Kumho ECSTA Supra 712 Tires?

[Wes Thompson]

I guess I should elaborate a little on my experience with these tires.  First
off, the size I have are 205-45-ZR16.  The tires have decent performance and
are especially good in the wet.  I have put a little over 10k on them, and the
noise didn't appear until after I rotated them front to back.  I do almost 100
percent highway driving between 70 and 80 MPH.  These tires now have a rythimic
grinding sound much like a bad wheel bearing would.  They are noisey at all
speeds but they do get quiet at 80+ MPH.  I had to have them balanced at least
4 times when they were new and a couple of the wheels needed a large amount of
weights to balance out.  I won't buy these again and was much happier with the
previous Nitto 555s. Anyway, since we are talking about different sizes and
uses maybe these tires just weren't a good pick for me. BTW I sure wish I could
get a set of tires for 220!

Wes 98SE-R w/85k smiles