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Hey guys.

just fitted a brand new set of Kumho KU31 225/40/19 fronts & 245 rears, got great pricing and shipping from Tempe so was very pleased!

I understand they need "running-in" for around the 1-200km (distance) mark, but does this effect tyre noise also?

They seem to be friggin noisey buggas, besides the fit/balance I also opted for alignment etc.

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V35s have crap sound insulation IMHO - I have always found tyres to be noisier than I would like - espeically since I buy aggressive/high performance tread styles, which tend to have blocky shoulders - it is the big blocky tyre shoulders that make for a noisy tyre I find.

Bad news is the noise will not get better for you .....

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Sorry to bring up an old thread but looking for new front tyres for a V-sedan.

At the moment I have $88 carbon series 235/40R18s on the front (18x8s, no stretch) and the same on the rear (18x9/9.5, little bit of stretch).

The rear tyres I got off a commodore which still had some tread but they are almost bald and want to put the fronts on the back and get new, better brand ones on the front that give me a bit of stretch to match the rear.

Looking at around $200/250 region a tyre.

Had khumos and Bridgestone before and liked them. Had good year and never again.

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try (rotalla?) f-107's in 18's .... theyre a quiet tyre with decent grip. i had them on a previous set of 19's and liked them.

as long as the tyres have a wear rating over 300 theyll last a long time. if theyre rated at 180, grip will be great but youll be replacing them within 6 months max

my current front tyres - carbon series CS88's - sound like and have a noise level similar to a 4x4 with knobbly tyres. theyre horrible

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Yeah man I did. I only put the carbon ones on the front because I got given some old 235 /40s that had some tread left so I could fry them and not worry, but they're almost bald so I'm putting new fronts on and moving the Chinese ones to the rear

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i have absolutely no hesitation in using chinese stuff. the last set lasted 5 years / 50,000 km with not one problem. a tyre is not worth more than $100 to me.

A lot of ppl on this forum will probably make you eat your words but each to their own. yes the cheaper tires last longer as they have a harder compound which effectively means less grip, but yes they will last u ages if u drive sensibly, but in an emergency or in the wet I wouldn't bet my life on it. The higher end tires have a softer compound, more grip and wear quicker.

Ever play Gran Turismo and wonder why they grade tires hard, medium, soft and the soft racing tires are always the most expensive?

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A lot of ppl on this forum will probably make you eat your words but each to their own. yes the cheaper tires last longer as they have a harder compound which effectively means less grip, but yes they will last u ages if u drive sensibly, but in an emergency or in the wet I wouldn't bet my life on it. The higher end tires have a softer compound, more grip and wear quicker.

Ever play Gran Turismo and wonder why they grade tires hard, medium, soft and the soft racing tires are always the most expensive?

after decades of owning name brand tyres, and in one year going thru 4 sets.... never again will i waste my money. i dont drive in a manner that makes the difference in grip even slightly noticeable, all i care about is whether they look good stretched over a rim thats too wide for them ;)

plus, its not a real skyline anyway :P

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Old post but I just went from Kumho to Continental ContiSport 5P's for the rears on my 370 GT, and oh my god the difference is massive.... Traction control barely has to kick in any more when you give it the beans from a standing start, and you can feel the increased grip in the corners. Very very pleased, bank balance is alot poorer... $380 each from St George...

Now I'm looking at some new fronts, St George have some Hancook designed carbon series for the fronts that are a hard compound tire for $100 a piece... But after my experience with the rears i'm tempted to up the anti a little this time but the bank balance is pinching hard.

Has anyone used the carbon series tires?

I have just worn through a pair of Falkens in a year and $30k, that were about $200 each and pretty useless, huge road noise too, not too sure I want to strecth up to $300 for Conti's on the front... Also some crazy ass hi tech looking Nitto's for $230... Anyone chime in with some advice...

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