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fullthrottle52 · 12-03-2011, 07:29 AM

Just stay away from Hankook V12's. I am sending mine back to Discount Tire for a full refund. I can't get them balanced. Tried 3 times. Even Road Force balanced and still a shake at 70 mph. I am convinced they are just bad tires. You get what you pay for. Discount Tire has been great to work with so I am not knocking them just the tires. They did a complete free swap for a different brand and paying for the shipping both ways.

Johnny Danger · 12-03-2011, 08:30 AM

Does anyone have any experience with Nitto tires; namely the Invo or the NT05 ? Both appear to have an interesting tread pattern .

Topless · 12-03-2011, 10:59 AM

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Does anyone have any experience with Nitto tires; namely the Invo or the NT05 ? Both appear to have an interesting tread pattern .

Yes the NT05 has a ton of dry grip and is pretty good in the rain. I have a pair on the rear now and I like em. They compare very well with Hankook RS3 for grip. The Nitto Invo is a goto tire for Corvette drivers and it is available in modern low aspect sizes. One of my friends has them on his 2010 Z06 and we spent the day running Chuckwalla race track together back in May. My impression is that the car is amazing and the tires are good but not great. Between the two I would choose the NT05.

Johnny Danger · 12-03-2011, 12:35 PM

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Yes the NT05 has a ton of dry grip and is pretty good in the rain. I have a pair on the rear now and I like em. They compare very well with Hankook RS3 for grip. The Nitto Invo is a goto tire for Corvette drivers and it is available in modern low aspect sizes. One of my friends has them on his 2010 Z06 and we spent the day running Chuckwalla race track together back in May. My impression is that the car is amazing and the tires are good but not great. Between the two I would choose the NT05.

Good to know . I currently have Goodyear Eagle F1's on my vehicle . Interestingly, they no longer offer the sizes that I need. With that said, at some point I'm going to need to replace them with a good alternative . I've also looked at the Conti Sport Contact series as well . Any thoughts on those ?

Topless · 12-03-2011, 01:19 PM

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Good to know . I currently have Goodyear Eagle F1's on my vehicle . Interestingly, they no longer offer the sizes that I need. With that said, at some point I'm going to need to replace them with a good alternative . I've also looked at the Conti Sport Contact series as well . Any thoughts on those ?

Yep, my brother has a set of those on his Boxster. Very good all around tire similar to the PS2. Nice quiet ride and good road manners but not as much ultimate grip as the NT05. An excellent summer DD tire . Not cheap though.

ohhh my · 12-03-2011, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by fullthrottle52

Just stay away from Hankook V12's. I am sending mine back to Discount Tire for a full refund. I can't get them balanced. Tried 3 times. Even Road Force balanced and still a shake at 70 mph. I am convinced they are just bad tires. You get what you pay for. Discount Tire has been great to work with so I am not knocking them just the tires. They did a complete free swap for a different brand and paying for the shipping both ways.

All i've heard are good things about these tires... Was planning to get a set for my rears... are you running aftermarket rims?

986_c6 · 12-05-2011, 09:35 PM

I have had Hankook V12 on 2 other vehicles, no issues and very good wet/dry traction. Not saying Fullthrottle didn't have the balancing problems, but I have had good luck with V12's.

Johnny Danger · 12-08-2011, 01:20 PM

Does anyone have any experience with the Yokohama Advan Neova ?

fullthrottle52 · 12-08-2011, 02:19 PM

C6 - I love the look of the Hankook V12's but just could not get them to work with my Box. I'm very glad you are having luck with them. I wish I would have had the same experience. I repalced them today wiht Yokamohama's all season tires and what a difference. They run smooth and straight. I think I just got a bad set of times. Interesting thought is I took them to UPS today to ship them back and they weighed the tires for shipping. There whas a 1.5 lb difference between the 2 front tires and a 1 lb difference between the back tires. ??????

AndyA6 · 12-09-2011, 04:56 AM

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C6 - I love the look of the Hankook V12's but just could not get them to work with my Box. I'm very glad you are having luck with them. I wish I would have had the same experience. I repalced them today wiht Yokamohama's all season tires and what a difference. They run smooth and straight. I think I just got a bad set of times. Interesting thought is I took them to UPS today to ship them back and they weighed the tires for shipping. There whas a 1.5 lb difference between the 2 front tires and a 1 lb difference between the back tires. ??????

Is that normal???? I thought that in today's world and production products like these should be very similar!

Don't know but I would consider this as not good at all.

986_c6 · 12-10-2011, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by fullthrottle52

C6 - I love the look of the Hankook V12's but just could not get them to work with my Box. I'm very glad you are having luck with them. I wish I would have had the same experience. I repalced them today wiht Yokamohama's all season tires and what a difference. They run smooth and straight. I think I just got a bad set of times. Interesting thought is I took them to UPS today to ship them back and they weighed the tires for shipping. There whas a 1.5 lb difference between the 2 front tires and a 1 lb difference between the back tires. ??????

Whoah!!!!!! You definitely got a defective set with a 1.5 lb difference.

Which Yokohama exactly did you replace with?