Fullway HP108 is an dirt-cheap all-season tire that mainly focus on the performance. Due to its wide product range, his tire can be used on passenger cars, CUVs and SUVs. I have to admit that this tire has a charming look. However, buying a tire is similar to marry with someone. Good looking doesn’t mean anything on its own. It should be combined with inner beauty. In our case, inner beauty is the tires’ functionality. Let’s see how functional it is!
| Fullway HP108 | |
|---|---|
| Best for | Performance-oriented vehicle owners, dry and squishy regions |
| Category | All-Season Tire |
| Vehicle | Cars, trucks, SUVs and CUVs |
| Available Sizes (Rim) | 14”, 15”, 16”, 17”, 18”, 19”, 20”, 22”, 24”, 26”, 28” |
| Made In | China |
| Labels | M+S |
| Warranty (P-metric) | N/A |
| Warranty (LT Sizes) | N/A |
As a former Bridgestone engineer, from my standpoint, Fullway HP108 has a decent dry and wet ground performance. Moreover, its hydroplaning capability is huge. Fullway Hp108 provides a quiet and smooth ride. However, its soft rubber doesn’t last too long but is around 40,000 miles. It’s also not usable in winter conditions. I strongly recommend this tire if you have a limited budget and want decent performance and appearance.
All-Season Tires Cheat Sheet
My team & I have analyzed 100 different tires and generated this ‘Quick Answer Sheet‘ for those who don’t wanna spend too much time during tire selection.
Before we start, here are the incredibly helpful articles I highly recommend to take a look at;
- How to keep tire noise down:
https://www.tirerack.com/upgrade-garage/why-do-tire-tread-patterns-make-noise - Fuel-Efficiency:
https://www.tirerack.com/landing/fuel_efficiency - Traction/Stability control for AWD/4WD (All-Season tires specific)
https://www.tirerack.com/upgrade-garage/traction-stability-4ws-awd
Depending on your needs, the below article might help;
Table of Contents
Dry Performance
Dry performance can be evaluated under two different dimensions for performance tires. Handling and dry traction. Let’s evaluate them one by one.
Handling
Handling is the most important feature of the performance tire. These tires have a high-speed index and are generally used on high-velocity vehicles. However, Fullway HP108 can be used on different vehiclesç
Handling is mostly about the inner structure and treads pattern design. When I see its pattern for the first time, I was pretty sure that I should evaluate the handling under two different dimensions.
Steering Response,
Steering response shows how communitive your tire is. In this case, the tread pattern is the key.
Due to its continuous center rib and wide shoulder blocks, Fullway HP108 provides a decent steering response. This kinda means that it’s a good fit for sedans and coupes. Moreover, its high load index sizes are suitable for vintage vehicle owners who want a fancy look.
Cornering Stability,
Cornering stability is the ability of tires to maintain their shape during high-speed turns. This metric is especially important for high-weight vehicles.
Cornering stability is the weak point of this tire. Well, this isn’t an extreme issue for sedans, coupes, or lightweight CUVs. Yet, I don’t recommend this tire for a large SUV.
Due to its thin and relatively thin sidewalls, Fullway HP108 has some stability issues on large vehicles. Though worth reminding, this issue occurs at high velocity. For this reason, if you’re not an aggressive driver, you can confidently mount these tires and have fun.
Dry Grip
Dry grip isn’t an issue for performance tires. Due to their soft compounds and asymmetrical tread design, they grip the dry surfaces with ease. However, sometimes, all-season performance tires fall short since they also need water evacuation capability.
Well, in my point of view, Fullway HP108 has a well-optimized contact pitch. To be fair, this is my favorite design on performance tires. It looks like Fullway preferred to notches outer ribs and shoulders instead of the center rib.
Since the tire has a fluffy compound, this design works very well on dry grounds.
Fullway HP108 is a decent dry ground tire. I strongly recommend it if you have a limited budget.
Wet Performance
Wet performance is a must for all-season tires. However, it’s hard to reach for all-season tires. Due to their pattern design, they sometimes struggle to throw the water out. For this reason, you might face hydroplaning from time to time.
Well, Fullway HP108 is an all-season performance tire. Therefore, it mostly focuses on high-speed performance instead of low-speed traction.
For this reason, I’m going to evaluate the wet performance under two different layers. Wet traction and hydroplaning resistance.
Wet Grip
A wet grip is important for starting and stopping. In this case, the compound stiffness and siping density are the game-changers.
So, the most important metric is compound stiffness. In this case, Fullway HP108’s compound has a 380 UTQG rating. 700 is the maximum UTQG number for an average wet traction performance. The tires above this figure are too stiff for wet traction. Yet, the issue can be solved with a highly notched rubber.
In our case, the UTQG rating is exceedingly well for decent wet traction. However, the siping density is too low. For this reason, you may feel a minor delay or spinning before the tire is heated up.
Fullway HP108 has decent wet traction. However, it reaches its best after getting heated.
Hydroplaning Resistance
Hydroplaning resistance is the water evacuation capability of the tire. This feature is highly vital for high-speed wet performance. If the tire keeps the water inside of the tread, it loses contact with the ground, and aquaplaning occurs.
Due to its three large and one small circumferential grooves, it can evacuate the water with ease. That’s the key to solid hydroplaning resistance. Moreover, the tire has half ‘U’grooves that are going through the open shoulder blocks. These grooves throw the water out perfectly at high speeds.
Fullway HP108 is a trustworthy tire regarding hydroplaning resistance. You can confidently use it at high speed and under the pouring rain.
Winter Performance
There is no way that this tire can perform in winter conditions. It has a lack of siping. Moreover, even though its rubber is soft, all-season tire rubber doesn’t perform under 7 Celcius degrees.
The tire can handle mild winter conditions, it’s suitable for climates with 2-10 days of snow per year. Yet, if you see severe winter conditions so often, this isn’t a tire for you. Its tread pattern is way much straight for decent winter performance.
Off-Road Performance
First of all, this isn’t an all-terrain tire. Hence, it’s not capable to do off-roading. However, its fluffy compound and a good amount of void area on the tread can handle the mild off-road.
So, what is the mild off-road? Mild off-road contains dirt and gravel. Fullway HP108 can handle both. Though worth reminding, its weak sidewalls most probably won’t handle shard rock damages. Hence, you better stay away from the gravel.
Fullway HP108 can handle dirt. Yet, here is where its off-road capability stops.
Road Noise
Road noise is related to the void area ratio. Especially in the center section. In that case, Fullway HP108 has a meh design. Its void area is less than most all-season tires. However, its shoulders are a bit stiffer. More importantly, its notches getting wider with wearing. Hence, its noise level might increase with time.
Fullway HP108 isn’t a vocal tire. However, it’s not quite like a church mouse. Well, the noise level is perfect for this price level. No worries.
Riding Quality
Comfort is related to the internal structure. However, I couldn’t find any information about its internal structure. Well, I didn’t surprise because that’s the reason this tire is cheap. Cheap brand manufacturers cut the cost from the internal structure.
So, the only information I have it has a thin and flexible sidewall. That means, the tire can flex enough over the bumps. For this reason, Fullway HP108 offers a cozy ride.
Tread Life
Fullway HP108 has a fluffy compound. As far as I see from its design, Fullway is aware of the low durability of their tire. Therefore, they keep the siping on a low level even though they release this tire as an all-season tire.
I don’t expect too much from them. Yet, getting 40,000 miles isn’t a dream. In fact, 40,000 miles is the target for a PriorityTire.
Getting maximum wear life from a tire is related to you as well as your tire,
If you’d like to learn how to get maximum tread life:
Warranty
Fullway doesn’t offer any treadwear warranty for this product. That’s kinda prof of its poor tread life.
Conclusion
I recommend you evaluate this tire as a price/performance product. Otherwise, you won’t be satisfied with any feature of this tire.
| Fullway HP108 | |
|---|---|
| Best for | Performance-oriented vehicle owners, dry and squishy regions |
| Category | All-Season Tire |
| Vehicle | Cars, trucks, SUVs and CUVs |
| Available Sizes (Rim) | 14”, 15”, 16”, 17”, 18”, 19”, 20”, 22”, 24”, 26”, 28” |
| Made In | China |
| Labels | M+S |
| Warranty (P-metric) | N/A |
| Warranty (LT Sizes) | N/A |
I recommend you take the below points into consideration.
- Its price is half of the competition. Hence, it beats the competition
- The tire looks fancy
- The tire offers decent performance
If you have any further questions, please leave them in the below section. Have a safe drive folks!
If you have any further questions, please leave them in the below section. Have a safe drive folks!