Kuhmo's

[lancylad]

Kuhmo Ecsta AST's, anybody used them. Opinions?

[Tedzilla]

Kuhmo Ecsta AST's, anybody used them. Opinions?

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AST are a mediocre all season tire IIRC.

[TLRracer]

I had Kumho ASX or AST's but I think they are both poor.

Go with Nitto's NT-01 - very good soft dry tire. Hard-ish tires don't work for 7's. The Nitto's will last a long time but are definitely a dry tire - go slow if it is wet or wait!

[Ruadhd2]

The Kumho's are too conservative, too rigid. Break loose too easily. Feel unbalanced. Not a good setup for spirited driving. I've heard the Nittos are great, but what is best for daily driving, country twisties and a few racing experiences a year?

[Boxologist]

if your on 15 or 16" wheels, the ecsta XS would be fine for street driving. 'Cept for when its wet. If you can keep the tyres from going below 40*F/4*C, a tyre like the Toyo r888 or Yokohama A048 are really great for a light car on the street like a 7.

[Onken]

Kumho V700 are very good tyres for both road and track and both dry and wet conditions. It's available on 13" / 14" / 15" / 16".

[westy turbo]

Double that,they are really nice indid,have them in 215/13 and 235/13 medium fronts and hard at the rears.

 

Kumho V700 are very good tyres for both road and track and both dry and wet conditions. It's available on 13" / 14" / 15" / 16".

[jimrankin]

I have been running the Nito NT 01's and the work great for both street and track. Good progressive no surprises breakaway, good breaking etc. I lost count of how many heat cycles at about 50 and am only now starting to feel them getting a bit less grippy.

I was at Thunder Hill last friday and was talking tires with a couple of "low weight car" drivers. Turbo Ariel Atom and an Exige were both on Hankooks and loved them. Both also had no real problem with heat cycle degrading. Not really sure we light weight car owners really cook the whole tire carcass the way something with real weight does so maybe we scrub off as much as we bake. All of us were runing in the 13-16 Lbs cold starting range. Air temp went up to 105 degrees that day and have no idea how hot the track got in the sun but I didn't seem to have to let any additional air out to keep grip. I was just out having some fun so just left it where I started, wasn't even bothering to pyrometer the tires to see if I actually had a hot center or not. Since it wasn't really getting loose think the "light car just isn't working the tires very hard" theory is at least partially correct.

I guess tires are a bit like women, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and what works for in the long run probably will be found by going through a few yourself. LOL