Hankook Kinergy bad in wet conditions?

[howrd29]

Is it just me or do you guys find that the Hankooks are pretty bad in wet conditions? I find in the first 15 minutes of rain when the oil slick hasn't washed off they are just awful (like riding on ice), and then a bit better once it's just water on the road but still pretty bad. I easily lose traction if I take the corner a bit faster or if I accelerate from a red light a tad too fast.

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[dc2turbo]

welcome to driving a FWD

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Hankook&tireModel=Kinergy+GT
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[howrd29]

welcome to driving a FWD

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Hankook&tireModel=Kinergy+GT
tire review

yeah.. it is what it is. winters come on as soon as it gets below 0 Celsius

 

[Dan198]

Is it just me or do you guys find that the Hankooks are pretty bad in wet conditions? I find in the first 15 minutes of rain when the oil slick hasn't washed off they are just awful (like riding on ice), and then a bit better once it's just water on the road but still pretty bad. I easily lose traction if I take the corner a bit faster or if I accelerate from a red light a tad too fast.

I noticed the Firestones are pretty bad as well. I get wheel spin when starting off from stop in the wet and I'm not heavy on the pedal.

It's been about 10 years since I've owned a front wheel drive car and I don't recall them being like this in the past so I'm attributing it to the low resistance tires.

 

[Billy4202]

Firestones are shit, too. I know they're built for tread life only, but I can't take 75k with these on

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Firestone&tireModel=FT140#RatingsReviews

 

[howrd29]

Firestones are shit, too. I know they're built for tread life only, but I can't take 75k with these on

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Firestone&tireModel=FT140#RatingsReviews

After reading the reviews on the Firestones I'm almost happy I got the Hankooks instead

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