Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 12:56:50 GMT From: "Fred W." iaindv43qrk8amt7na6fss52kpr8m79ah9nopsamcom... > Any tire suggestions for my 9KT? I need 205/50 16's, or 205/55's, > preferably Z rated or higher. > > I have a set of Dunlop 9000's which are trash - side wall blew out of > one with less than 10k miles, and on another, my Saab tech tells me > that it's slipped cords within the tire that were causing the sudden > wobble in my fron end. > > I've also experienced a side wall blow-out on Pirelli's (P-700, > predecessor to the P-7000), so am not interested in Pirelli products > either. Sidewalls don't just "blow-out" on their own nor do cords "slip" whatever that really means... Either you ran the tires with seriously wrong inflation levels or you banged them up on pot-holes or curbs. The common denominator seems to be you or your car. > > I know they're in-expensive, I know Kumho was involved in some > litigation over defective tires some years back (which hopefully made > them straighten up their act), but has anyone had good results using > the high-end Kumho's? Kumho's stick like glue, wear like any Z-rated tire (BTW, you shouldn't care about wear if you are buying Z-rated tires) but I have exprienced some minor tramlining with the Supra Ecsta's -Fred