Hankook Ventus V12 Evo

cossie1600 · 07-24-2010, 07:19 PM

did you only do 2 tires? if so, its kind of expected

yes sidewall is like noodle on this tire, i had to run them at a very high pressure to prevent the tires from rolling over

josh88 · 07-25-2010, 03:21 PM

Not sure why that would be expected when only replacing two tires... It should make no difference

m4a1mustang · 07-25-2010, 03:28 PM

Well, you should always run matching sets all around. If you mix and match you end up running into handling issues. A lot of weird things can happen when you run one set of tires up front and a different set out back.

cossie1600 · 07-25-2010, 07:30 PM

Kind of obvious, let's put on a size 8 and a size 9 shoe and see what happens.

m4a1mustang · 07-25-2010, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cossie1600

Kind of obvious, let's put on a size 8 and a size 9 shoe and see what happens.

Matt · 07-25-2010, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cossie1600

Kind of obvious, let's put on a size 8 and a size 9 shoe and see what happens.

If I'm not mistaken, the question is about using 2 different sizes of tires, but simply 2 different brands.

I.E. my rear 2 tires go bald and I replace the stock Yokohama's with Hankook's. Yoko's on the front and Hankook's in the rear.

To the average Joe (read:me), that seems perfectly fine, especially if my fronts are good for another 5-10k miles (mine are wearing evenly, so it's moot to me).

TongMan · 07-29-2010, 10:55 AM

If my fronts are still good, I would not replace them.

Knives · 07-30-2010, 01:15 AM

Obviously they won't have the same tread, compound, different characteristics in different weather, etc. Your handling will be worse and braking will probably suffer too. Don't get me wrong, it's not like you will spin out into a tree the moment you go over 40mph, but you are hampering performance and a bit of safety IMO.

Pushing_Tin · 08-15-2010, 08:39 PM

Btt

the_student · 08-15-2010, 10:58 PM

Tires feeling better after 1000 miles. They grip really well. I've gotten used to the Soft sidewall but wish they were stiffer. Very good tires and would be even better if they were stiffer.

m4a1mustang · 08-15-2010, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Knives

Obviously they won't have the same tread, compound, different characteristics in different weather, etc. Your handling will be worse and braking will probably suffer too. Don't get me wrong, it's not like you will spin out into a tree the moment you go over 40mph, but you are hampering performance and a bit of safety IMO.

I don't get that feeling at all. These things are awesome on the street. Yes, they "feel" a little softer than the stock Bridgestones but my god they tore up The Dragon back at ZDayZ. No negative safety or performance impact at all, IMO.

nuts4nissan09 · 08-29-2010, 12:39 PM

Thanks to all of you who bought these tires and have commented on their performance/characteristics. I had these installed three days ago to replace the worn out 050's (15,xxx miles). What a difference these tires have made to the car! Leaving tomorrow morning and heading for the Blue Ridge Parkway/ Deals Gap/Cherohala Skyway roller coaster. It only took The Tire Rack two days to deliver my tires (standard UPS). Very happy w/ this purchase. One thing I'd like to pass on is that two of my wheel locks broke and the other two had a slight rust ring around the top third of the nut. These nuts had a straight shaft and the replacements from Nissan had a thick flange. Glad my installer was able to remove them. I would hate to have to deal w/ that on the side of the road.

Pushing_Tin · 08-29-2010, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by nuts4nissan09

Thanks to all of you who bought these tires and have commented on their performance/characteristics. I had these installed three days ago to replace the worn out 050's (15,xxx miles). What a difference these tires have made to the car! Leaving tomorrow morning and heading for the Blue Ridge Parkway/ Deals Gap/Cherohala Skyway roller coaster. It only took The Tire Rack two days to deliver my tires (standard UPS). Very happy w/ this purchase. One thing I'd like to pass on is that two of my wheel locks broke and the other two had a slight rust ring around the top third of the nut. These nuts had a straight shaft and the replacements from Nissan had a thick flange. Glad my installer was able to remove them. I would hate to have to deal w/ that on the side of the road.

Thanks for the update! You need to post more!

kgreen · 08-29-2010, 08:46 PM

Im in need for new rears but my fronts are still fine. Has anyone installed the V12's just for the rears?

wilsonp · 08-29-2010, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I don't get that feeling at all. These things are awesome on the street. Yes, they "feel" a little softer than the stock Bridgestones but my god they tore up The Dragon back at ZDayZ. No negative safety or performance impact at all, IMO.

I think he meant when replacing just the rears - you seemed to agree earlier in the thread.

07-25-2010, 03:21 PM	#122 (permalink)
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08-15-2010, 10:58 PM	#130 (permalink)
the_student Track Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: bay area Posts: 522 Drives: '13 LE 4runner Rep Power: 17	Tires feeling better after 1000 miles. They grip really well. I've gotten used to the Soft sidewall but wish they were stiffer. Very good tires and would be even better if they were stiffer. __________________ 2009 370Z PW 6MT Base/Sport/KW/PWJDM/HKS...RIP. 2011 370Z PW 6MT Base/Sport...KW V3/HKS/TE37 SL/Clear Bra

08-29-2010, 12:39 PM	#132 (permalink)
nuts4nissan09 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Washington,NC Posts: 39 Drives: 09 370Z PW Sport MT Rep Power: 16	Love these tires! Thanks to all of you who bought these tires and have commented on their performance/characteristics. I had these installed three days ago to replace the worn out 050's (15,xxx miles). What a difference these tires have made to the car! Leaving tomorrow morning and heading for the Blue Ridge Parkway/ Deals Gap/Cherohala Skyway roller coaster. It only took The Tire Rack two days to deliver my tires (standard UPS). Very happy w/ this purchase. One thing I'd like to pass on is that two of my wheel locks broke and the other two had a slight rust ring around the top third of the nut. These nuts had a straight shaft and the replacements from Nissan had a thick flange. Glad my installer was able to remove them. I would hate to have to deal w/ that on the side of the road.

07-24-2010, 07:19 PM	#121 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	did you only do 2 tires? if so, its kind of expected yes sidewall is like noodle on this tire, i had to run them at a very high pressure to prevent the tires from rolling over

07-25-2010, 07:30 PM	#124 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	Kind of obvious, let's put on a size 8 and a size 9 shoe and see what happens.

07-29-2010, 10:55 AM	#127 (permalink)
TongMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,297 Drives: 2013 Nissan GTR Rep Power: 715	If my fronts are still good, I would not replace them.

08-15-2010, 08:39 PM	#129 (permalink)
Pushing_Tin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 2,875 Drives: E63 AMG Rep Power: 228	Btt

08-29-2010, 08:46 PM	#134 (permalink)
kgreen Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: EL Paso, Tx Posts: 387 Drives: SR 370z Rep Power: 243	Im in need for new rears but my fronts are still fine. Has anyone installed the V12's just for the rears?

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