Originally Posted By: rshaw125
The consensus on the KR21's is that they don't last. They're a 50,000 mile tire at best. At 38,000 miles my set were done and the wet traction was awful.
Generals would be a better choice.
I agree! I have stopped recomending the Kumho Solus KR-21's to those who want longevity. The KR-21's start out very well when new but, deteriorate quickly in their everyday performance after about 20K-30K miles(depending on driving habbits/climate).
The KR-21's seem to be a great tire at a very, very good price if you're only keeping the vehicle a short period of time(1-2 years). Buying the KR-21's online, they have the cost of a private label tire with better "out of the box" performance especially in foul weather, but...
To those whom I have recomended the KR-21's, they loved'em very much at the start. But now that time has passed, the KR-21's tread didn't seem to hold up well past the 30K mile mark.
Oh yeah, many of the KR-21's could have gone further than 30K miles but, the tires were becoming very skiddish in foul weather and they seem to have lost their niceness. Each group of folks had their own specific complaint about the tires but, all would agree that the KR-21's just didn't last long.
Thus far, our circle of friends/family have been doing better with the Hankook Optimo H727's. 25K miles and they still look quite new but, time will still tell here as well. And the H727's are still performing quite well at this mileage, unlike the KR-21's. Another Winter is acomin' and another review in the Spring is awaitin'!
Many folks have told me that, "the Hankook Optimo H727's are the best tires that they have ever owned"! But, many said that about the KR-21's too...from the start.
We'll see!