Hankook V12 longevity

DIGItonium · 05-05-2011, 12:50 PM

My set should have lasted longer. I replaced all 4 after less than 2 years due to a couple of reasons:

One of the front tire suffered a minor puncture of the sidewall from slightly bumping into a curb. It scuffed the wheel a tiny bit, but who knows when the sidewall is going to give out. Other than that, the front tires should have at least 1-1.5 years of tread life remaining. What a waste.
The rear tires had decent tread life remaining, but the inner 1" was getting completely bald. This is a daily driver that doesn't see WOT as often. As some owners have commented, the rear camber probably isn't that great from the factory.

For my new set, I'm going to take advantage of the 305 tires by giving it more positive camber. The camber kit arrived, but not installed. After dropping the car the contact patch covers roughly half of the tire. Hopefully I can shoot for something close to 90% contact patch (i.e., retain some negative camber).

houkouonchi · 05-05-2011, 01:59 PM

I ended up getting my hancooks. They got the tires @ 10:30 AM. I stayed up a little later than I wanted to today (I work nights) but it barely made my deadline.

My initial reaction is the tires felt very slippery but I am pretty darn sure its because of how they were cleaned and the fact they are bran new. I am sure I will have a better idea of how they are once I put a couple hundred miles on them and actually start driving normally again.

m4a1mustang · 05-05-2011, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by houkouonchi

I ended up getting my hancooks. They got the tires @ 10:30 AM. I stayed up a little later than I wanted to today (I work nights) but it barely made my deadline.

My initial reaction is the tires felt very slippery but I am pretty darn sure its because of how they were cleaned and the fact they are bran new. I am sure I will have a better idea of how they are once I put a couple hundred miles on them and actually start driving normally again.

You're going to need to put a few hundred miles of normal street driving on them before the mold release goop wears off the tires. Until then they will feel fairly slippery.

The might also feel a little more squishy than you're used to because you are going from a tire with not much tread left to one with full tread, so you'll feel that tread deflection. The sidewalls are also a bit softer.

All-in-all a good street tire.

houkouonchi · 05-05-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

You're going to need to put a few hundred miles of normal street driving on them before the mold release goop wears off the tires. Until then they will feel fairly slippery.

The might also feel a little more squishy than you're used to because you are going from a tire with not much tread left to one with full tread, so you'll feel that tread deflection. The sidewalls are also a bit softer.

All-in-all a good street tire.

Figured as much!

roplusbee · 05-05-2011, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by fuct

im at 15k on my 305/30 V12's in the back. -2+ degrees of camber has the inside of the tires bald, outsides look great......

Disclamer:

I have a NISMO, so I got Yokohama Advan Sports as Stockers.

/Disclaimer

I replaced my rears w/ V12 because my stock rears were shot (down to the steel belts) @ 25K. The fronts are still good and will last me a few more months. The V12s were kinda sucking when they were new, but got considerably better as I wore them in. Not as sticky as the Advan Sports, but compariable. Advans have a tread wear of 180 and the V12s have a tread wear of 280. Advans cost 290-360 for rears (depending on where you get them) and V12s cost around 220-245 for rears. I doubt I will go with the V12s up front though. Don't get me wrong, they are awesome for the price. I figure if I am going to replace the fronts, I am going to go with Yokohama Advans all around again or Hankook Ventus R-S3s (140 tread wear). Both tires are around the same price, but the Advans are the stock equipment.............meh

m4a1mustang · 05-06-2011, 12:19 PM

Kind of a funny tidbit, but now that my Pirelli PZeros are at the wear bars after 8,000 miles of driving I am looking at tires and what do you know? I'm looking at the V12s again for my street-only setup even after I said I wouldn't run them again. I don't want to have to replace a street-only tire every year.

flashburn · 05-06-2011, 12:52 PM

Geez, at 8,000 miles, I'd have to replace my tires almost twice a year!

m4a1mustang · 05-06-2011, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn

Geez, at 8,000 miles, I'd have to replace my tires almost twice a year!

These PZeros go quickly! I could probably keep driving them to 10k but that's about it.

KusoSama · 07-10-2011, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I had them on my Z for a while and they aren't a bad street tire. They are ridiculously awesome in the wet. In the dry you give up a bit of grip and a lot of feel over the Potenzas, but they are still better than most all of the all-seasons out there and are a good budget summer tire with reasonable life expectancy. Will I ever buy them again? No. But if you don't want to spend a lot they are not a bad tire.

I don't think I could justify buying them again for me but I went with OE sizes. I bet if you go with narrower sizes and stretched the sidewall to stiffen it, they'd be a ton better. As they sit now, they're the squishiest tire I've driven between my 370 and the EVO X MR I previously had.

05-05-2011, 12:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 43	My set should have lasted longer. I replaced all 4 after less than 2 years due to a couple of reasons: One of the front tire suffered a minor puncture of the sidewall from slightly bumping into a curb. It scuffed the wheel a tiny bit, but who knows when the sidewall is going to give out. Other than that, the front tires should have at least 1-1.5 years of tread life remaining. What a waste. The rear tires had decent tread life remaining, but the inner 1" was getting completely bald. This is a daily driver that doesn't see WOT as often. As some owners have commented, the rear camber probably isn't that great from the factory. For my new set, I'm going to take advantage of the 305 tires by giving it more positive camber. The camber kit arrived, but not installed. After dropping the car the contact patch covers roughly half of the tire. Hopefully I can shoot for something close to 90% contact patch (i.e., retain some negative camber). __________________

05-06-2011, 12:19 PM	#21 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6963	Kind of a funny tidbit, but now that my Pirelli PZeros are at the wear bars after 8,000 miles of driving I am looking at tires and what do you know? I'm looking at the V12s again for my street-only setup even after I said I wouldn't run them again. I don't want to have to replace a street-only tire every year. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

05-06-2011, 12:52 PM	#22 (permalink)
flashburn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,884 Drives: '12 Corvette GS 6M Rep Power: 19	Geez, at 8,000 miles, I'd have to replace my tires almost twice a year! __________________ Current Ride: 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Centennial Edition Carbon Flash 6M Previous Ride: 2009 Nissan 370Z Sport Platinum Graphite 7AT

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houkouonchi Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ontario, California Posts: 440 Drives: '14 GT-R '10 M6 370z Rep Power: 15	I ended up getting my hancooks. They got the tires @ 10:30 AM. I stayed up a little later than I wanted to today (I work nights) but it barely made my deadline. My initial reaction is the tires felt very slippery but I am pretty darn sure its because of how they were cleaned and the fact they are bran new. I am sure I will have a better idea of how they are once I put a couple hundred miles on them and actually start driving normally again.