guitarplayersteven

How well do these tire grip the road on dry and wet conditions? I've read reviews that the sidewalls bubble up or something, is this true? I might pick up a brand new set of these for around $800 including shipping. Any other recommendations for around this price range? Looking for tires that could be used in dry and wet conditions.

285/35/18 rears and 275/35/18 fronts

bottlefed98

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Ive ran em on a couple of my cars before and never had any problems.. for the money I thought they were real nice tires..

ebdboudreaux

Im running them and I'm more than satisfied... Have a couple friends with them as well...

WildRidez

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I am the same I am running them on my cars and I am happy with them. Can't really beat the price either.

turbologics

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They are great !!!!

shtnfrds

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i hope you dont wanna hook. because they dont. and because they don't hook, they are some DAMN fun tires.

Bones87

I've got them and to be honest I've been running them for over a year, no problems. They're not by any means exceptional in heavy rain (don't stomp the gas in a turn!) but they're good in every other condition I've encountered.

guitarplayersteven

Can you guys tell me about your experiences in the rain? How well do they grip? Do they hydroplane often?

After reading a story about a guy on this site hydroplaning at 65mph on the freeway and totaling his car, I really want to make sure I am getting some good tires.

Nova5

I think thats what resulted in my 10,000 mile lifespan of the HTRz's i had.

Redlinez

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The II's and III's are completely different tires too, so don't try to compare them.

Nova5

HTRz+

userws6

i have the same size hrtz ll's and had similar results. they are quite hard so they dont hook well but i got 30,000 miles out of them. like stated before makes for alot of smiles. but be easy on it in the rain or you'll be kissin a guard rail.

guitarplayersteven

Does anyone have any pictures of their tire mounted on their car? I've searched around and only found the HTRZ II. Perferably 275/35/18 or 285/35/18. If possible, with the wheel turned so I can see the tread.

4.6what

my 315's dont hook AT ALL so dont plan on the 285's doing much better

v7guy

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The 1 and 2 HTR series in a 315 were awful for traction. I could spin them easily at 35 if I tried. They are hard and slid in turns easily. They did last awhile though.
I gave up on them and spent the money on some falkens. The nittos are generally pretty well thought of too.

therobman

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i spin from a 60 roll on like a 50 degree day with 315's decent tire u just wont hook up to well

2001z

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They are basically your cheapest 315 you can get for us 11in rim guys. They dont hook but im not spending a fortune to somewhat hook on the street.

02silvaZ

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i have got 9k miles on mine and have no complaints so far

TAEnvy

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Okays Guys. Seems like alot of you really got these sumis messed up.

Sumitomo HTRZ
Crappy cheap tire. Really Cheap in a 315. Doesnt even have a rim protector.

Sumitomo HTRZ II
Little bit better than the first one, but they still arent that good. They are cheap thought. Although a good friend of mine ran them and said at the track when you get a little heat in them they hook okay for a street tire

Sumitomo HTRZ III
Pretty damn good tire. Especially for the money. They hook better than the IIs and they carry a 300 treadwear and compared to a 200 for the IIs. SO they should last 50% longer than the IIs.


Dont believe that they are a decent tire? Check out tire racks test comparing them to the Bridgestone re050as.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...irePageLocQty=

bobbyd

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Sumitomo HTRZ is the only one that yo can get on a size 315?