KENDA
Yes, and unusually easily: Kenda runs a full first-party Japanese site, and AUTOWAY stocks both part numbers. No yen price is published, though.
Models and prices
Taiwan — Kenda Rubber Industrial Company, founded 1962. On Formula Drift PRO’s 2026 approved table — one of only four makers.
- Vezda UHP MAX+ KR20A / KR20AX — $290–$414 US MSRP (255–305/35ZR18)
- Vezda UHP KR20A (no MAX)
Formula Drift’s rulebook still calls it Vezda UHP MAX; Kenda now ships the MAX+, a generation on. Ten FD drivers are on it, Fredric Aasbø and Ken Gushi included.
Official site · verified 2026-09-14
What owners report
Every KENDA tyre review on Minkara, Japan's largest car-owner community — 398 reviews read 14–16 September 2026, counted rather than picked. “Fitted to” counts only reviews that mention drifting and say which axle; “chunking” counts reviews that mention it at all, split by whether the owner says it happened. Stars are Minkara's own 0–5 rating. Owner reports, not tests.
KAISER KR20A (the older UHP, not FD’s Vezda MAX+)
- Fitted to (drift use): rear 5 · front 12 · both 7
- Chunking reported: 2 yes · 2 no
- Tyre life: 87 praise · 4 complaints
Japan’s budget drift tyre of the late 2010s — most reviews date from 2016–2020, and Silvias top the car list. Drifters fit it as a front more than twice as often as a rear, life is praised 87 times against 4 complaints, and the two chunking reports both say it happens when you lean on it cold or scrub it. Note this is the Kaiser KR20A; Formula Drift’s tyre is the separate Vezda UHP MAX+ KR20A.
I had always drifted on 225s or 235s; first time on 255s at a drift day and they last roughly twice as long as a 225/40 and one and a half times a 235/40. There is some peeling, but warm them up properly and rest them and they last fine. (review, Oct 2023)
Kenda just does not wear. Fine as a gymkhana or drift front, but on the rear it goes soft in fast corners, which is a little scary. (review, Jan 2020)
Buying KENDA from Japan
Tyres are heavy and the cheap lanes close to them, so we buy domestically and quote the freight as one total — and tell you when buying locally beats importing. Send us the size and compound you want.
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