Kumho Ecsta 4x - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

hanabie · 10-11-2013, 11:10 PM

does anyone have experience with this? Should I skip these and get Hankook v12? I'm looking for DD friendly.

Silverpike · 10-12-2013, 02:14 AM

I have them on my WRX. They are decent, but you can do better. They are a good choice when you want well-performing tires but want to spend very little money.

The next tires a I get will not be 4x-es, because I think spending more for better grip is a good tradeoff.

hanabie · 10-12-2013, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silverpike

I have them on my WRX. They are decent, but you can do better. They are a good choice when you want well-performing tires but want to spend very little money.

The next tires a I get will not be 4x-es, because I think spending more for better grip is a good tradeoff.

I'm not doing tracking at this moment. These tires are just mainly for DD. How's the tread life? Thanks

suaveflooder · 10-12-2013, 02:56 AM

I've run both, just on two different cars. I ran the V12's on my M3. Great DD tire, sticky, but I only got a year or so out of the set. Kumho's I can really give a very fair review as I had them on my cobra. They lasted longer than the V12's, but I didn't feel that they really gripped all that well (then again, they were on a 500 horsepower car).

My opinion, on a car like this, sacrifice a little bit of life for better grip. I've heard (never had experience) that the V12's chunk like that stock tires if you try to track with them, but if you are just DDing with them, that would be my choice.

Migero86 · 10-12-2013, 08:16 AM

v12s were great when new on my GTI but after a year they kept hydroplaning like mofos... so I will never buy them again.

10-11-2013, 11:10 PM	#1
hanabie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: WRB LMTD '13 Location: Phillips Ranch Posts: 1,246 Thanks: 184 Thanked 242 Times in 158 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Kumho Ecsta 4x does anyone have experience with this? Should I skip these and get Hankook v12? I'm looking for DD friendly.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Wheel Directory: Kosei K4R 17x8.0 +36	Vracer111	Wheels \| Tires \| Spacers \| Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack	59	05-01-2017 11:39 AM
Thoughts on Kumho Tires?	brillo	Wheels \| Tires \| Spacers \| Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack	11	06-05-2013 03:51 AM
FS/FT: 18x8 et48 5x100 Sparco Assetta Gara WHITE w/ 225/40/18 Kumho SPT	BlaineWasHere	Wheels and Tires	3	02-24-2013 12:36 PM

10-12-2013, 02:14 AM	#2
Silverpike popular among the JDM Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 88 Thanks: 7 Thanked 31 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have them on my WRX. They are decent, but you can do better. They are a good choice when you want well-performing tires but want to spend very little money. The next tires a I get will not be 4x-es, because I think spending more for better grip is a good tradeoff.

10-12-2013, 02:56 AM	#4
suaveflooder Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: San Diego Posts: 2,295 Thanks: 2,708 Thanked 1,052 Times in 664 Posts Mentioned: 29 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've run both, just on two different cars. I ran the V12's on my M3. Great DD tire, sticky, but I only got a year or so out of the set. Kumho's I can really give a very fair review as I had them on my cobra. They lasted longer than the V12's, but I didn't feel that they really gripped all that well (then again, they were on a 500 horsepower car). My opinion, on a car like this, sacrifice a little bit of life for better grip. I've heard (never had experience) that the V12's chunk like that stock tires if you try to track with them, but if you are just DDing with them, that would be my choice.

User Name		Remember Me?
Password