Hankook Ventus V12 Evo

TongMan

so the sidewalls are really that weak?

Red__Zed

I never ran them on a Z, but I felt they were pretty mushy...

cossie1600

Yes they are

the_student

Weaker sidewall than the stockers but not thaaat bad. I just went on a mountain run a couple of weeks ago and I can identify with nuts4nissan.

One thing is I didnt try the tires with stock suspension since im on KWV3s. Since I have had more miles on the hankooks, they are more predictable and I am more comfortable with the sidewall roll. Its something to get used to but really isnt too bad after a while. Very good street tire especially for the price, cant wait to see how good they are in the wet. No regrets

I do want to try re-11's next time though.

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mattjk

Anybody have steering wheel shake with these tires? I've had them balanced 3 different times, on two different machines (Hunter Road force) and two sets of wheels. I have very slight vibration at 65mph that I just can't get rid of. I am also using centering rings.

I'm trying to not drive the car until I get this sorted. My next balance is going to be an "on the car" balance in Long Beach.

This is something that really bugs the **** out of me, and I don't want my ball joints wearing prematurely.

My stockers were smooth.

nuts4nissan09

I am having this same issue. The 050s were stiff, but smooth. On good pavement it felt like I could run to the speed limiter w/ total confidence. Not so much now. The installer is someone who I've trusted for 20 yrs and will definitely be trying to work this out asap. Wish I hadn't put the miles on these tires, but couldn't feel the slight vibration at the low speeds @ home. I just hope it can be resolved w/ weight adjustment.

mattjk

I lowered my car recently, and the shake is about 90% gone. Maybe the taller stock ride height makes the steering more prone to vibrations, the angle of the tie rods, etc.

I'm still going to take it in for on the car balancing.

Nitex

I am also having the exact same issue with these tires. Anything over 60 mph on my first balance was not acceptable amount of vibration. After a re-balance by a better tech it got smoother. However i still feel the vibrations to some extent over 70mph. I was worried that my new wheels were the cause. But with so many people having the same issue, I'm not convinced.

Anyone else? Maybe its a certain size, as it seems my fronts were the worst. 275/35/19F 305/30/19R.

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Pushing_Tin

This is the exact reason I kept stock sizes on my car. Nissan did a lot of testing and decided (for whatever reason) that the stock sizes were ideal. Does anybody that kept the stock size have this vibration?

Pushing_Tin

No problems for me, but my car is bone stock.

vipor

They seem to have more initial bite than my stock Yoko Advan Sports (could be the larger contact patch since I went wider) but they seem to not hold quite as much. They are more noisy for sure but in this one turn I take almost daily I can only push to about 61/62 until I start getting some obvious push and a have even oversteered a smidge. On my Yokos I could easily manage another 5mph or so.

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vipor

Just had some downpours and my Hankooks performed very well in the rain. I'm talking flash floods, real rain. Even got on it a little bit to do some "testing"

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fuct

likewise. goooooo hurriciane season!!!!!!

but yes V12's held up nice.

i was guna make a side wall comment until i saw what was above. i agree the side walls look and feel weak. kinda concerns me if i get a lil rear end happy and break it loose too often... since thats how i cut my yokos.... grrrr

m4a1mustang

I was definitely impressed by the V12s wet weather performance!

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NyCSnEaK

You get exactly what you pay for when it comes to tires. Advan 08, Re-11R, PS2 & 3, Toyo Proxes line and Corsa's. Everything else besides R rubber is inferior to the aforementioned tires, in every performance aspect, especially sidewall.