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-   -   Kumho Ecsta Supra 712 OR Falken Ziex ZE-512 Tires?? (https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-wheels-tires-brakes-20/kumho-ecsta-supra-712-falken-ziex-ze-512-tires-296625/)

SAiamNE 04-19-04 05:25 PM

Kumho Ecsta Supra 712 OR Falken Ziex ZE-512 Tires??
 
In a debate between Kumho Ecsta Supra 712 OR Falken Ziex ZE-512 Tires??

My original tires are 205/60/R15

Supra Tires only come close to the original size at 205/55/R15

The Ziex 512's come in at 205/60/R15..

Both are roughly the same price but can't decide between the two...
Can u guy's help me out?
I was told not to go over 205 width on a 1990 GXL Stock rim.. Or else i would have gone with 225's.
Thanks!:D

BDoty311 04-19-04 05:27 PM

What are you looking for in a tire?

SAiamNE 04-19-04 08:12 PM

Well i probably want, what everyone wants...

Don't care to much about noise...
Wouldn't mind decent tread life, something that hooks up good and gets me around corners fairly nice.
I just do day-day street driving if that makes any difference. No autocross or anything like that.

spoolin93r1 04-19-04 09:07 PM

the 712's are junk. i've never seen a single car that has had them without the sides bubbling out. my g/f went thru 10 of them before she got fed up with it. she does have the ziex's on her stock wheels and seem to do quite well

hyper7 04-20-04 02:16 AM

i never sell my customers the kumhos. Never had any good feedback with them and i have never really liked the tire to begin with. Loud tire too. i would go with the 512 before the 712 anyday.

-justin

DamonB 04-20-04 08:15 AM

Hated the Kumho 712. The Kumho MX is a good tire though.

mrgracer 04-20-04 11:30 AM

i agree with damon, the mx is a great tire and costs about the same or a little bit more, if they don't have your size or they are too pricey then go with the 512's, i got them on my civic, they last a while and are pretty decent for long lasting street tires(performance wise)

DAharon 04-20-04 01:37 PM

I had the 712's on my Probe GT. I drove them pretty hard and they weren't that bad until they got to about 60% of their original tread. After that they got really noisy and didn't stick well at all. I burned the fronts down to nothing before 6000 miles. After that I moved the rears up front and came across an unbeatable deal for 711's. At least I thought it was a deal until I actually drove on them. The 711's are probably the worst tires I've ever bought.

cavellm 04-20-04 02:00 PM

When I had the 712's on my car any gas i gave it would make me think I was in water for how much they spun.

SAiamNE 04-20-04 10:16 PM

Ok Thanks guys!!!
Looks like i will pick up the 512's!!!


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