Im in extreme need for tires...got 18s sitting in the garage waiting to be wrapped in rubber. Money is very limited. Ive seen Nexen, Nankang, Wanli, Kumho and these Essenza Type R. I did some research on the Essenza and they r made by goodyear. I know somebody is gonna say somethin must be wrong with em cuz they say "Type R.".... lol. Anyways Ive read mixed opinions on Nexen(heard they were put on german cars??) Nankang and Wanli. I know kumho is a reputable tire however they r a tad more expensive that the others. So im leaning towards the essenza....anybody have any experience with em?? please any opinions on any of these tires would be appreciated...

 

yes kumhos are fine
i have a set as my daily driven tire on my ITR and have ahd NO probs wut so ever
might wanna also try Nitto or Falken Azenis/ Yoko AVS

 

I have Essenza Type R tires on my other ride. They work good for the money.

They are manufactured by Goodyear......They came on my rims.

So far so good. They are one of the worst I've ever had in rain. There are no real channels for the rain to disperse...if that matters........But they are on my Modified 5.0 Mustang with 4.10 gears....So driving in the rain sucks anyways.

But when they get heated up they work great and grip.

 

well im between the essenzas and kumhos 712...the total price diff for 4 tires between the 2 is about 80 bucks...is it worth it to step it up to the kumhos??

 

yes it is worth it. Tires are not something you should skimp on. Be patient, save the extra 80 dollars.

 

Kumho 712's suck...I'm sorry. I work with Tires everyday....And They tend to seperate on performance cars.....Audi's, BMW, Mercedes, and even on my friends integ.

Anything with not perfect camber will tend to have seperations......And as you now even Audi and m3's and so on always have negative camber stock.......

Try the Kumho MX or a Yokohama avs es100....They are cheap priced tires.....