My Experience with Kumho's - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

stephenson · #16 07-30-2003, 04:53 PM

Larry,

Have seen the ads ... where are they actually produced and where is the company headquarters?

savas · #17 07-30-2003, 05:00 PM

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C'mon guys, your overshadowing my joy with the new conti-extremes I just put on my car. At least let me enjoy them for a little while before I get the feeling I could have saved a bunch of money and had a better ride from the kuhmo's

Dale - I also got the extremes a couple months ago and am happy with them. They were only a few bucks more so not much cost savings.

I just bought some HP4 716's for my other car (E36 318is). It will be interesting to see how they compare over time (although the Contis are V rated and the Kumhos are H).

stephenson · #18 07-30-2003, 05:08 PM

Just hit the Kumho site ... jeez, not sure I can buy Korean tires ... aren't we having real problems getting into their marketplace ... somehow doesn't seem fair ...

I also don't buy Chinese "stuff" when I have other options - sometimes there are any and I have to, but ... I always look, ask, and then decide.

#19 07-31-2003, 03:20 PM

stephensen,

I understand your reluctance. I have even more reluctance to buy French products (Michelin.)

If you throw out Japanese, Chinese, Korean and French tires that mostly leaves US makes. I can't remember the last time that I got a set of US brand tires that were round and could be made to go down the road smoothly.

It's difficult to find anything on the shelves at Wal-Mart that isn't made in China.

Have a great day,

#20 08-03-2003, 02:37 PM

hey larry, just curious:

i know you have a machine, how is it calibrated?

i just got some bridgestone turanzas LS-H in 16, and am quite pleased. still have MXV$ on 15 wheels also.

there is another tire i used to buy that i bet you may remember.

it was mich made french, and was the house tire sold at what was then NTW (nat T whse, now NTB). they were Kleber, and were great value for the $. i did several sets (of 4) in 15 for around $200 drive out with a 50K warranty.

#21 08-04-2003, 08:46 AM

I remember the Kleber brand but have never used any and did not know that they were Michelin made.

I don't really exactly understand your question about calibration of my wheel balancer. The only calibration that there is involves calibrating how much weight is indicated for placement onto the wheel.

If the machine is properly calibrated it will tell you an accurate amount of weight and where to add it onto the rim. Even if this calibration is not accurate, a wheel that is properly balanced will indicate zero.

The calibration procedure for my machine is pretty straightforward and requires no special calibration weight. It involves balancing a specific size wheel/tire comination, then imbalancing it by putting a 4 oz. weight on the rim. The machine should then indicate to add 4 oz. opposite the added weight.

The machine is incredibly accurate and useful. It also has a gram mode. This is set by a DIP switch inside the machine so you can't simply change it on the fly. I simply use the gram mode all the time and divide by seven to come up with the number of 1/4 oz. of weight when using weights labeled in oz.

The machine has a "fine" mode that will give +/- 2 gram resolution. If a wheel/tire combination is balancable, I can get it dead on with this machine. The computerized wheel balancers are the greatest addition to the tire shop in the last 100 years IMHO.

Have a great day,