NOT sure IF this was mentioned or not...BUT a 305 Hankook V12 and Nitto Invio tire fits about 1" wider over a Conti or Pirelli(p-zero nero)....even though they advertise the same 305 width!
YES,I seen it with my own eyes!

Also,our local supplier had LOTS of good things to say about the Hankook tires and he sells all of the above...


Stacy

 

just had the hankooks installed on my car today imo night and day difference from the pzeros i had on.. feels so much more smoother but then again i only put on 35miles today..lets see how they go. btw was a pain to put them on..

 

Had a flat today on the way home from a road trip. No Porsche dealer or tire shop (that could remove a low profile tire) within 100 miles on a Sunday. I had to have the car flatbedded to Sewickley, PA. The OE tires have 7600 miles on them. I thought about just replacing the rear since this was such an unexpected expense - there was a piece of metal in the inside sidewall of the right rear tire. But if the Hankooks are a deal, I will probably get all 4.
Any thoughts?

p.s. Porsche service was very patient and helpful. And the team at the National Tire and Battery in St. Clairesville, OH went above and beyond even thought they couldn't fix it.

 

First of all, you get what you pay for. That being said, I had the Hankooks on my Turbo since it was a high mileage daily driver (around 20K per year). I had them for about 8k miles and found them to be good tires. I was most concerned with road noise and didn't have much expectation for handling but they surprised me there. The initial turn-in was not as sharp, and the road feel was not as good, the ultimate grip not as high but the difference was not that great, maybe 5-10 percent. Considering they were nearly half the price, I was pleased.

If it was a just a low mileage, weekend car, I would have stayed with the PS2s.

 

been driving around with the hankooks idk they feel kinda sloppyy im a bit disapointed car feels very unstable on turns and when i shake the wheele on a straight stretch feels like the car is wobbely grrrrrrrr and i thought these tires were decent when i first put them on..i guess you pay for what you get.

 

Did you do the install??? If so, what equipment did you have?

 

My cousin has a shop the rears were kinda tough to put on because the valve wasent sitting right kept touching the rubber so it wasent filling up with air. Maybe it was us lol but idk. But for some strange reason the handling feels sloppy for instance when your driving on a straight road and you turn the steering left to right at lets say 50 60 mph the car feels like its all over the place. Rocks like a boat

 

give them some miles. they settle down after couple hundred miles or so.

 

Thank you sir! Mark is right, we carry almost every off-set for the Porsche available Hankook as they are the quickest movers these days.

235/35/19, 275/30/19, 275/35/19, 295/30/19, 305/30/19, other sizes can be had in 24-hours in most cases.

We also carry some other brands and sizes Michelin, Pirelli, Nitto Invo or whatever we will choose to ...

We are also taking delivery of our new Hunter Road Force Balancer in about two weeks in addition to our new N2 Nitrogen fill station just purchase last week!!

Let me know if you need help,

-Eli

 

Im going to get some v12's for my rears soon, great tire for the money is seems,

 

Re: Hankooks. Maybe a little late in replying. Just put a set of 19" Hankooks for my 2008 Carrera C2. Had them one day and returned them to Discount Tire. The car was floating and unstable. Tire guys drove and agreed. Discount Tire took tires back in exchange for Bridgestones. I like them as much as replaced Michelins.

 

Lol exactly how i feel the cars floatinggggg i feel like im on my boat

 

Did you get the RE050A's? That's what I've been running. Really can't complain about them.

 

Hankook vs. Michelin

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests

 

You need to break them in and let them settle. The first 100 miles or so they felt wobbly but I guess after all the outside oils and stuff rubbed off the tire has been performing great.