Kumho MX 235 40 18 ??????

[PACE]

Anyobdy try these yet? Tire Rack have a pretty favorable opinion of them. Especially for the price! Anybody have an opinion of these tires???

btw, I'm looking for 235/40/18 tires. Anyone have any recomendations? I want MAX performance. Right now I'm deciding between the MX's, Eage F1's or BridgeStone Potenza's (S-03 or S-02).

I just wish the made the BF Goodrich G-Force in a 235........but no......somebody has to make my life difficult!

all opinions are welcome......yes, even Bob's :)

[AMRAAM4]

People LOVE these tires...I have heard nothing but great things about them.

[papiogagt]

Well, I believe I am the only one on the boards that have them so far. I do have 225s, but still, I absolutley love them. I have complete confidence in them.. I can throw them into any corner, any road condition, at just about any speed below 50 and not get scared! They in my opinion have a very very nice ride quality, however, are kinda loud at lower speeds (<30). and about wet roads, oh! these things move water out of their way like nobody's business. They are still very sticky and comfortable in the wet.. overall.. I LOVE THEM. I will be buying 235's this winter thought, instead of my 225's, i just need side wall protection, i have none as of now..

[iceman]

My sumitomos rock :thumbs:

[PACE]

Good info Willie Thanks! Do you have any experience with Eage F1's? I'm wondering which are better......The F1's are a bit more expensive but are well known for performance.....Potenza's are TOO expensive ($200 ea.)The MX are a great price and I hear a lot of good stuff about them. I can't decide

Kuhmo MX - $153 Dry traction = 9 ------- Cornering = 8.7
Eagle F1's - $165 Dry traction = 9.2 -------- Cornering = 8.9
Potenza's - $200 Dry Traction = 9.3 --------- Cornering = 9
Yokohama AVS - $177 Dry Traction = 8.7 ------- Cornering 8.9

Which would you get??

Ice, You have a link to the Sumitomo's? They're not on Tire Rack.

[iceman]

Sure they are.. I have the Sumi HTR+ (all season) but there is a warm weather set just like the kumho mx's .. if you can't find em on 'rack let me know I'll go look


edit: try this link

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?startIndex=0&width=235%2F&ratio=40&diameter=18&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1&manufacturer=Sumitomo&x=24&y=15

[PACE]

update...

OK I found a great deal on 2 brand new Eagle F1's on e-bay....so if I win the auction I'll get 2 more from tire rack.....if not I buy a full set of MX's from tire rack. I'll know in 6 days 10 hours. :)

[blake]

get some of the new nitto's w/ the asymetrical tread...rode in my friend's bmw and he just got some 215/40/19's...they are really nice and look good too

[PACE]

What kinda size is 205/40/19??? wtf Does he use them to cut pizza in his spare time?:p

Also, I'm looking for a MAX performance summer tire. I don't think any Nitto's can compete with the above listed tires.

[AMRAAM4]

215/40/19 on a 19" rim!!!! That can't be right, that rim would have to be around 7" in width which would be hell aghey. Especially on a BMW.

and to concur with PACE...Nitto's are only good for one thing...smoking the crap out of at the track.

[Tweeter]

I have Kumo Mx's on my car. You will not want to run them in the winter, but there are great Autocross tires. I Think they are better than the other ones you have listed there. At the last race I was at I found that my Kumo's stuck better than the Yokohama's and the Potenza's. There were two cars in my class that were running them. I beat them.(they were in smaller cars also.) Just my thought on this.

[PACE]

It looks like I am going to get out bid on the Eagle F1's on e-bay so I'll probably buy the MX's. Thanks everybody for the input.

I'm not even thinking about running them in the winter....I'm getting ready for next spring. I really just want the best DRY traction / cornering tire I can find without spending over $900 for the set.

I'm actually really suprised it turned out to be the MX's !

[papiogagt]

Originally posted by PACE

I'm actually really suprised it turned out to be the MX's !

:D

[blake]

Originally posted by AMRAAM4
215/40/19 on a 19" rim!!!! That can't be right, that rim would have to be around 7" in width which would be hell aghey. Especially on a BMW.

and to concur with PACE...Nitto's are only good for one thing...smoking the crap out of at the track.

well then they could be 225's ..but ill take a damn picture of it next time i see him and ill show ya

[JuniorsGt]

anyone heard of DA Daytona ZR BW 225/50/16's i can get 4 brand new tires plus an alignment for $480.00 are these tires any good. was told they wear out at 35,000 miles

[PACE]

Just because a tire is ZR speed rated doesn't mean its a good tire. The tire you mentioned aabove is a generic tire. Not bad for crusing around....but by no means is it a Max Performance summer tire. probably considered a good Touring tire.