Hankook V12 longevity

houkouonchi

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

Zerafian

more miles...potenzas are softer

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m4a1mustang

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

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Red__Zed

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

kenchan

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

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

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.

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kenchan

sounds like a fair review!

Nikon FM

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.

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KusoSama

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.

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flashburn

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.

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Scribe

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.

TongMan

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.

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......

houkouonchi

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!

roplusbee

Disclamer:

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

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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

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