is around 50+ per rubber.

Thanks

ET

[Guest YEN96]

V12 not bad for the kind of price. cut water tyre with reasonable gd grip on dry. i am on Hankook V12...15000km and thread stipp deep deep

For better grip go hankook RS3.

If u dun mind can try kumho also value for $$$ tyre.

KU31 = V12

Ku36 = RS3

[Guest eric19]

Hi yen

Thanks for the recommendation. Wii pop by tomorrow to have a look at the v12. Are you running on 245 45 17 ..?

[Guest bossbthk]

steer away from kumho ... ku31 ... use b4 ... GOOD GRIP yes ... but its a damn bitchy tire ... very very very noisy ... =Z ...

hankook wise ... review from friends were good ... but mostly on Jap cars ... not heavy weight merc-chilli =) ...

just my opinion

[Guest eric19]

hi boss

thanks for the advice...anyway got myself a set of ventus S1 evo.....let's see how it perform :-)

cheers

[Guest Yap ST]

Eric19

Do update us on the performance ok

eric19 wrote:

hi boss

thanks for the advice...anyway got myself a set of ventus S1 evo.....let's see how it perform :-)

cheers

[Guest Sanjay]

eric19 wrote:

Hi Guys

Was just informed today that my front tyres are nearly gone, as in inner walls are thinning due to wheel alignment off and also one of the tyre is damaged.

Have narrowed down to Goodyear and Hankook. Was recommended the Ventus V12 evo by tyreshop 1 for hankook and the GY efficient grip by another shop.

Anyone have used hankook before ? care to share your comments ? difference in price between the 2 is around 50+ per rubber.

Thanks

ET

hankook tyres are good... value for money and tyres are of good quality too.. low noise.. good choice

[Guest eric19]

ok, will post an update after 300km, so far its been a quiet and comfy ride. paid close to 1K for a set of 4.

cheers

[Guest eric19]

...it's been one week on my hankook and clocked 1250km, so far the experience has been satisfactory, quiet, good road hugging, confident. Hope that this traits will stay for another 20 to 30k ..".....overall value for money, but if you have a deep pocket , Michelin is still my choice. However, I can't say much about the customer service of out hankook dealer, that another story.

Cheers and have a good week ahead.

[Guest leongpix]

Hankook is having 31% offer upon sign up for member.

Member Benefits:

• $55 Product Voucher* (Car Battery or Selected DIY items)

• 31% off Hankook Tires (Valid while stocks last)

• 15% OFF Car Batteries

• 15% OFF DIY products

• Free Nitrogen gas

• Free Tire Patching

• Up to 50% off Service Charge

Any advise for comfort & quiet?

Just Sharing.

Thanks

[Guest subaru67]

v12 evo gd for me, using on my frostie now :becky:

[Guest Sanjay]

leongpix wrote:

Hankook is having 31% offer upon sign up for member.

Member Benefits:

• $55 Product Voucher* (Car Battery or Selected DIY items)

• 31% off Hankook Tires (Valid while stocks last)

• 15% OFF Car Batteries

• 15% OFF DIY products

• Free Nitrogen gas

• Free Tire Patching

• Up to 50% off Service Charge

Any advise for comfort & quiet?

Just Sharing.

Thanks

i am a member of hankook... good tyres.. quiet, attractive price and good service.. esp the one in toh guan

[Guest subaru67]

Sanjay wrote:

i am a member of hankook... good tyres.. quiet, attractive price and good service.. esp the one in toh guan

i go to there HQ at woodlands :becky: but member card cant share right

[Guest Sanjay]

subaru67 wrote:

i go to there HQ at woodlands :becky: but member card cant share right

the deal is simple mate... u dont need to be a member to enjoy the 30+ percent discount on the tyres... so why bother being a member

[Guest blackmercs]

Sanjay wrote:

the deal is simple mate... u dont need to be a member to enjoy the 30+ percent discount on the tyres... so why bother being a member

This is a smart marketing method!!

[Guest eric19]

Members card not transferrable, they have your car number on it. :hand:

BTW, i have vouchers to buy wipers (not for merc though) if you want let me know, give to you.

[Guest johnnyzhang]

eric19 wrote:

Hi Guys

Was just informed today that my front tyres are nearly gone, as in inner walls are thinning due to wheel alignment off and also one of the tyre is damaged.

Have narrowed down to Goodyear and Hankook. Was recommended the Ventus V12 evo by tyreshop 1 for hankook and the GY efficient grip by another shop.

Anyone have used hankook before ? care to share your comments ? difference in price between the 2 is around 50+ per rubber.

Thanks

ET

Bro..for my opinion ... I rather spend 50 bucks more for each...safety first...

[Guest subaru67]

their v12 evo not bad.... quite good..... i using now... used to use F1 asymmetric... dun stereo type korean tyres... they are quite gd too.... at least not china hahahah

[Guest Sanjay]

subaru67 wrote:

their v12 evo not bad.... quite good..... i using now... used to use F1 asymmetric... dun stereo type korean tyres... they are quite gd too.... at least not china hahahah

price is subjective... SGD$50 per tyre is not a big difference... its all marketing.

I suggest you google a tyre comparison and make a choice. Both tyres are good but increasingly, i notice that many merc cabbies use hankook and many people in Europe use Hankook too.

[eric19]

Hi Guys

Just a quick update on my set of Hankook after 40K. The verdict is - DON'T buy this tyre. Super noisy and worst of all, it became deformed. Yes, after running more than 30K, the tyres started to have uneven surface, check with Hankook agent, he says its my suspension that caused the tyre to have little "bumps" .

Subsequently, I went to another tyre shop and they told me that these tyres cannot take the weight of our conti. blah blah....so I am now switching back to Conti tyres and also back to 16" rims. What a different it makes with the stock rims. Comfort.

Yes, they are good for Jap and koreans but still not there yet for heavy weights.

Cheers

[jtang]

Eric, uneven surface on the tyres is mainly attriibuted to worn suspension. Have you checked your shock absorbers? If this is not fixed, the same problem will show up on the new Contis too.

[Machi]

i am oso using Ventus V12 evo, so far so good, on my 20k liao, thread still got like 60-70%.

grip is so so lah, dun expect performance type, average daily use is ok, no so noisy too!

[eric19]

Eric, uneven surface on the tyres is mainly attriibuted to worn suspension. Have you checked your shock absorbers? If this is not fixed, the same problem will show up on the new Contis too.

Hi Doc

Yes. checked suspension liao, still ok, but I am still going ahead to replace the shock absorber just to be sure. Thanks

Hi Mac

Do let us know once you hit 40k if the sound has increased. maybe it 's my suspension that caused the tyres to deformed.

cheers

[Darkseid]

Any one try Korean Roadstone tyres before?