Anyone have the Kumho Solus TA11 ? Wondering if they are any good.
Kumho Solus TA11
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I have them on my 2014 Corolla. They replaced the original tires at around 45 k and I now have 61K miles. They do everything fine for me and seem to be holding up well. They are very well rated by Consumer Reports . I would recommend them and have on othewr posting.
Kumho makes some good rubber. Had on the old Accent and did great.
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They're loud, like really loud, and they hydroplane. I've got them on my Sonata, they came on it when I bought it 42,500 miles ago and looked new.
I can't wait to get them off. I think next week I'll replace them if I get time.
I can't wait to get them off. I think next week I'll replace them if I get time.
Have them on an 83 olds cutlass "G" body. Two years old, no complaints but I don't drive like a madman. Very quiet, soft riding- would buy them again for an average daily driver.
They seem to be standard fair on certain trim levels of Hyundai/KIA, Elantra/Forte'
I rented an '18 Forte with OE 205-55-16 Kumho Solus TA11 and I have to agree that they were LOUD!
Yeah, I just looked up on CR online and they do show to be OK(68 rating) and quite good in the NOISE category and similarly on the tire rack rating.
I rented an '18 Forte with OE 205-55-16 Kumho Solus TA11 and I have to agree that they were LOUD!
Yeah, I just looked up on CR online and they do show to be OK(68 rating) and quite good in the NOISE category and similarly on the tire rack rating.
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These are the factory tires on my Elantra. They ride soft and numb; almost no feedback from the road. They make an annoying hum on certain road surfaces and have started acting squirrelly in the rain. Also, they slip and lose traction when pulling out into traffic from a side street. I don't even press the gas pedal that hard. I've only experienced such a thing with old worn out tires, not ones w/only 11k miles.
So, yeah, I wouldn't recommend these.
So, yeah, I wouldn't recommend these.
I had the KH25s from Kumho on my Rio as the original tires and they were great for first 20K or so but thereafter got loud, weaker grip, and couldn't get my Nokians on fast enough.
The way I look at it: you may not choose the tire, but you live with it as long as you can to maximize value.
The way I look at it: you may not choose the tire, but you live with it as long as you can to maximize value.
Yeah, I think that most OE tires are to get the car off of the dealers lots and help the car meet its EPA #'s. They start out smooth & quiet at first and then they turn to a noisy unbalanced tire by 20k-30k miles even it they're rated for 60,000 miles.
And if you look to buy the OE tire again, they're often expensive when judged by the ratings in a specific category.
Here's an example:
The Civic in my signature(low mileage for the year) still has the OE Firestone Affinity Tour. They're wearing well and are smooth & quiet with 29K miles on them. I thought about buying them again online and noticed that they're up there in price.
Their overall rating/score is among the worst in its category, not only in the testing but in customer reviews. In the wet and a little bit of snow(1st snowfall=1 inch/snow) the car couldn't move on its own. And there is no way on earth that these tires will make 60K miles. Good MPG though!
I have had very few OE tires that were decent but, the higher rated tires from CR or TR and you almost can't go wrong. I've been doing waaaaaay better with higher rated/scoring tires from these two groups than I have ever done before on my own or listening to a tire store sales person.
And if you look to buy the OE tire again, they're often expensive when judged by the ratings in a specific category.
Here's an example:
The Civic in my signature(low mileage for the year) still has the OE Firestone Affinity Tour. They're wearing well and are smooth & quiet with 29K miles on them. I thought about buying them again online and noticed that they're up there in price.
Their overall rating/score is among the worst in its category, not only in the testing but in customer reviews. In the wet and a little bit of snow(1st snowfall=1 inch/snow) the car couldn't move on its own. And there is no way on earth that these tires will make 60K miles. Good MPG though!
I have had very few OE tires that were decent but, the higher rated tires from CR or TR and you almost can't go wrong. I've been doing waaaaaay better with higher rated/scoring tires from these two groups than I have ever done before on my own or listening to a tire store sales person.
Thanks for the input. More people dislike than like that tire so I went with the same budget tire I put on the Maxima almost 2 years ago. It's been fantastic. It's the Tiger Paw AWP 3 205/65R15 H. The 3 is a new design, not to be confused with any other tiger paw.
I noticed they lined up the valve stem to the yellow dot. What is the significance of that?
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I noticed they lined up the valve stem to the yellow dot. What is the significance of that?
Originally Posted by LeakySeals
I noticed they lined up the valve stem to the yellow dot. What is the significance of that?
Pretty sure that those dots indicate where the heaviest part of the tire is and helps to give the best balancing job.
I noticed they lined up the valve stem to the yellow dot. What is the significance of that?
Pretty sure that those dots indicate where the heaviest part of the tire is and helps to give the best balancing job.
Yellow - lightest.
Originally Posted by AC1DD
Pretty sure that those dots indicate where the heaviest part of the tire is and helps to give the best balancing job.
Then it seems odd they would put the stem there.
Pretty sure that those dots indicate where the heaviest part of the tire is and helps to give the best balancing job.
Then it seems odd they would put the stem there.
Yellow shows the lightest part of the tire. For cars with electronic pressure sensors (which weigh a couple ounces) the tire will come closer to natural balance if the yellow dot is lined-up with air stem. Red shows the most elongated position of the tire (which is not necessarily the heaviest part of the tire). When balanced using road-force equipment, the red dot is lined-up with the correspondingly low section of the wheel; then, weight balancing can be performed.
Red vs Yellow dot depends on the equipment and methods used to mount the tire. I guess you can say, "it's a balancing act". LOL...
Ray
EDIT: Here's a good link: https://www.yokohamatire.com/tires-101/advanced-information/match-mounting
Red vs Yellow dot depends on the equipment and methods used to mount the tire. I guess you can say, "it's a balancing act". LOL...
Ray
EDIT: Here's a good link: https://www.yokohamatire.com/tires-101/advanced-information/match-mounting
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