tire question

[patrick.bureau at gmail.com (Patrick Bureau)]

I hade the 712s on My rocco, (2 sets) and yep rotation every 3000 miles
keeps the cupping away... I drove over 50K on the first set without a
problem.

Good grip though if you don't mind doing the religious tire rotation (I got
mine from discount so I drive up , they rotate and balance for free and I am
gone in 15mins....eh! I am lazy!)

Cheers


-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces+patrick.bureau=gmail.com@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+patrick.bureau=gmail.com@scirocco.org] On Behalf
Of Denny Maula
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 12:33 PM
To: Don Walter; roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: RE: tire question

I had the 712's on my e46 3 sieries and they were great for the first
8000 miles. Then they went to shit. They were heat cycled too many
times, cupped and noisier than all hell.
I did drive them pretty hard, but they didn't wow me nearly as much as I
was told they would.  

I then ran the falken azenis "summer only" tire and those were great,
but got pretty slick after a few autox runs. They were also really
"heavy" tires.

I think I could run semi race tires year round due to san diego's dry
warm predicatable weather. I suppose that's why our 2500 sq ft houses
cost 800k.




-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces+dmaula=gordonrees.com@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+dmaula=gordonrees.com@scirocco.org] On Behalf
Of Don Walter
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 10:21 AM
To: roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: tire question


I had the Kuhmos 712's and they were great handling but as like others I
was 
not religous in rotating them and they started cupping and got very
noisey. 
After discussing this with Tirerack the one guy said you have to commit
to 
rotating them EVERY 3000 miles. If you are not then don't buy them. I am

currtently interested in the ASX's (All Season) and the new SPT. I think
the 
SPT are the next generation 712's

On 4/28/05, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote: 
> 
> LOL, my "last response" has to be the shortest thing I've ever sent to

> the list...
> 
> Anyway, as for Kuhmos, I bought the 712s for my bug, having read that 
> they get noisy, and this is the second summer on them, and I'd have to

> say they sound a lot like a bad wheel bearing at this point. I'll add 
> that I wore my Dunlop SP8000s past the wear bars with no ill effects 
> except for a decline in wet handling near the end. I just got another 
> set of Dunlops for the headache, but they're more money than the 
> Kuhmos. Read up, take into account who is writing the review (like if 
> some 16 year old says the front tires wore out fast you could ignore 
> it...), and good luck.
> 
> Cathy
> 
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
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1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
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