What size tires were your Ziex's?  According to Falken's website, 30-55
series tires have only a 30,000 mile warranty, while 60 and higher series
tires have a 60,000 mile warranty.  I would get a 195/60-15 size tire, so
perhaps they may last somewhat longer on my Civic.

Which model of Kumho tire did you get?  I was also considering the Kumho
Ecsta ASX.

I got the Falken Ziex's for my 2000 Honda Accord in November and they
were DEAD within 18 months. I do a lot of highway miles, but rotated
every 7K and got about 18K out of them. Pretty bad treadwear if you
ask me.

I just replaced them with Kuhmos that I got on tirerack.com for about
50/each. This time I focused more on treadwear ratings vs.
performance. It's only been 1000 miles with these, but performance-
wise they're no different from the Ziex's (haven't had heavy rain/snow
yet, so we'll see).

The guy who mounted/balanced them remarked that the Kuhmos rarely need
much to balance - he said they arrive balanced 'out of the box' and
they tend to use the lowest counterweight to make them perfect (if
that).

I agree, although the tire itself is still a factor, depending on what
characteristics you want in a tire.  I bought my '04 Civic last fall with
newly installed Bridgestone Insignia's on it.  These tires have been
horrible in every possible way.

I'm considering getting a set of Falken Ziex 512's, which I hear are good
performing tires at a low price.  Although treadwear seems to be this tire's
weakest point, I estimate that I'll drive only 10,000 miles a year.  So they
should last me at least 3 years, possibly more since I use winter tires when
necessary.

I've got Hankook H406's on my Integra right now. I suppose they're decent
enough. Put about 20K miles on them so far.

They are not nearly as direct and rigid as the Yokohama ES100's I had on
there previously. The Hankooks seem to have a softer, squirmier sidewall.

I find the quality of the mounting and balancing job is far more important
than the tire itself.

I had a set of 4 Hankook Tires put on my 2005 accord ex sedan a month ago. I
believe they are 205/60HR 14's. So far so good. I did have to get one of the
valve stems replaced because it was leaking after going to the carwash, but
the tire place that I had it done did it for free as they gave me a lifetime
warrenty on anything that happens to the tires. I think the car washer was
too rough with the tire brush when he was cleaning my wheels before I
entered the carwash and thats what caused it to leak. I priced them at the
store and it would have been around 600 dollars installed with balancing,
but I got a special deal online for $415.00 for all 4 tires, installed with
balancing, tax, tire disposal, and front and rear alignment too.

Anybody know what these tires are like? I heard they were good but just
thought I'd ask y'all to see if anyone has any thoughts. I know I wont make
it through a RI winter with my old tires that were 80% worn already and I
still have 9 months to go. Why the old stock tires got to 80% worn after
32,000 miles is beyond me, but they did even though the treadware was 340,
go figure!

Al