Tire choice....

I am looking at tires right now that I will order on Monday morning the break down looks like this....
275/55-20
Hankooks rh06 164$
Kumho ecsta Stx 136$
Nitto 420s 174$

265/50-20
Hankooks rh06 180$
Nitto 420s 136$

285/50-20
Nitto 420s 143$
Hankooks rh06 180$

I was planing on the 275/55 rh06, but now I am fairly torn. I will likely never go lower than 2/4 and plan to stay stock or maybe rear 2" drop in the near future. Let's hear what you think. Rain, ice and snow as well as desert heat will all be a regular occurrence on these tires.

265/50s look killer on tbss's in the 420s id go that root or the rh06s nothing else. Toyos are too soft glad to see they aren't one of your chooses.

I just bought a set of the hankooks today, I know the guys that tested that tire, they said it performed and held up really good but the nittos are a good tire also can't go wrong either way.

I think it is coming down to the 265/50 nittos vs the 275/55 hankooks. 136$ vs 164$..... Also I am sure the smaller tire would be better for performance considering my 3.42s :P I was pretty set on the hankooks but the $100 total difference is hard to argue.

Wow my 265/35/22 were $2 cheaper per tire I figured they woulda been more

on the rear i have hankooks 295/45/20 [30.5"] tall, hook up very well and good wear

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Originally Posted by Bowtyrel

Wow my 265/35/22 were $2 cheaper per tire I figured they woulda been more

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Where you get them at?

IMO the hankook 265/50/20. i paid 140 for my Goodyear Fortera's, its 30.5 tall instead of 31.3. i love the way they ride. they do not feel as heavy as 275/55s did on my truck.

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Originally Posted by sierraman

IMO the hankook 265/50/20. i paid 140 for my Goodyear Fortera's, its 30.5 tall instead of 31.3. i love the way they ride. they do not feel as heavy as 275/55s did on my truck.

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At that size they are 44$ more expensive. So my question is.... Are the hankooks 176$ better than the nittos?


If I go hankooks it will probably be the 275/55 unless someone shows me a better deal somewhere and if I go nitto it will be the 265/50 and the price is the best in the group by a long shot. Both are vrated and similar all the way around. Anyone have experience with one and think its better for a particular reason? Better yet anyone know where I can get a better price than discount(seems they are impossible to beat these days)

i used to run the Nitto 404s for the rear, i currently have them on the front. The 404 wore pretty well for being abused as much as they were, my fronts after 20k miles still look decent in the middle. I chose hankooks cause of the price and the size available. now that i have them on the truck and some miles with them. Im very suprised on how well they hook up the power i make, they are a very solid and stable tire at speeds and wear so far looks great. with that being said ill replace the nittos with hankooks when the fronts get bad

I got them at discount via eBay lol and yea everything that quik said us pretty much what the guys that tested and helped develop the the tire told me but money talks go with what you can afford.

I've got about 30000 miles on my hankooks, barely broke in. Great in the rain, great in wet snow, great dry traction, look awesome. Ride great, nice and quiet.

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Originally Posted by Frenchy

I've got about 30000 miles on my hankooks, barely broke in. Great in the rain, great in wet snow, great dry traction, look awesome. Ride great, nice and quiet.

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Not gonna lie you have had me set on the hankooks for prolly close to 6 months. My only issue is the price difference. $120 can go a long ways.... or like 2 tanks of gas lol. The nittos only being 136 vs 164 for the hankkoks is tough to swallow.

Where are you getting those prices?

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Originally Posted by bangbangskeetskeet

Where are you getting those prices?

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I have searched around, but those are off discount direct. Why? You know something I don't?

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Originally Posted by kerrige

I have searched around, but those are off discount direct. Why? You know something I don't?

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i know i have about 340-350 into my 2 hankooks, i know the nittos i ran before i got all 4 for 640

Mine were 1000 even, all 4 corners. But of course that's super inflated Canadian prices.

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Originally Posted by kerrige

I have searched around, but those are off discount direct. Why? You know something I don't?

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Discount direct is normally a little high for me. I always call around and get price beat/match from place to place. When its as low as possible I buy. That how I got my BFG's for about $70/tire less than normal.

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Originally Posted by bangbangskeetskeet

Discount direct is normally a little high for me. I always call around and get price beat/match from place to place. When its as low as possible I buy. That how I got my BFG's for about $70/tire less than normal.

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I plan to do the same thing I am shooting for less than $700 OTD on the hankooks or under$600 OTD on the nittos. Gonna get on it tomorrow morning.

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Originally Posted by kerrige

Not gonna lie you have had me set on the hankooks for prolly close to 6 months. My only issue is the price difference. $120 can go a long ways.... or like 2 tanks of gas lol. The nittos only being 136 vs 164 for the hankkoks is tough to swallow.

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Wat model u pricing? I had same as frenchy in a 17 for bout 165 with tax

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Originally Posted by Slowcrewcab

Wat model u pricing? I had same as frenchy in a 17 for bout 165 with tax

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My bad I thought you was saying that much more a tire

Well I had decided to get the nittos and save some money. Get to discount and the guy says okay 640$ otd and I mention wanting the rh06. He looks them up and says the best I could do would be 680. For the extra 40$ I said done deal. So final decision was hankook rh06 in 275/55-20 for $679.86 otd.

Nice, mine are getting mounted as I type this

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Originally Posted by kerrige

Well I had decided to get the nittos and save some money. Get to discount and the guy says okay 640$ otd and I mention wanting the rh06. He looks them up and says the best I could do would be 680. For the extra 40$ I said done deal. So final decision was hankook rh06 in 275/55-20 for $679.86 otd.

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so lets see a picture with the new tires

Got them mounted today. They look great I will post pics tonight.

pics? :toetap:

http://http://s1142.photobucket.com/...filter=noflash

http://http://s1142.photobucket.com/...7-09122938.jpg

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/...7-09122915.jpg

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/...7-09122938.jpg

Have u put any miles on em? How do they drive,hook,handle,etc. Thinking of making these my next set. My falkens are cracking all over n ive only had em 2 yrs and like 30k miles. Also do they hook good in water? Mine get scary when wet.:(

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Originally Posted by RS/SS 4.8

Have u put any miles on em? How do they drive,hook,handle,etc. Thinking of making these my next set. My falkens are cracking all over n ive only had em 2 yrs and like 30k miles. Also do they hook good in water? Mine get scary when wet.:(

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I have driven about 250-300 miles so far and I like them a lot. Can't say too much yet, but they ride very nice, quiet, and hook great so far.

I never see more than about 8K miles on any sets of rears I've had.......lol