Nexen or Kumho tyres?

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Not as good as the previous KU31 as my father found out !
 

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Personally I prefer Nexen over Kumho, only reason is the wear rate, Kumho’s would last me about 18k a year where as Nexen we’re close to 25k. Also found the kumho a little less predictable in the wet but very little in it.
 
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Most probably quite academic now, but I fitted Nexen 8000's on my Honda Accord 3.0 Coupe, 235/45x18 and they were brilliant! Really, really sticky, even in the rain!
Would have no hesitation in recommending them, no problem.....

I paid £250.00 for 4 fitted at my local Formula-1. (After claiming I could buy them online for £55.00 each).

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I ordered Contis for mine today. Front ones fitted in November, rear will be fitted next weekend. Whatever your choice, new boots always seem like a good idea.
 

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I'm on my 3rd set of RS3's 275/30/19 and have got around 12-14k on each set. They don't offer a great deal of rim protection.
I tried the Goodyear AS3 on the front 245/35/19 at the last change as I wanted to see if the rim protection was any better than the RS3's, but it's not any better. In fact the rim protection on the front from both the RS3's and GAS3's is very poor.

I'm probably going to have my wheels refurbed (2nd time now) in spring and was thinking of changing the rears to something with better protection - would the Kumho be any better? I'm loathe to spend significantly more on, say a michelin, only to find out its not any better.
The front will have to remain as they were only replaced recently.

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I'm on my 3rd set of RS3's 275/30/19 and have got around 12-14k on each set. They don't offer a great deal of rim protection.
I tried the Goodyear AS3 on the front 245/35/19 at the last change as I wanted to see if the rim protection was any better than the RS3's, but it's not any better. In fact the rim protection on the front from both the RS3's and GAS3's is very poor.

I'm probably going to have my wheels refurbed (2nd time now) in spring and was thinking of changing the rears to something with better protection - would the Kumho be any better? I'm loathe to spend significantly more on, say a michelin, only to find out its not any better.
The front will have to remain as they were only replaced recently.

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I’d be looking at changing driving habits if at all possible. Or changing wheels to ones with a larger sidewall (smaller rim).

I had no option but to hit a pothole at speed today because the car coming the other way was over my side of the road on the bend so I had to drift wide to avoid him and therefore hit a blind pothole hard. Thankfully as I have 16” winter wheels on there was enough sidewall padding that the alloy didn’t get damaged. I’ve checked the wheel and tyre and it’s all good thankfully. If I had 18’s or larger on I think I’d be in for a big bill.
 

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There's only so much protection rim protectors can give...
 

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Thanks, I did consider dropping down a size - I may just do that...
 

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Had a pair of Kuhmo's on the rear of my wife's SLK200, never had any problems.
They lasted about 12K, compared to 17K on the original Cont's.
Now on Uniroyal RainSport 3's.
 

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Had a pair of Kuhmo's on the rear of my wife's SLK200, never had any problems.
They lasted about 12K, compared to 17K on the original Cont's.
Now on Uniroyal RainSport 3's.

is the rim protection any better with the RS3's vs the Kuhmo's?
 

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Bound to be , Kumho have had non existent rim protectors for years .

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The older Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 was very good .

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I'm surprised the tyre companies don't get consumer protection people jumping on them for calling it "Rim Protection".....that insubstantial, 5mm rim of rubber gives you negligible protection from that ragged Granite kerb!

Bearing in mind the increased unsprung mass, you'd be better off without it.

The only really effective protection from the granite-kerb-to-wife-driven-impact-situation is wider tyres.

Using one of the many tyre calculation sites and you can easily see how much wider the tyres can go, at the same time keeping it safe and even legal.

I changed from 255/55 to 285/50 with no downsides (except slightly more tramlining, but most Mercedes could do with that.
The upsides were better turn-in, grip, longer life, less noise and smoother ride....(they look way cooler too).

I would imagine the fuel consumption would be marginally worse, but that aligns nicely with my efforts to use fuel up today as I won't be able to afford it tomorrow...

In the mean-time, kerbs hold no terrors for me! (within reason, obviously.....).

I might even let the wife park it someday.
 

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Or, get a taxi to the kerb,
like I do. :)
 

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I also like maxing out the tyre width and believe also it helps with a light kerb contact.
( excluding the dreaded jagged granite ) .

Less wheel unsprung mass to better rim protection and grip .

Past experience of .
7.5 J with 235
8 J with 245 .

Not a fan of what I have now , skinny profile , always room for OE improvement .

OEM + !
 

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Wider tyre = more unsprung weight than rim protection!
 

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