Re: [auto-x] I Luv my new Kumho's

[skerocdriver@juno.com (Shawn C Meze)]

On Tue, 4 Aug 1998 07:39:25 -0700 (PDT) Paul Krucke <vwfan53@yahoo.com>
writes:

>http://kusa.kumhotech.com/
>That should get you what you need.


Cool, thanks! I spent 30 minutes doing a search and found nothing. Lots
of crap on the Netherlands, but no tire info! :)


>Kumho's are also $15~$20 cheaper than the R1's for example $115 per
>205.55.15 that price INCLUDES shipping and shaving.  



The selection sucked too.The 205/60R13 is the only 13" tire listed. $105
is higher than I expected to see. I guess I will have to call the 1-800
number to find out where I can get them locally. Hopefully, they will be
cheaper. I recall somebody saying they were like $88 each or something?
The list on the site is MSRP which with any luck is higher than I will
pay. 





>On shaving, the consensus among many is NOT to shave them.


That's been the word on the R-1's as well. My next set wont be shaved no
matter the brand! :)



>The other COOL thing about em is after a number of events they pretty
>much wear to where all you see are the 2 deeper groves (kinda look
>like an F1 grooved tire) which more or less eliminates the Aesemetric
>pattern which allows you to 'reverse' mount them on your rims to
>further extend their life.  Did that make sense?  In other words the
>side that normally says "mount this side facing in" can be flipped to
>the outside with no ill effect.



Makes sense. I did this with my old Yoko's ALL the time. (Been thru MANY
Yoko's!) My R-1's were so bald that there is not even a hint of tread on
them.They're perfectly slick, except for the parts where the groove of
doom erupted... and a few, lets call them, "small" patches of rubber has
come off. 
After the event, im changing my tires and a guy comes up to me and asks,
"I thought you had to have D.O.T. tires to run in DSP and not slicks?

Reply:
These WERE!

I try to get maximum use out of my equipment, even if it does go a little
too far......
Im thinking about taking two of the "Better" R1 tires and using them up
front. Then use my street tires in the rear for the next event. (If I
cant get a pair of tires before then.) I've got 2 tires that flat out
scared me when I took them off, heh!

OK, babble-babble..... (Coffee is FLOWING thu me veins! Harrrr!!)


              Shawn Meze
86' Jetta GLi           82' Scirocco GTi
The Fastest, Quickest, Cleanest and
best looking Scirocco in all of San Diego!
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