I know a lot of members have been using this tire so...

Would you buy it again?
What were the down sides?
How many miles did they last?
Did they have a stiff side walls?
Did you buy 235/40 18" or 225/45 18" ?
What do you think would be a better tire to go with?


Remember I need a tire that can handle vary aggressive driving.

 

the tire is nice, i like em alot but the down side for me is that their soft and i mean soft and they wear out quickly

 

i have them and they are great... i little bit of road noise but are worth the money

 

since your going to be doing alot of "vary aggressive driving" id go with the 225 on the stock wheel, 235's are gonna cause the sidewalls to bow in " \ / " wich may casue some unwnated flex wich will casue some unpredictable handling carecristics. if you were just worried about drag racing id say go with the 235s.

 

awesome awesome tire i love them on my 19" Rials

 

Thank you for saving my life

 

And if you are lowered... I'd just go with the stick size. I have Eibach Sportlines... and put Yoko 225/45-18's on... and anytime I have someone in the backseat or extra weight in the back... the rear wheels rub when I hit bumps. Sometimes they rub without extra weight... if the bump is big enough. This towns roads are kinda bad in some places though. Railroad crossings FTL.

I wanted to get these tires... but my G/F was buying for my birthday... so she got me the Yokohama AVS Es100's... they were a little bit cheaper... and look good too.

 

i love the KDW's i have had mine for 6 months now and they havent worn the tread down at all and i drag race the car friday and saturday nights every week, and do a little bit of street SPEED Contests LOL. but yeah the tires are awesome

 

What size?

What size?

 

i love my kdw-2's i have 225/45/18 if i was to do it again, i would do 225/40/18 ....................... BUT i am thinking 245/35/18 next time.......

 

I can't wait til the weather breaks to put my rims that have these tires wrapped around them


225/40/18s that is

 

whats better about the 225/40 vs 225/45?

 

love them, had them for about 2 years and just about need new tires, bout maybe 2000 miles left on rear. never had any problem besides a nail that discount tire direct fixed for me for free. very aggresive, sporty, sucked dick in snow, rain was not bad. traction was great, made some road noise, i went with the 225. 45 i belive and they rubbed when i was under hard breaking and turning, just the inner fender liner a bit. would reccomend them if they wernt so much compared to others id like to try. so i wouldnt buy them again, right away.

 

45 will be a little bit taller and probably have a slightly softer ride...the 40 will be closer to stock size...I know you can DEFINATELY fit a 225 section tire on a 7" wide rim because I have 225/45/17s on my stockers

 

as said the 45 will have alittle taller sidewall.

 

thanks for the info guys...I get lost with all the the different sizes to chose from

 

The 45's will be about 3 to 4 mm taller in the side wall vs the 40 series tires...
im ordering the 225 40 18's pretty soon

 

there a great tire i had them for about at year then neeeded to get some new tires... i wouldnt recommend them ne more now that i have found a cheaper tire with better bite on them.. there just not in my budget ne more.. but they work great at the track or on the street just wore out to fast for me

 

What kind of mileage have u people gotten out of the kdw2's? If u havent went through a full set then how many miles do u currently have on them?

 

I got about 20K of very hard driving out of each of the two sets i've had on the car. First did 225/40, then lowered the car on Sportlines, then 235/40s when the first set wore out. Amazing tires, all around awesome, handle great, fantastic in the rain, really sticky too. Only real downside is the little bit of noise, which I can't hear anymore due to my exhaust, and the price.

 

I'm getting these when mine wear out 235 40 18's

 

KDW's here love them very good traction handeling improved. tho mines not a ss i still would chose these

 

Using 245 40's up front and 255 40's in back.
Street use and mostly freeway. 25,000 so far on the front and maybe 30,000 when gone so tire wear has been good for my use. The back tires not rotated are like new.
No rubbing back or front. Going to 265's in the back when these are gone and moving the 255's to the front if they fit at all.

 

I have the sportlines...so IYO which is better (225/40 or 235/40) ?

 

I'd do the 235/40/18's if you can. They looked a little meatier than the 225s, and were great. The only issue was the left front was just touching on the inside plastic, nothing bad but the 225/40 didn't touch at all. I'd do 235/40s again when I get another set. Awesome look on the car.