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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Mustang / October 2004New tires, and foot in mouth.
Been a while since I posted. Hello again everyone. I've made a few changes. My Gatorbacks wore out and I put some Kumho Ecsta MX tires all around. At one time I thought I'd remove a major appendage before putting Korean tires on my 'steed. However, after research on treadwear, compound, and traction specs, I couldn't find any better bang for the buck on sticky tires. Granted, I don't expect any more than 10,000 miles out of these gumballs, and the sidewalls aren't nearly as stiff as the Goodyears. These things ARE sticky though. $550 to my door from Tirerack.com I added more negative camber, and holy crap!! My exit speeds are up nearly 15% on my favorite turns. New specs: Camber: drivers= -1.25 passenger = -1.00 (up from -.050 on both) Toe: 1/32 in (reduced from 1/16) Caster: +6.00 (unchanged) So, I stand corrected on the Kumhos. Flame resistant clothing is on. Vic 2kGT 5m blk suspension upgrades http://home.earthlink.net/~jthet >I've made a few changes. My Gatorbacks wore out and I put some Kumho >Ecsta MX tires all around. At one time I thought I'd remove a major [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >So, I stand corrected on the Kumhos. Flame resistant clothing is on. I had Kumho Ecsta 711s put on the wife's PT Cruiser. They run quieter than the stockers and handle a LOT better. For the price I think they're hard to beat. No flame resistant clothing needed. bill Car: '64.5 Mustang: 260 V8, 3 sp, factory a/c, SVO cam, Performer intake, Holley 390 cfm carb, Pertronix, Hi-Po exhaust manifolds, 1.5" front & 1" rear drop, Jacobs wires, Torq Thrust D's Guns: Colt AR15, Sig P220, Moss. 590A1, Marlin 70P > No flame resistant clothing needed. Actually, the flame retardant clothing is only needed when the post is read by those whom I've heckled in the past. Hence foot in mouth. ;)  SignatureVic 2kGT 5m blk suspension upgrades http://home.earthlink.net/~jthet If you need flame retardant cloths, so do I.... I had laughed out very loud to my mechanic when he suggested the Kumho Ecsta for my 2000 mustang convertible last week... I thought that he was trying to get rid of some tires that he had in stock..... he offered me to put on the car and let me drive it for 50-100 kms.... I reluctantly said yes.... went for a drive, never returned to the garage.... called him and told him to bill me the tires on my credit card! I am now in a awkward position as I know that I will have to go see him to get the car ready for the winter storing, and I know that he will flame me!! I might just have to change mechanics!! (NOT).... So I understand what you are feeling.... > > No flame resistant clothing needed. > > > Actually, the flame retardant clothing is only needed when the post is > read by those whom I've heckled in the past. Hence foot in mouth. ;) As a new Mustang owner, and a Kumho employee, I understand the reluctance to go with foreign products. I work in Akron at the Technical Center and that is where the tires are designed and many of the rubber compounds are developed. Our motorsports and off-road people are all past employees of General, Goodyear, etc., so there is a lot of home-grown knowledge going into the tires. I wish there were plans to manufacture in the US, but is isn't likely too soon. Not trying to spam ,but I think it is hard to get more product for the dollar than Kumho and/or Hankook (except Hankook has less to offer in the performance tires). Gary '03 Mustang 3.8 V6 (the wife's car) > If you need flame retardant cloths, so do I.... I had laughed out very loud > to my mechanic when he suggested the Kumho Ecsta for my 2000 mustang [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Actually, the flame retardant clothing is only needed when the post is > > read by those whom I've heckled in the past. Hence foot in mouth. ;) >Not trying to spam ,but I think it is hard to get more product for the >dollar than Kumho I would have to agree. Before I put the Ecsta 711s on the wife's PT I had never even considered Kumho. I decided to try 'em out since it was the wife's ;-) car and I had read a lot of positive reviews about them. They do tend to "track" pretty easily on grooved or uneven pavement but I figure the handling trade off was worth it. bill Car: '64.5 Mustang: 260 V8, 3 sp, factory a/c, SVO cam, Performer intake, Holley 390 cfm carb, Pertronix, Hi-Po exhaust manifolds, 1.5" front & 1" rear drop, Jacobs wires, Torq Thrust D's Guns: Colt AR15, Sig P220, Moss. 590A1, Marlin 70P Aye, and I bought the Hanooks for my 2001 - I couldn't afford the 'big names'. I am quite please with them and they don't seem to follow every rut in the road like the Goodyears did... > >Not trying to spam ,but I think it is hard to get more product for the > >dollar than Kumho [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Guns: Colt AR15, Sig P220, Moss. 590A1, Marlin 70P |
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