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FK-452 or Evo V12???

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Old 12-15-11 | 11:40 AM
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since when did everyone jumo into v12s lol. thought u all were on 452s and pilots haha
some of us don't have funds like other do there baller lol
Old 12-15-11 | 01:09 PM
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V12s are one of the cheaper tire :P. and imo best ive had so far. I had 452s and t1r. never got to try the baller ps2s
Old 12-18-11 | 05:11 PM
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I have the v12's and they are a great tire. Very sticky and responsive. However, they wear out very very fast. Hence the 280 tread wear rating. Im going on 8K miles and am going to need new rubber in the next few months.
Old 12-18-11 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by tarponman
I have the v12's and they are a great tire. Very sticky and responsive. However, they wear out very very fast. Hence the 280 tread wear rating. Im going on 8K miles and am going to need new rubber in the next few months.
Are you driving them really hard? I've got about 10-11k on mine now and plenty of tread left...
Old 12-18-11 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by tarponman
I have the v12's and they are a great tire. Very sticky and responsive. However, they wear out very very fast. Hence the 280 tread wear rating. Im going on 8K miles and am going to need new rubber in the next few months.
two of my friends have v12s and are getting in the range of 20-25k miles. I am switching to v12s by the end of this month and expect to get around 25k out of them. Do you have insane camber? getting 8k out of them is pretty unheard of
Old 12-18-11 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by nmpeter
I have the Hankooks and I love them. They do seem to be wearing a little fast however.
i agree. i love my v12's but their responsive gripping only lasted me about 6-8 months with aggressive driving. from what i hear, FK452's don't last any longer compared to the evo's in terms of gripping
Old 12-19-11 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Kurtz
Are you driving them really hard? I've got about 10-11k on mine now and plenty of tread left...
I am dropped on tien S-techs.

The rears seem to be wearing a lot better than the fronts. Maybe my front alignment is off and that is causing the abnormal wear. I'll get that checked out when I replace them.
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