Kumho or Hankook tyres??? Feedback wanted

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Ralph66
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Kumho or Hankook tyres??? Feedback wanted

Post by Ralph66 » Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:18 pm

Wanting some feedback on tyres.
185/60/14

Looking at Kumho KH19ECO and Hankook K426

Anybody got any experience with these tyres?
I have read some online write ups, but they were less than complementary! They were from overseas websites.

Any help appreciated.

Cheers

Ralph
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Post by Wrangler » Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:17 pm

Hi There,

While I have no experience with these tyres in particular, I have just put a set of tyres on my 1992 NA MX-5, and found it hard to get a decent tyre for the 14" wheels, but in the end I found these.

http://www.dunloptires.com/en-US/tires/direzza-zii

I really like them and think they are a good option.

Hope this helps 8)
1992 1.6L NA Automatic

Ralph66
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Tyres

Post by Ralph66 » Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:32 pm

Thanks for the reply/info.

Yes, 14" rim is a difficult size to get good tyres. Obviously changing to 15" would be best, however, I like the standard daisy rim.

Cheers

Ralph

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Post by siren676 » Fri Apr 22, 2016 7:12 pm

They make the zii's in 185/60-14, its the control tyre for 2kcup and is the grippiest road tyre I've used, mine were $175 each
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