I put these on a 2007 Mazda Miata with only 35k. miles. The car has a very tight sensitive suspension from factory. These tires have made the car scary to drive. ANY slight move in the wheel and the car wants to swerve. Not sure why. Perhaps soft sidewalls? In any case I would have chosen a different tire, but the reviews were great. NOT.
BlackHawk Street-H HU01 Reviews
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BlackHawk Tire, formerly known as Blacklion, belongs to the family of the Sailun Tire Group and sells tires in over 40 countries worldwide. BlackHawk has been building all-terrain, mud-terrain, and all-season tires tires that deliver quality and performance for passenger car, light trucks, CUVs, SUVs, and commercial vehicles at their state-of-the-art facility in China.
Ultra-high-performance tires are fitted to performance cars, and you can expect a sporty, smoother ride plus enhanced steering precision and cornering stability. As an ultra-high-performance tire, the BlackHawk Street-H HU01 can help deliver improved traction, cornering potential, and dissipation of heat to fend off irregular wear. But is this the right tire for you and your ride? Let’s take a look at this BlackHawk Street-H HU01 review.
Features and Benefits
The Street-H HU01 is BlackHawk's extreme ultra-high performance all-season tire that’s engineered for high-speed performance, cornering, and braking. The aggressive tread pattern features 4 high angle grooves to channel water away from the tread face, maximizing traction on wet surfaces. In case you want a performance tire that’s developed for sports cars, performance sedans, and drivers who participate in high-performance driving events, autocross, and open track days, the Street-H HU01 is the tire for you. Let’s take a look at the BlackHawk Street-H HU01 tire review to help understand all its features and benefits at a glance:
- Great performance: Designed with taper tread edges, the Street-H HU01 is designed for increased stability, even wear, and a quiet ride.
- Enhanced traction: A silica-based rubber compound maintains consistent cornering traction. Additionally, systematically placed lateral notch shoulders reduce damage while also boosting traction.
- Reduced Hydroplaning: The high-angle tread grooves enhance water evacuation and improve wet handling and hydroplane resistance.
- Optimized steering response: This tire features 4 wide circumferential grooves and a solid center rib for improved high-speed stability, which increases sidewall stability and responsiveness.
The wheel size ranges from 16-inch to 20-inch, which makes it an ideal choice for a wide range of vehicles on roads today. Additionally, the tire is backed by BlackHawk's 50,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty.
Pros and Cons
Before deciding to buy the BlackHawk Street-H HU01 or not, let’s first drill down a few factors that can help you decide whether or not the tire is right for you.
- Solid center rib for improved high-speed stability, and reduced road noise.
- Silica compound for superior wet traction and reduced rolling resistance.
- High-angle tread grooves enhance water evacuation and improve wet handling and hydroplane resistance.
- Taper tread edges promote even uniform contact pressure for increased stability, even wear, and a quiet ride.
- 4 wide circumferential grooves enhance water drainage to maximize grip on wet surfaces.
While BlackHawk makes a good claim about the Street-H HU01’s performance, some shortcomings may divide opinions.
- Struggles in moderate to severe winter weather conditions
- Not as durable as some other tires
- The ride is firmer than its closest premium competitors
- Only available for a limited range of vehicles
SimpleTire’s view on BlackHawk Street-H HU01 tires
As an ultra-high-performance tire that's designed for use on sports cars and performance-oriented coupes and sedans in warmer weather conditions, BlackHawk's Street-H HU01 is engineered for high-speed performance, cornering, and braking. The aggressive tread pattern features 4 high-angle grooves to channel water away from the tread face, maximizing traction on wet surfaces. Additionally, the tapered tread edges provide improved stability, even tread wear, and a quiet comfortable ride. The Street-H HU01 delivers the perfect balance between ultra-high performance and everyday comfort to give you confidence in all weather conditions.
This is a solid UHP tire, and you can also consider a similar performing tire GT Radial Champiro UHP A/S if you are willing to compromise on treadwear warranty.
Vehicles the BlackHawk Street-H HU01 is a replacement tire for
This tire is an ideal choice for a wide range of sport vehicles on roads. Consider the BlackHawk Street-H HU01 if you drive a Dodge Challenger, Ford Mustang, Nissan Z, Chevrolet Camaro, Hyundai Veloster, Mazda Miata and many more.
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Dry
4.3
Wet
4.1
Winter
5
Comfort
4.7
Noise
4.6
Treadwear
4.8
7 SimpleTire reviews
Very nice looking tire at a reasonable price. Just on for over a month but so far it appears to be a good product. Time will tell as it is treadwear that is important.
Bought these 245/45 R20 tires to replace OEM Firestone Firehawk GT/AS tires. Compared them to Nokian ONE, Firestone, Nexen, Continental, Michelin, and Falken, Vredestein Quatrac Pro, Laufenn and Vercelli Strada II tires. These were 60 percent of the top tier "name" brand tires. BUT, Blackhawk had an "AA" traction rating (only 7 percent have this double A rating--according to the DOT), an "A" heat dissipation rating, a 50K (don't hold your breathe) mileage warranty, top notch construction and tread designed here in the USA (Akron) and they are distributed by Sailun--an up and coming company that doesn't skimp on Quality Controls. They were also UHP and All-Season rated--perfect for 'sublight' speed driving on the interstate and for handling at speed. When I purchased them, I also picked a local tire dealer for installation (at a discount) that has been around for over 50 years. Simple Tire delivered directly to them and my appointment went smoothly. The alignment was checked and adjusted and the tires were mounted and balanced -- all within 90 minutes. Plus, I got a lifetime rotation/rebalance for all the tires every 5,000 miles. What's not to like? After 1000 miles of speedy driving mixed with some stop and go, I was so pleased that I ordered (May 11th) another set for my wife's 2019 Chrysler 300 Touring L Sedan ('stealth' WHITE for the other lead-foot in our family). There is a lot of info. on every tire sold in the U.S. at the D.O.T. website and the research greatly lessened my concerns for a relatively unknown brand and quality controls.
OK - I got what I paid for. I have these "inexpensive, foreign-made" 20inch tires on factory Ford wheels, on my 2015 Taurus Limited. The first 5 miles of ANY trip (any outside temperature), these tires are loud and rough. Then, magically, they smooth-out and ride very nice - for the price I paid. I'm not complaining, but for the price-point, they are fine. I currently have around 8K miles on them. No "excessive" wear detected just yet. Happy Motoring!!
Really great tires for the price very pleased with the quality and value
Excellent tires for an awesome price. Delivery was expedient. Tires perform great on dry roads and handle especially well on wet roads in stop & go traffic. Which is what I was looking for since it randomly rains at a moment's notice here in Florida.