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FYI: DO NOT I repeat DO NOT buy HANKOOK TIRES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Old 03-17-2008, 05:49 PM
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Default FYI: DO NOT I repeat DO NOT buy HANKOOK TIRES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have had two side walls blow up like bubbles on a set of z rated tires in less then a month apart. I have not been driving anywhere different then i have on summitomos or dunlop sp2's

seems like the side walls on the hankooks are complete crap. the tires have 80% tread left and two are toast because of the side wall issue.thankfully they came on the car when i bought it, so i swapped over a dunlop for the interm before buying rims and tires for my rs4 setup. now i have to swap another tires over(at least i will have matching front and rears for the time being, until another hankook side wall blows out.

steer clear!!
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mm skittles
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Default if that's the case, then don't ever buy Michelin Pilot Sports, ever.

buddy of mine had the same thing happen to his P/S2's as well, so that means they are bad.

or not. you just had a bad batch or bad luck. both happen.
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sounds like my sumi exp.
Old 03-17-2008, 06:33 PM
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could be a bad batch dunno though, my experience with them has suck
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speaking of two big bubbles...
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hmmmm i really like my hankooks
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hey Bee ... you need a few more avant colors to match your skittles sig pic
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yea, sure
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+1 beeeyotch

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