hi i just got my kdw2 and i have a 30 day grace period where i can return the tires. they tires are driving me crazy... they grip awesome. the only problem is i keep hearing the thread life is really short and the noise after a few k is unbearable. is this true? let me know about ur experiences.

 

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Quit being a baby, the tires are loud but grippy so get used to it

 

haha, very true. My brother had these on his b5 s4. Very loud, but the tire performed very well. They lasted a pretty long time from what I remember too.

 

I'm on my second set, first lasted about 35K

 

nice! you either don't drive your car or you don't drive it hard. good job making it last man.

 

I flipped them once and the majority of the miles were highway speeds.

 

thx guys!! im going to keep them. trying to trade them with someone one the forum. for some enkei.

 

30,000 + miles

 

bought to go buy my next set. (285/35/19) 30k on these could have gotten more if I had more proper camber.

debated getting a different tire due to sound only. it's so loud on the highway!!!
but can't complain bout grip even in the rain, so I guess i'll buy them again.

 

grip good, tire roar bad, look great. any summer performance tire is gonna wear quicker than your average tire. stop being a puss and enjoy the grip.

 

I love mine. Loud but best tire I've owned.. and lasted way longer. Im at about 20k were normally before the KDW2's I might see 12-14k and chord was showing...

 

As others have said, great grip but the roaring at highway speeds is unbearable imho. When mine wore out I was glad to be rid of them. Additionally, the bead didn't seat well with my set of KDW's and the first few days I had to keep adding air till I got some miles on them and they sealed up. The roaring sound at highway speeds was the killer for me. My Z isnt daily driven but the few times a month a drove the car to work all I could think about was the sound of the tires lol

 

I liked them at first, but the more miles I put on them, the more I wanted to change to something else. They were grippy when they got warmed up, at cooler temps not so much. So, not my favorite street tire, but they were good for spirited driving.

Noise was crazy as wear increased.

I think I got about 30k miles on them without ever flipping, negative camber wore out the inner edge faster than the outer, as expected. Probably could've gotten at least 10k more if I had flipped tires & swapped right for left.

 

ya so I had my 452's on stocks on for the weekend and I have to say im now seriously reconsidering not buying that bfg again.

I no they're way smaller than the tires on my 19s but they make almost no sound at all. compared to my bfgs there towards the end I felt like I was yelling at my passengers on the highway. hmmmm

 

4k on them love the grip!! noise on the highway on some highways is just too loud. but i dont mind, cause every time i get out of the car and see my tires they make me smile. thanks for all the help.