Car wables

XwChriswX

1. Shouldn't mix 2 different brands of tires...
2. V12s suck.
3. Over-inflation.

Are they balanced?

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Azroadster

I have the same problem. I replace my Hankooks on the back - I run 305's - but didn't replace the fronts. I thought I had about 10K left on the fronts, which are also Hankooks - 275's. The car is jerking all over the place. I DID NOT have this problem with the V12's at all until I changed the rears and didn't replace the fronts. I am going to install new V12's on the front this Saturday and I am sure that will fix the issue. I looked very closely at the fronts the other day and they are pretty worn. I guess I should have ponied up the $$$ for all four when I replaced the rears.

I now that many think the Hankooks suck, but I really like them, especially for the money. I don't track my car, but I do hit the mountain twisties often and they have always performed fine for me, until this latest issue, which I am sure is my doing.

AZ

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AZ Roadster
'09 Base|Chicane Yellow|TSW Nurburgrings|Stillen CBE|Eclipse AVN726E In Dash DVD/NAV|Clear Bra|H&R Spacers 15/20|Hankook Ventus V-12's 275/35 & 305/30

Alstann

I would personally have to say that having two different compounds/brands isn't the cause - I run Bridgestone Potenza S-04 PP summer tires in the front, and Bridgestone Potenza RE970AS all season tires in the rear. The stiff side wall of the front summer tires keeps the car planted hard on the road and on the highway, it's rock solid. I chose the all season for the rear since I drive well over 20k miles a year.

On the other hand, V12's have crappy soft sidewalls, and that's what I think the issue is.

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roy'sz

Its not necessarily the sidewall, its the softness of rubber. The S04pp is a 240 while the 970 is 400 compound.

Azroadster

I put 18K on the original set of V12's with no issues whatsoever. This didn't happen to me until I replaced the rears without replacing the fronts. Therefore, I am quite sure that a new set of V12's on the front will take care of it.

I know that the Hankooks aren't the best track tire out there by a long shot. However, I really don't have any issues with them on a street car. I wonder how many people out there just parrot what some others say and have never run the V12's on their Z's. In my case they work great, and are much less expensive than some alternatives. YMMV.

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AZ Roadster
'09 Base|Chicane Yellow|TSW Nurburgrings|Stillen CBE|Eclipse AVN726E In Dash DVD/NAV|Clear Bra|H&R Spacers 15/20|Hankook Ventus V-12's 275/35 & 305/30