Tyres for the AU

Bucknaked · 31-03-2007, 08:31 PM

Just wondering whether any AU owners have had Hankook Ventus tyres and whats your opinion. These replaced the Falkens I had. These are the 2nd hand wheels and tyres that I bought off Maurie 18 months ago which are shot up front. So I replaced them with a set of Hankook Ventus today. Only the fronts at this stage. Will be doing the rears after I get back from OS. I will be lucky to do 500 k's in the next 5 weeks. Going to keep the best tyre from the rear and purchase a 19" rim to act as my spare.

Tyres wore fairly evenly, but the fronts were scuffed on the inside. I do have a camber kit so this really did help, although my pressures could have been higher than 40 and I would have got better wear. If they had worn more evenly, I think my tyres wouls still have been good for another 5,000 clicks, maybe more.

I know 18 months life out of a 2nd hand set of 19" rubber is not bad.

So I'll have a brand new Dunlop 3000 tyre on an 17" AU2 rim, used only once, never driven on (Car had a flat in the garage, so I put the spare on while I took the flat in for repair) for sale soon.