What do you think of these tires for my Frontier... - Page 2

mitchell35758 · Jul 25th, 2006, 02:09 AM

sure did

so how are the Kumhos holding up? Excessive wear, balance issues, etc.

I already have a set picked out, but they are a little on the expensive side for the size and will be considering other brands as the time comes closer...

Oh, and I agree with you about them fitting the truck better, thats the only reason why I am looking forward to new tires, my stock tires were slightly smaller than your stock tires because of those stock 15x6 steel wheels I had

jerryp58 · Jul 26th, 2006, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mitchell35758

sure did

so how are the Kumhos holding up? Excessive wear, balance issues, etc.

I already have a set picked out, but they are a little on the expensive side for the size and will be considering other brands as the time comes closer...

Oh, and I agree with you about them fitting the truck better, thats the only reason why I am looking forward to new tires, my stock tires were slightly smaller than your stock tires because of those stock 15x6 steel wheels I had

They've got about 9k miles on them with no signs of wear (but then again, the Generals looked really good at 10k).

No alignment, balance, rubbing or any other issues.

As I stated, even though they're only a couple of pounds heavier than the Generals (at least according to the specs), they "feel" heavier. I've gotten used to it, but it's still there.

Bottom line: No Regrets.

jerryp58 · Jul 26th, 2006, 12:06 PM

Hey, I noticed that I didn't comment on the tire performance yet (I thought I had done that

)

Anyway, dry pavement traction is the same as far as I can tell. Wet pavement has improved tremendously. A couple of rainstorms with the Generals left me feeling pretty uncomfortable. The Kuhmos have been through much worse storms and have showed no signs of hydroplaning or slipping (which I felt witht he Generals). I guess I've got to wait a while to see if light/heavy snow is any better. The Generals did OK with that (just a little slipping/sliding) considering it's a 2wd truck. I don't do any off-road to speak of.

MrMorphine · Jul 26th, 2006, 02:22 PM

I'm running Forteras on my truck. had to go with a smaller sidewall (the lady at sam's club was really surprised when i said i was ASE certified) then tuned speedo cable accordingly at my local shop.

mitchell35758 · Jul 27th, 2006, 01:12 AM

I'm glad to hear that there are some tires out there that will handle the wet conditions then the Generals. I've kinda just gotten used to the fact that they break loose when I am trying to make a right turn while acclearting. But it is slowly getting anoying.

MrMorphine,
Did your frontier have the digital odometer? I would love to put bigger tires on my truck, but I really don't want to deal with the speedo and odometer being off.

MrMorphine · Jul 28th, 2006, 01:22 AM

First:Yes.

Second,The sidewall profile of the tires i have is about 3cm smaller than the ones i had previous (firestone wilderness HT,i think. they were so bald when i got rid of them they had cords showing)

Third,Find an aftermarket shop (Speedshop) that does hondas and such and they will probably be able to help. (look at the camber on the cars outside the shop. this is a good indicator.)

Also,Mitchell:If you have a bed with the organizer in the liner do what i did. there is a placement for flat boards foward and to the rear of the fenders. Drop a pair in there and Sandbag. (i used 50lb bags of play sand) The weight should be situated right above the axle (which is ideal,you know.) That'll help avoid that funny little dukes of hazzard slide around corners. I'll make schematics for my sandbag enclosure (it's not hard to make,provided you can use common sense and a hammer) and put them up on this site. It'll fit the older (98-04 bedstyle) but i assume someone can do the dirty deed and adjust the measurements for the newer chassis? i don't have a bed laying around for it.

mitchell35758 · Jul 28th, 2006, 01:35 AM

Hey, thanks man.
I built a bike holder deal(whatever its called, holds the front wheel in place so the bike can stand straight up), I might be able to move it over the axle when not in use as a sand bag holder. For sure though, post the schematics, as if I don't use them, someone will definetly benefit from them.
Thanks MrMorphine