Guys, not been around for a long time (Apologies) but bloody busy with work stuff (And it's the summer too!)

I really would appreciate feedback on Kumho tyres.

I have 20" Stormers so are the 275/40 20's.

I have been quoted the following each for the back two tyres:

Conti's €350
Michelin Diamaris €320
Kumho €180

Now, it makes sense to me to get both the rears for pretty much the price of 1 x Conti but would appreciate a bit of feedback if anyone has fitted them.

ours is a lowly TDV6 HSE so no real power will be fed through them.

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Have been told this as well not only by a tyre fitter but also by several people have bought them and have had no complaints whatsoever - in the best Oriental tradition! I'm not sure about this but aren't Kumho the company that bought out Dunlop a few years back? 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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pity your in Cyprus . selling 4 x 275/40/20s used Kumho's with about 7mm tread for £250........

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Have been told this as well not only by a tyre fitter but also by several people have bought them and have had no complaints whatsoever - in the best Oriental tradition! I'm not sure about this but aren't Kumho the company that bought out Dunlop a few years back?

GOOD YEAR own the majority of DUNLOP, KHUMO have nothing to do with GOOD YEAR or DUNLOP.

and i dont think there is much Oriental tradition in Khumo's home land of south korea jsut a whole load of how do I get rid of my north korean next door neighbour  "ha ha HA HA" laughing all the way to the bank!

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pity your in Cyprus . selling 4 x 275/40/20s used Kumho's with about 7mm tread for £250........

D'OH!!!

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Thanks for the feedback guys.

Certainly money wise it's a no brainer so 2 x Kumho's it is  Runner up - 2009 Best Avatar Award
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Don't you have Hankooks over there? They are even cheaper than the Kumhos and really, really good.  RRS TDV6 HSE, 2006, bonatti grey, ebony interior, rear diff, s/c grille and vents, stormers, privacy, tasmods, iphone integration

Nope, those were the 3 choices I had.

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Over the weekend I was offroading with a group of other Defender owners and two of them were running their 90's on Kumhos - OK so they were Mud Terrain tyres they were running on, but both reported that they had no problems with the tyres and would recommend them over some of the remoulds and cheaper brands of tyres. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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TBH Tim, on a TDV6 i'm sure they'll be fine and at the price it's a no brainer.

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