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Originally Posted by Sugarphreak

Sounds great so far,

How would you rate the softness of the tires compared to the Hankooks? For instance when you hit bumps, do they give you a responsive feedback feel, pound the car or soak them up? With a treadwear rating that low I am curious about the kind of feedback you get.

What a nice looking question! I would have to say, that these tires are outrageously softer than the Hankooks. I noticed it within the first 30 seconds of driving: these tires are like flypaper- they pick up every single rock, pebble, empty pack of Kool menthols and stray hooker that I come across.

My wife even commented on how much softer they felt driving around. But honestly that may have to do more with the fact that I have 35psi in them than the 48-50psi I rode around with in the Hankooks.

Although, to be fair, there were times when I rode around with 35psi in the Ventus rubbers, and from what I remember, these do feel a might bit softer over rough roads, manhole covers, small children, and the random speed bump.

It is funny you mentioned this, when I went from a 205 to a 195 I found my tires wandering much less as well. I think the width plays a big part in this feeling. I know with my Jeep I had 255's for summer and 225's for winters and it was really dramatic how it didn't want to jump around in the groove of the road with the narrower tires.

I also think that this has a lot to do with the perception. Anytime you go with a narrower band of rubber, they are going to feel more precise. But I think the sidewalls are stiffer as well, which could also aid in overall stability and lack of vagueness in just-off-center steering response.