I've seen it advertised, don't know if anyone has purchased, tested yet...

 

Well, what do ya know, Tirerack.com actually now has some in-stock listing for these tires, although only in huge 17" sizes for now... Guess Kumho is finally shippping those suckas out... About time too...

I doubt many people one here tried them out yet...

 

Ive tried them out they are pretty nice. Good Grip in wet and dry and havent seemed to wear at all with the 8000 i have put on them already.

 

can you compare them to Azenis?

 

I have a friend that has Azenis and he seems to like the ride and grip of my tires over his. Just my .02 though.

 

dammit!

I need another set of falkens but was hoping to pick up something almost as grip-tastic but that would provide some semblance of wet traction and not cost an arm an a leg. I would have tried these out but...

However i'm gonna order a set of rota's and another set of falkens and use those as track wheels, and buy a set of all seasons (probably Bridgestone RE950) for my OE alloys. $1000 solution to a problem... Although i could spend $110 per tire for S0-3's and solve both problems at once..

RJ - thinking out loud

 

waaaaaa...cry me a river

Evan
-cheap tires for me cost $110 each

 

I am very tempted to get a set of the MX as daily driver and once my Sumitomos wear out.

btw, will a 245 tire fit on a 7.5" rim?

 

Depends how much sidewall there is.

 

Well if you can wait another few weeks the GRM issue with their STS tire test will be out, Late Aug by sub and mid Sept on new stands. I saw them editing that issue when I was at the office this past monday. They didn't test the MX but it still should be worth the wait. I'm kinda intrested in the Sumitomo HTR-Z tires since I've seen a few BMW 330i and Z3 with them on from the factory and the new Yok AVS ES100. Both are in the price bracket of the Kumho 712s and would be for dialy driving only.

 

Ehh, I don't know that I'd call the S-03 a solution to your problems, RJ. I don't think I'd give them any credit in the snow just from the perspective of being a summer tire. As far as dry performance... I have it on good authority that they are not as good as the S-02 PP, which in turn is not as good as the Falken. Also, using the ultra-scientific finger-diggin-into-tread test, the S-03s are nowhere nearly as sticky as Falkens when they're both up to temp.

PS- Evan, you could PUT a 245 on a 7.5" wheel... but I have no idea how you'd fit it in your Subaru's fenders Maybe with your wheel offset you could do some fender rolling and fit them...? I've seen 245 Victoracers on a WRX wagon on stock wheels, but those looked rather pinched, and I think the owner [who claimed they didn't rub] must've been smoking the blunt cause um... with 225 R-comps, there's not much room in the back. Period. I dunno if there's 245mm of width between the strut and fender, although you do have that nice new suspension setup that I'm not familiar with.

 

Hmm, well first and foremost I'll say I'm far from an expert when it comes to rating tires, and still need a long way to go in my autocross driving, but I have Azenis on my Prelude and my brother has S03s on his GSR. I have to say from my driving his car (which I will be doing this Sunday at an autocross) that the S03's are right up there with the Azenis dry grip wise, and really outshine the Azenis in the wet. I was amazed the first time I drove his car (ever since we both got tires, we've been swapping cars to drive often). Price wise you can't beat the Azenis, but I think the S03s are the victim of the (justified)hype for the Azenis.
I measured his 205/50/15 S03s at 216mm tread width, so if you get them, they need a wide wheel.

 

Alright.. as i dont think the falkens really are sticky enough on the track (i am used to r-tires) but great grip for the price i think i'm gonna put some all-season/daily driver tirez on my OE wheels, be nice to them, and put (whats left of) my falkens on some rota wheelz...

RJ