They don't make that style Kumho in that size anymore. A lot of people hear
the Kumho name and associate it with the entire line of tires. So if they
hear someone with a Mustang had a set of Kumho's that they didn't like, then
automatically anything made by Kumho is bad. I had a set of Kumho ECTSA STX
tires on my '00 dak R/T in the 255/50/17 size. They were one of the best
performing tire I've ran on my truck. On the flip side, I had a set of
255/55/17 Kumho Ecsta 711s that were some of the worst. Just goes to show
you can't compare the performance of one specific style to a whole brand of
tire.
brian cropp
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
> truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Thomas North
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 10:14 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: RE: DML: Tire sizes
>
>
> I had a set of 255/50ZR17 Kumho Supra 712's on my 96... they lasted for
> quite a while... I was very pleased with them.
>
> Best regards,
> Tom "Slick"
> *** Still lurkin' about! ***
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Gary Hedlin
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 9:37 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Tire sizes
>
>
> That sucks... But on the other hand the Fuzions are good too. Those
> came with the 18's I had way back when I first got the 98 back
> running. In fact I sold em with the tires still on and they were
> still in good shape.
>
> The kumho's I haven't really heard anything good on. Was looking at
> those when I got the 20's, but the Hankooks looked a lot better.
>
> If time's not a big issue, I'm going to Monster Mopar next weekend...
> can see if there's a set of R/T's at the swap meet! :)
>
> Gary
>
> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Josh Battles <cletusjones@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > They look nice but I didn't see them available for a 15" wheel. Smallest
> I
> > saw was 17"
> >>
> >> Dunno how set you are on tire brands, but I've got Hankook Ventus RH06
> >> tires on the 98 and 05. Friggin love them. And especially on the 05,
> >> they just grip...
> >>
> >> On the 98 they hardly even have any signs of wear after 2 years and
> >> 15,000 miles.... but thats just me driving it like a grandma. The 05
> >> is the one I take my aggression out on! ;)
> >>
> >> Gary
> >>
> >> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Josh Battles <cletusjones@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> DML: I need to get some new tires on the truck and am thinking I'd
> like
> > to
> >>> run a different tire. Currently I've got 255/60/15 (27" x 10") BF
> Radial
> >>> T/A's [2] on the truck and it looks like this [1]. I'd like to switch
> it
> > up
> >>> to something smaller and sportier while still maintaining all weather
> >>> functionality. After much searching I narrowed it down to a couple I
> > thought
> >>> were pretty nice.
> >>>
> >>> 225/50/15 (24" x 9") Kumho Ecsta KU25 [3]
> >>> 225/60/15 (26" x 9") Fuzion HRi [4]
> >>>
> >>> I would really like to get into a 235 width tire but I can't find
> > anything
> >>> shorter than 27" and the desired width for a 15" wheel. Has anyone run
> > the
> >>> Kumho? We have Fuzion tires on our car and they've been good
> performing
> >>> tires. I'm OK with the 26" tire and am a little curious about the 24"
> > one. I
> >>> think it would be nice to have a shorter tire but I'm afraid that 24"
> is
> > too
> >>> short and will look ridiculous. What says the DML?
> >>>
> >>> [1] http://omg-stfu.com/temp/dakotahood1.jpg
> >>> [2] http://bit.ly/94MFyh
> >>> [3] http://bit.ly/9EeHRo
> >>> [4] http://www.thefuzionzone.com/hri.asp
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Gary Hedlin
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> >>
> >> --Many talk about those who died, but too few talk about those who
> >> survived... THANK A VET!
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
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