Hankook Tires

Hoot....Did they balance the tires.....and if so, did they use balancing beads? If they used beads, it often takes a few miles for the bag of beads to break open and for them to spread out.

If you're ride home didn't have any stop and go, just a straight drive, you may want to drive it again and see how it feels. When I first used the beads, I thought they didn't work until I stopped and then went on the freeeway.

I put new 22.5 Hankook AH12's on my Diplomat and they rode great. Once I hit 20K miles, they had surpassed the peformance of the Goodyear G670's. They were wearing perfectly and had at least another 20K-30K left. Two sets of G70's had rivered and one had separated by 20K miles.

Bruce Brown wrote:

Grandpere wrote:
First thing in the morning check the air pressure, the tire dealer may have pumped the tires to max inflation.

Great advice.

As to the Hankook vs Michelin debate, we're due for tires soon, Hankooks are on the short list, Michelins, well...probably not.

I wasn't aware there was any debate....there has been no negative comments about the Hankooks which suggests that there is nothing to debate. The Hankooks are a great tire...period. Are they better than Michelins??? Who cares if they are a great tire on on their own merits.

After about 1500 miles there will be quite a difference!

Grandpere wrote:
First thing in the morning check the air pressure, the tire dealer may have pumped the tires to max inflation.

Great advice.

As to the Hankook vs Michelin debate, we're due for tires soon, Hankooks are on the short list, Michelins, well...probably not.

Also, believe it or not, it takes about 1500 to 2,000 miles before they ride and handle at their best. I have no idea why but that was my experience.

Hi, Mine did the same until i lowered the air and then the ride was excellent. paul

It's my experience that most new tires will feel like they ride a little rougher than the old ones just because one's become used to driving on the worn (and thus smoother) tread of those replaced.

December will be 4 years on my Hankooks.

No sidewall spider cracks on any of the tires. They were uncovered for one year while full-timing. Now I use tire covers for longer stays.

Very little pressure lost over those four years.

They ride just as good as the Michelin's that were originally on the MH. I could and can not tell the difference in the ride.

The Michelin's showed sidewall cracking the first year. They were a nice riding tire, but I replaced them at the 4 1/2 year mark due to the worsening sidewall cracks. Tire Tech advised replacement due to the extensive cracking. As I was on the way to Big Bend, I replaced them.

My next tires will most likely be Hankooks. They are OEM on the auto.

OBTW: The max psi is 110, I run them at 100 psi

First thing in the morning check the air pressure, the tire dealer may have pumped the tires to max inflation.