Kumho Tyres ROAD VENTURE AT52 Reviews

I bought these based on reviews as I wanted an AT tyre that was quiet and good in the wet. I have had many other AT's to compare and find these to be quiet & smooth on the road and good enough for most off road conditions. Price was not a big consideration, although they are priced well. 

These are actually on my 1985 county. We live in the bush but I travel the gillies range to work. This road is through a rain forest and is treacherous in the wet. It had muddy’s before that were hell scary. My work car pool buddy put the khumo’s on his navara which sold me on them. Not sexy looking, but jeez they’re good. Being so grippy I just hope they last

Very average tyres, wont ever repurchase.Pros:- decent dry grip- tread has lasted 80k kms (also a con due to hard compound)Cons:- very hard rubber compound that gets harder as it wears- extreme understeer at roundabouts unless crawling- sketchy in wet- extremely poor puncture resistence (9 punctures over the set in 2 years)- polite looking tire (not aggresive)

Running these AT52's for the last 2 years, overall a pretty disappointing experience and would never repurchase.I'll start with the few pros:- the tread lasted 90k kms which is decent- relatively good value as often found discounted - quiet now the cons: - very average dry grip, ultra hard compound that got worse and worse as the tread wore down.- constant squealing going around roundabouts at any speed above a crawl (regardless of tire pressure)- very sketchy wet grip, tires never inspired confidence on slick Tassie roads - hydroplane at the slightest amount of sitting water - this last point is what really killed my experience with them, ive had at least 9 or 10 nail/screw punctures over the 4 tires in 2 years, admittedly theres an element of bad luck with these kind of punctures, but it cant be a coincidence that that in decades of driving, this one set of tires accounts for 90% of all the punctures ive ever had. i believe the carcass design is extremely poor and not up to the task.- offroad isnt even worth mentioning really

Pretty decent tyre overall. Low noise, pretty decent ride and seems to cope well with most off-road conditions except for mud. On road wet traction on roundabouts is where it falls down, regularly get understeer in a 4WD LC300 running at 34-35psi, so would hate to see what it’s like on a Ute or part-time 4WD. 

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Have done 12,500 kilometres on these tyres and I am very happy with them.  Good grip in the dry, dirt roads and excellent in the wet.  Was also happy with the price so I see them as good value for the money.

I'm very happy with these tyres as they are great value. These are not hardcore off road tyres but are a great capability step up over road tyres. There is a small steering feel and fuel economy penalty on road but for me it's an acceptable compromise. 

Your form doesn't allow me to put exactly what i have which is an LS-T with 20" rims and dueller HT's. i've swapped these useless tyres out for some 17" rims and KUMHO 265/70/17 AT52 so i can go off road/beach with confidence. Why do manufacturers persist on putting 20" low profile tyres on these vehicles? It completely removes them from the 4wd world. Even just on the 50km I've done so far I'm impressed with how quiet they are, we shall see if this continues as they wear.

I bought a used Platinum Next Gen with 275/45/21" stock wheels.  Horrible things, which one reviewer warned that it "made the car feel nervous". Swapped for 17" Raptor wheels (same offset) and Kumho AT52 265/65/17 112T and "nervous" is gone and quieter and better in the wet, but yet to drive offroad.  The bump absorption (with 265kpa) is night and day better!.  Steering is no less precise.  

Haven't had them on for long so can't comment on wear. Very quiet on the road, drippy in the dry, and not bad for an A/T in the wet. Very good off-road, doesn't matter if it's rocky, muddy, or clay, they're never searching for grip. Would definitely recommend and will likely fit them again.