KUMHO

[SPYD3R]

I just emailed the KUMHO tire company with a request to again start manufacturing the 225/50R 15 tire...

I'll keep you posted if i hear back from them....
Dan P
Easley, SC
SPYD3R

 

[Chupaca]

Good to know..!!

opcorn:opcorn:ing to hear..:2thumbs:

 

[BikerDoc]

Wishing you good luck

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

THIS KUMHO

I just emailed the KUMHO tire company with a request to again start manufacturing the 225/50R 15 tire...

I'll keep you posted if i hear back from them....
Dan P
Easley, SC
SPYD3R[/QUOTE......Dan every time I've checked in the past 4 months or so DISCOUNT TIRES has had them.......Do they have an enormous supply or what ??????..........................Mike :thumbup:

 

[ulflyer]

Discount Tire Direct still has them...$81 shipped

Get em while you can.

 

[KX5062]

I just got mine from an on-line vendor and was most disappointed to read that the tire was made in the worker's paradise of Red China. :barf:

 

[CapNCrunch]

225/50R/15 ECSTA AST KUMHOS ARE AVAILABLE FROM DISCOUNT TIRE DIRECT

I just emailed the KUMHO tire company with a request to again start manufacturing the 225/50R 15 tire...

I'll keep you posted if i hear back from them....
Dan P
Easley, SC
SPYD3R

We just ordered and received one last week. They have them and I understand that they are still in production. I hope you have the same experience. :yes:
CapNCrunch : =)

 

[billybovine]

The Kumho tire is still listed as available on both the Canadian and US Kumho web site. No signs that it has been discontinued. I sent off an email to Kumho USA 3 weeks ago asking if the rumours are true that this tire was going to be discontinued. Have yet to receive a reply.

 

[Purple Guy]

The Kumho tire is still listed as available on both the Canadian and US Kumho web site. No signs that it has been discontinued. I sent off an email to Kumho USA 3 weeks ago asking if the rumours are true that this tire was going to be discontinued. Have yet to receive a reply.

I couldn't purchase this tire in Canada, had to order it from discounttiredirect.com

 

[billybovine]

I couldn't purchase this tire in Canada, had to order it from discounttiredirect.com

I bought mine from an OK Tire outlet. They did not have it in stock but got it for me the next day.

 

[Eagle1]

I got the Kuhmo about 2 weeks ago, $81 delivered to the house. Put it on, handles great. Discount tire.

 

[BikerDoc]

The discontinue rumor was around when i bought my Kumho for my 2012 and ran it 33000 miles until trade in and it is still around when I purchased from discount tire direct.com for my 2014 Rt after its first 9000 miles

 

[Purple Guy]

I bought mine from an OK Tire outlet. They did not have it in stock but got it for me the next day.

I tried to get it from OK Tire, the manager from one of their stores contacted Kumho Canada was told it wasn't available???

 

[SPYD3R]

ALL YOU

all you guys/gals that are getting them, that's good...
but my tire dealer tells me that KUMHO has DISCONTINUED MANUFACTURING of the AST 225/50r15's.... :gaah:
there still may be hundreds/thousand out there... and if KUMHO sticks with their plan, we will see the end of these...
and remember, when somebody buys them for their car, (which i have), that leaves 4 SPYD3R rides without....
i'll let y'all know if/when they get back with me...
Dan P
Easley, SC
SPYD3R

 

[meyers54]

Discount Tire Direct and Walmart OUT OF Stock

I ordered this tire from Discount Tire Direct three days ago. They called me yesterday and told me they are backordered by at least 25 orders and do not know when or if Kumho will send anymore. Walmart in Calif. use to also carry this tire but all their stores are OUT OF STOCK also.:banghead:

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

당신이 다시 225x50R15 제조 주세요 만약 내가 다른 사람들 은 우리의 스파이더 위해 필요합니다.

and since they are made in china.....


請你開始重新製造的225x50R15 ，我和其他人需要它為我們spyders

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

JUST SOME INFO

KUMHO 225/50-15 VS. MICHELIN 215/60 -15 =..........K = 75 IN.CIRCUMFERENCE ......M = 77 7/8 IN. CIRCUMFERENCE ,,,,,,I just measured both new ,not mounted with an accurate tape measure ..........PS the Michelin will actually bring the speedo to a more correct reading ......just sayin ....... Mikeguyver :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[WackyDan]

Hate to thread crap... But the Kuhmo was by far the worse tire I ever had on the Spyder. Pretty bad on wet roads and standing water.

The Toyo Proxes 4 has been the best in all conditions - but that one is discontinued too.

Our choices are getting limited.

 

[Spyder Tony]

I also got mine at Discount Tire but what they had to do was ship one from another state...took a few days & I had my tire. Quantities are limited, but the discontinuance is fairly recent (recent, being a relative term) so production stock is still fairly available, but dwindling. The tire stores that tried to order form the manufacturer on my behalf were unsuccessful due to production stopping. Not real sure how Discount Tire is able to have such a surplus, but out of 12 tire places I called, I was only able to locate one from Discount Tires (And Les Schwab). Still have the list of dealers I called...being told "no" time after time.

NOTE:
Les Schwab did order the tire for me (they are affiliated with Discount Tire), but refused to sell it to me at the time I tried to pick it up...because they wanted to know what kind of "car" the tire was going on. When I told them it would be going on a Toyota MR2 (Same rim dimensions as the Spyder), they told me to bring in the wheel/rim and/or the car in order to prove it was going on the car. They would not give me the tire in the end, even though I had pre=paid for it at the time of order. Instead, they refunded my money. I am not sure why they would care what I do with the tire (hell, I could be using it for a tire swing in my front yard) after purchase, but they anoint themselves "Tire Police" and refuse to sell it to a consumer if they "Think" the tire is not going on a vehicle they approve of. Personally, I think they overstep their bounds, as they would hold no liability once the tire is sold.

My local list of places called but couldn't get the Kumho 225/50/15 due to discontinued production:

Les Schwab
9465 Madison Ave
Orangevale, CA 95662
(916) 990-0554

Big O Tires
199 S Harding Blvd
Suite A
Roseville, CA 95678
(916) 784-2219

America’s Tire
8881 Greenback Ln
Orangevale, CA 95662
(916) 989-2882

Tire and Wheel Mart
1729 FULTON AVE
SACRAMENTO, CA 95825
(916) 333-2738

Pep Boys
10899 Folsom Blvd
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
(916) 638-4808

Tire Experts
9399 Greenback Lane
Orangevale, CA 95662
(916) 989-3610

Tire Depot
720 Riley St
Folsom, CA 95630
(916) 985-2722

Carmichael Tire Pros
7500 Fair Oaks Blvd
Carmichael, CA 95608
(916) 481-8020

Advanced Tire
226 Q St
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 447-0137

A & A Tires
1735 Watt Ave
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 486-6280

Cheap Tires
1970 Marconi Avenue

 

[Jim&Teresa]

Got mine in a week from Discount Tire - had to order it

Picked up my Kumho Ecsta AST from Discount Tire (about $85 total w/tax). I ordered it on 7-14-14 and was in by 7-21-14. I had it installed on the Spyder a few weeks ago and it's doing great....no mention of discontinued or out of stock at the time I purchased it. Here's a pic --