Hankook R-S2s are noisy
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Hankook R-S2s are noisy
I have R-S2s (225/45-15s) on my monster Miata, and love them. When I dumped the runflats & stock wheels I decided to also install R-S2s on my MINI. (205/50-16s). So far I'm happy with the tires, but boy, are they noisy, compared to the stock runflats. I never noticed the noise on my monster-top down there is too much wind noise and top up there is too much engine/transmission noise (V8s in small cars are noisy ).
Anyone else running this tire on their MINI?
Ron
Anyone else running this tire on their MINI?
Ron
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I have R-S2s (225/45-15s) on my monster Miata, and love them. When I dumped the runflats & stock wheels I decided to also install R-S2s on my MINI. (205/50-16s). So far I'm happy with the tires, but boy, are they noisy, compared to the stock runflats. I never noticed the noise on my monster-top down there is too much wind noise and top up there is too much engine/transmission noise (V8s in small cars are noisy ).
Anyone else running this tire on their MINI?
Ron
Anyone else running this tire on their MINI?
Ron
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The sidewall is squishy, that's going to affect turn in. The RT-615's are a better choice for serious competition. If you're going to drive on the street though, in the rain, have fun hydroplaning all over the place. The RS-2's are a much better choice for the street.
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I just got a set of R-S2 tires for my new rims. I can't wait to throw them on! I wanted the RT-615, but I drive in the mountains the most and it can rain, be cold, etc... and I heard that the Hankook withstood DD much better than the Falken. It these don't work, I will throw on some Ecsta MX tires and call it good.
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I just got a set of R-S2 tires for my new rims. I can't wait to throw them on! I wanted the RT-615, but I drive in the mountains the most and it can rain, be cold, etc... and I heard that the Hankook withstood DD much better than the Falken. It these don't work, I will throw on some Ecsta MX tires and call it good.
In terms of overall Comparision, I'd say it goes something like this...
Stickiness -
Dry: RT-615's, RS-2's, MX
Wet: RS-2's, MX, RT-615's
Sidewall Flex -
RT-615's, MX, RS-2's
Tire Life -
RS-2's, MX, RT-615's
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It is a good tire for sure, particularly considering the low low cost for such performance. I run them on my miata (205-50-15) and ran them on my mini last year (215-45-17). My JCW came with run-flats so I'm using those up before I put the RS2's on the Web Spokes. Great in rain, decent grip at lower ambient temps for start/end of summer driving season, fairly long lasting tread life, but definitely noisy as they get past half-worn.
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The Hankooks are indeed noisy, but stick like GLUE! I was AMAZED at how they stuck to the track at Sebring through turn 17. They squealed like hell, but MAN did they stick! Before I switched to shaved Toyo RA1s, the Hankooks were my tire of choice for street and track use. I got over 15K miles out of my set, including 2 track weekends.
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The Hankooks are indeed noisy, but stick like GLUE! I was AMAZED at how they stuck to the track at Sebring through turn 17. They squealed like hell, but MAN did they stick! Before I switched to shaved Toyo RA1s, the Hankooks were my tire of choice for street and track use. I got over 15K miles out of my set, including 2 track weekends.
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Rs2's...
Check out the Hankooks singing in this video @ Sebring (turn 17 is something else):
http://www.motoringfun.com/2007/05/2...es-at-sebring/
Check out the Hankooks singing in this video @ Sebring (turn 17 is something else):
http://www.motoringfun.com/2007/05/2...es-at-sebring/
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