Hankook V12 longevity
 

I have heard people say these wear better than the stock potenza's. I got around 18k out of my potenza's on my base 370z w/ sports package. Anyone know what I can expect out of these?

I ordered the following:
Rear: 295/30/19
Front: 255/35/19

more miles...potenzas are softer

I think you could reasonably expect 30k or more out of the V12s if you were able to get 18k out of the Potenzas.

wow... even on my dd's Fusion tires (bridgestone) i can only get max 17-18K. :D

professordave runs v12's and he seems to be pretty happy with them.

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.

Sounds about right, although 25k might be more reasonable to expect due to funky alignment stuff.

sounds like a fair review! :tup:

I got about 18k miles out of mine (V12s) due to tire height being less than OEM. The inside has worn down to the wear strip whereas the outside has about 16 mils left before the wear strip.

I'd highly recommend getting an alignment done when going non OEM size/height.

I got about 19K out of my rears. I'll probably get about 25K out of my fronts. This was with 1 HPDE as well.

Update about these tires
 

I replaced my stockers all around with these at around 14K. I got about 17K out of them (replacing the rears as we speak and actually came here to post my results). Fronts are at 6.5/32nds. These will last you a little longer than stock, but if you are looking for significant gains in longevity, look elsewhere. I picked them for their wet weather capabilities, which while not amazing are better than the stock Potenzas through puddles. I'm going with something different this time and will report back. My car does not see track duty, but does see a lot of highway miles, so how the tires handle at the extreme limit are not a consideration for me.

Previous and current owners chime in. Does the Hankooks have a rounded sidewall? I think the wheels look weird with that rounded sidewall. I like the look of the Bridgestone's flat sidewall.

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......

Thanks for all the responses guys! Its appreciated! I was supposed to get my hankook's installed today but it looks like the place didn't get them yet so not until tomorrow. With warranties and everything its gonna cost me around $1100 for the new tires. Definitely more than I am used to!

For $240 more, you could have RE-11s. I suppose it depends what you're planning to do with them though. If you're going to track, the RE-11s are a better choice. If you're just leisurely street driving, the V12s are a great tire.

:iagree:

Even if you don't do any tracking, the RE-11 is an amazing street tire. I can't get them in the correct sizing for my car, though, so I've got to go with NT05s.