Khumho tires

[cougar]

I just purchased a set of Khumho's for my 98 323is. Ecsta ASX RU-21 what is the recommended tire pressure for these??

[chongasm]

it tells u on the side. u can also refer to your manual.

[cougar]

I am aware of that, I was asking if anyone has experience with these tires as in one of the reviews I read on tire rack site this appeared.

Handling, stopping, cornering, turning and wet handling are superb but only at the right air pressure. With a max pressure rating of 51 psi I had the front tires inflated to 42 psi and the rears at 38 psi. I did this after reading a review that the cornering and overall handling was a bit soft for this tire and another review saying that increasing the psi made the tire perform as advertised.

Thanks in advance

[Mad Dragon]

it tells u on the side.I hope you're joking.

The recommended tire pressures are on the driver's door frame.

[baja272]

OP, what tires did you have before and how do like the Kumhos? I'm in the market.

[BuckNaked]

I have the ecsta asx, 255/40 - 235/45 staggered.
I bought the rims and tires seperately, loaded them in the back of my Envoy, and took them to be mounted. The wheel joint inflated all to 35 psi and I didn't really give it much thought. I have been having some tracking issues, pulling hard in either direction, not wanting to track straight, and some shimmying at speeds.
A couple of days ago I decided that I was going to have them filled with nitrogen and I only wanted to do it once at the optimum pressure, so i have been experimenting with different pressures of air before I go ahead with the nitrogen.
So far, 35 psi in front and 40 psi rear seems to have almost eliminated the problems. I am going to try 38/42 and see if that finally eliminates the problems.
I had zero problems with the 225/60/15's at 35/40 psi front/back, but all this extra meat on the pavement is either magnifying problems or creating new ones.

[cougar]

I had Falken Ziex 512's, however the Kumho's have only been on the car for less than a week so too soon to tell. Bucknaked thanks for the input.