Kumho ECSTA Supra 712 Tires?

[Ben Baird]

Did you have the tires remounted and balanced when you did the tire
rotation?  The reason I ask is because they are a directional tire.  I don't
think you will get the most even wear if you just swap them front to back.
I don't know if this will cause noise issues though.  I did not have to get
crazy wheel weights either.  You know it could just be from production
variances as well.  You can't expect the best quality control for a tire in
their price range.  I may develop a hatred for the noise if it develops with
more miles, but for right now I feel I got my money's worth.  Now the two
sets of tires they replaced (Goodyear GA's, and before that BFG Euro T/A's)
were some loud, squealing, no grip having, hydroplaning POS's.

Ben
'91 SE-R

From: "Wes Thompson" <westanizer@yahoo.com>
> 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.
> Wes 98SE-R w/85k smiles