Come on people, all R tires have had problems, not just Kumho's. How
about the BFG Groove of Death? I'm sure there are also problems with the
Hoosiers also if you don't follow the manufacturers instructions as well.
Simply put, any tire, R tire or not, when subjected to underinflation or
overheating or rubbing against the body/suspension, be it constant or
intermittent, may eventually have a problem.
John Moore
1993 Toyota MR2 NA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Lloyd [SMTP:jslz3@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 11:36 PM
> To: whitneys@mindspring.com; solo2@uswest.net; ConeChasr@aol.com
> Cc: autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: kumho crack - narrow rims?
>
>
> reguarding the narrow rims, almost all the local guys in my class
> (B-stock)
> run 195/55/14 on the 6" miata rims, they work really well on these cars, I
>
> have however seen about 25% of the cars develop cracks across the tread
> face, I guess kumho uses a inferior adheasive to bond the cap to the
> carcass, these are not heavy cars, and the tires are on plenty wide rims..
>
> but the tread itself starts to pull apart at the mold seam. it must be the
>
> production of the tire, but as they say... you only get what you pay for.
> they must save the money somewhere,
>
> most all of the drivers, still use the tires till they cord without a
> problem.. but hey is that $150 you save really worth your life?
>
> now I'm sure you'll never have this problem with a hoosier :-)
>
> Jeff,
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