Hankook Tyres

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Sat 16 Dec 2006 16:05
Hankook Tyres - GregSwain
I finally bit the bullet after getting a good deal through work, and bought 4 new Hankook K406s (185/65H14) at £28 a corner fitted (saved £18 a corner off the prices of a well-known internet-based tyre company). All I know about Hankooks is they're Korean, and they're OE on Hyundai and Kia cars.

My Almera's handling and ride has improved dramatically compared to the rubbish that was previously fitted (Avons). Anyone had any experience (good or bad) of Hankooks? Would be interested to hear what the general opinion is.
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Sat 16 Dec 2006 16:51
Hankook Tyres - Blue {P}
They transformed the grippiness of my E36 when I fitted them to the rear. It went from quite a slippy ride to quite a confidence inspiring one overnight. I think of them as good quality tyres and very reasonably priced.

Ford also went through a phase of fitting them to Mondeos in the factory so clearly they think they're ok too.

Blue
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Sat 16 Dec 2006 17:06
Hankook Tyres - Stuartli
Hankook has a tieup with Michelin whereby it uses some of its technology - goes back two or three years.
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Sat 16 Dec 2006 17:07
Hankook Tyres - jase1
Hankooks came as standard on my Accent.

The fronts lasted 40,000 miles. The rears are 55K and counting.

Never had any problem with grip -- in a moment of foolishness I replaced the fronts with either Barums or Avons (don't recall which) and although they are quieter, the grip just isn't there anymore.

55K from a set of tyres is outrageous. Don't know how that's happened -- they still had 4mm last service as well!
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Sun 17 Dec 2006 20:05
Hankook Tyres - DavidHM
I've used K406s on my last two cars (Peugeots 406 and 306). They sorted out the scrabbling (especially under braking) I had on the Nankangs the 406 came with when I bought it, and I replaced all four (mismatched tyres as soon as I bought the 306. I've had no issues at all with them and afte 6k miles on the 306, there are no visible signs of wear at all. I can't recommend them highly enough for middle-of-the-road cars (I paid £36 a corner for 185/60/14s and £44 for 195/65/15s by comparison and was happy with those prices).
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Mon 18 Dec 2006 11:53
Hankook Tyres - Group B
I have got Hankook K105 Ventus Prime tyres fitted on the front and I can't fault them; grip in dry and wet is as good if not better than the Dunlop SP Sport 9000's I had on before. The tread pattern is very similar to Michelin Pilot Primacy (hence the name), but they only cost me £62 each fitted, in 205/50/16 size, so almost half the price of Michelins.

The bloke who fitted them said they have OE approval for the Golf GTi for 2007, in his opinion they were "the best kept secret in tyres", and he expected prices to rise next year as they got more popular.

The reason I chose them was I had uneven tyre wear problems on my Saab (known issue) with 87 load rating tyres. The Hankooks are one of very few tyres in my size available in 91 load rating, and they have cured the problem as far as I can see. Thought I was taking a gamble on quality when I had them fitted, but I will definitely buy them again for my current car.

Rich.
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