hey guys.. my car is pretty jacked up rite now.. i was wondering though... bout kumho ecsta supra 712's.. for some reason they feel like more slipperty than my original stock michelins.. is that just me.. or is it true.. oh yea.. i also got 205/50/15's.. i dunno.. they dont squeal when i turn.. but yea.. they dont feel like very tight on the pavement.. i wonder if maybe the tires made me spin out like i did .. those michelins squealed like crazy.. but yea. they grabbed the road pretty well..

 

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Damn, that looks bad. What exactly happened? I know that spun out but what were the circumstances leading up to this? BTW was that a 4-door GSR?

 

yea.. its a 4 door gsr.. pretty rare one.. haha titanium color.. well i was driving down the highway.. and was in lane 3.. 2nd to the right.. i see these like metal rod pieces of crap.. huge ass ones.. in front of me.. so i swerve right to avoid it.. just to find out yea.. theres one on the left side also.. and im like ****.. by then im goin in a circle.. cuz i think my tire caught the damn rod.. and yea.. i did a 360+ .. and i thankfully landed on the side of the road and yea hit nobody else.. but yea.. anybody about the damn kumho's... they dont feel real stiff on the road for some reason.. shiz .. i thought my michelins were better.. except that they squealed

 

The Khumos need to be scrubbed in before they grip well... slippery like hell for the first 500km. I found after my first track day they were alot better.

Marty.

 

accidents happen, I wouldnt say it was the tires. Regarless of if they are new or not, when you over drive a car it dosent matter what tires are on it. It almost sounds like you should have just ran the rods over but its all situational. Hopefully you have some insurance to help you out or the highway owner will maybe cover some of it. (county or city)

Glad to hear no one was hurt. Is the frame bent up in there? I see panels that are bent.

 

Sorry to hear you got in a accident.. I dont like accidents.. there was just this big accident here.. like 20+ car and 36 people involved and then like 10 people died

Thank god you are ok good luck to whatever you get or keep your car.....

 

the kumho 712s aren't the best tire in the world, but they're far better than the stock michelins. heck, for their price (or what their price used to be), their grip is excellent.

however, in this situation, i don't think it would have mattered what tires were on your car (once you hit the rod and spun out, that is).

also, sounds like speed was a factor..

 

I once hit a entire ****ing tire that was lying in my lane...It was dark but I was only going 65mph going up the grapevine. Just didnt see it cause it was dark

 

Sorry to hear about your car. Hope there isn't any structural damage. I don't know about Kumho's grip since I don't have them but I know thw stock michelin's suck. I only have 15,000 miles on them and I feel them wanting to give out all the time.