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#16 of 36 tires by hyundai_slsmn Dec 12, 2006 (4:10 pm)
if you drive in snow or very cold weather i would suggest running seperate summer and winter tires. Hankook and Kuhmo are the best tires on the market and the best value too. If you dont have the money to run seperate tires I would suggest either the Kumho Ecsta HP or the Hankook Optimo H426. The Hankook lineup has better choices and quality for pure summer tires and snow tires. The all season tires are about equal.
#17 of 36 Kuhmo by 5port Dec 13, 2006 (7:43 am)
At Sears Kuhmo Ecsta HP4 716 has been replaced by Kuhmo Solus HP4 716. The Solus is selling for $59.98 at this time. I recently rotated my Kuhmo Ecsta 716 tires and am happy to say there is no vibration at all. Tires were not balanced on a special balance machine,just regular hi-speed balance. The Kuhmos are wearing better than the Michelins. Based on my experience I would buy Kuhmo again in a heartbeat. I will never go back to Sears for tires though. Their service is quite lacking (here in NY anyway).
#18 of 36 07 Elantra SE Tire Pressure by jim162 Jun 16, 2007 (9:53 am)
I am in Chicago area and just bought a SE in May. Wondering how many PSI do you guys' Elantra have for summer time. Any recommendations??? Thanks. Replies to this message: choosey (Dec 17, 2008 7:29 am)
#19 of 36 Tire PSI by caaz Jun 30, 2007 (9:14 pm)
Def go the max pressure. You'll get better MPG. Replies to this message: doohickie (Jul 02, 2007 4:12 pm)
#20 of 36 Re: Tire PSI [caaz] by doohickie Jul 02, 2007 (4:12 pm)
Replying to: caaz (Jun 30, 2007 9:14 pm) Heh. You *are* an MPG nut, aren't you? On my 05, I generally run between the (recommended) 32, to up to about 35-36. I just got new tires and while the ride is phenomally better, the mileage has dropped off by about 5% or more. (The tires, by the way, were Kumho Ecsta AST 225/50R15s. The extra width makes both handling and ride feel a lot better, but it also apparently increases the rolling resistance.)
#21 of 36 update by dekorai Oct 12, 2007 (7:44 pm)
Took my 04 Elantra GT (82,000 miles) to the dealer here in NJ since there was a lot of vibration between 35-45 MPH and above 75 MPH. The current set of tires have 22,000 miles on them and rotated every 7,500 miles between oil changes.   They did a decent job at it - atleast the vibration at high speeds is negligible now. Which is what I needed since I do a 90 mile commute every day at high speeds. Also did an oil change and the engine and tranny are MUCH smoother and responsive - wonder why? I am guessing the oil filters at Pepboys don't suit the Elantra well. And I'm never going to Sears for tires or anything again - they obviously did a lousy job at balancing the tires. Replies to this message: doohickie (Oct 13, 2007 8:36 am)
#22 of 36 Re: update [dekorai] by doohickie Oct 13, 2007 (8:36 am)
Replying to: dekorai (Oct 12, 2007 7:44 pm) +1 on the bad Sears experience. I bought Falken Ziex ZE512s for my wife's Taurus and they never did get them balanced right. We got them replaced under warranty at only 15,000 because they were very visibly out of round, and the "warranty" was only about $150 toward a new set of tires. And the new tires suck too (Goodyear Weatherhandlers, which I later learned were Consumer Reports worst-rated touring tire).
#23 of 36 hankook tires by peiv Oct 23, 2007 (3:07 am)
hi all, i have 2007 hyundai elantra se with hankook optimo h426 tires.I like the car ,everything is very nice exept ,I THINK,the tires.I'm driving a lot in the streets and when i hit a bump or pothole ,the car making a lot of noises(ratling noise) coming from the suspension(all 4 weels).The dealer check suspension and said that evrerything is good.I also think that suspension working properly,because a can not belive that all four shocks not gonna work properly at the same time.Can be this from the low quality of the tires and if i change the tires ,this gonna solve the problem? If somebody have the same tires on the car ,tell me what you think for them thank you
#24 of 36 Re: tires for 2005 elantra gt [nj2pa2nc] by theplain53 Nov 13, 2007 (10:42 am)
Replying to: nj2pa2nc (Dec 01, 2006 12:47 pm) i have a 2002 elantra gt with koeing 17 in wheels and kuhmo s, after i had a front tie rod end replaced, i keep having a shimmy at 60 mph, the bad tie rod end caused tires to ware a little bad, i cured this by getting a ROAD FORCE balance. after Discount tire Balanced the tires 3 times, they zeroed out but i still had a shimmy, the ROAD FORCE balance, fixed the problem.   this type of balance is a must for older and some times new tires on alloy rims, the computer on the balancing machine, tells you where to turn the tire on the rim before balancing it. IT TOTALY FIXED THE SHIMMY . SOMETIMES CONVENTIONAL BALANCING DOESNT DO THE JOB, Discount tire has a road force machine but some tire stores dont   now its 70 mph and NO shimmy Replies to this message: dvdphile (Nov 13, 2007 7:15 pm)
#25 of 36 Re: tires for 2005 elantra gt [backy] by theplain53 Nov 13, 2007 (10:48 am)
Replying to: backy (Dec 01, 2006 3:00 pm) discount tire, did a Road Force balance on my elantra with 17 in koenig wheels and kuhmo and nooooooooooo more shimmy , my nephew who is a head service mgr for a major dealer chain says even some new cars have to be rebalanced from the factory, his dealers have this type of balancng machine to cure shimmy on brand new cars with alloy wheels Replies to this message: backy (Nov 13, 2007 11:08 am)

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