Anyone running Sumitomo HTR Z's
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Anyone running Sumitomo HTR Z's
Tire Rack has them ranking fairly decent and the price is low for 275/40-17 and 315/35-17's. TomZWheels also has them listed at a good price. Anyone out there have practical experience with them. Good things don't come cheap so I'm hesitant.
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You can relax . These are damn good tires that are a great bargin. I got mine from Tire Rack . Of all the tires I have purchased over all these many years these are the ONLY ones that required NO wheel weights and are perfectly balanced . 15,000 miles of street racing & there's still plenty of tread left . Actually , I want to hurry up & wear them out so I can get some TTII's with 275/40/17's .
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I ran the HTR ZII a couple years back, they were decent tires for the price. They had great grip when new, but as soon as they started to wear I started slipping alot when trying to take-off. Have not had any experience with the I or II though. I switched from the Nittos I had because they were too hard of a compound and not getting any grip. Right now I have some Falken tires just because I am tired of spending an arm and leg for tires and I am very surprised with them...had them for alittle of a year now and no complaints.
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Same here, i like them alot! I've got them on my 18" IROC rims - Check it out on EBAY link below
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...248030945&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...248030945&rd=1
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I've had the same tires on two different cars since August.
No complaints here either and they were shipped to my door for $410
No complaints here either and they were shipped to my door for $410
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I had those tires for about a year and they sucked. They were really nice when I first got them, but after a few months they refused to stick, dry or wet. After about 10 months they wouldn't hold air. I just scraped em and got BFG's, which I'm still using. BFG is the bomb.
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I like em' i've had them on my car for over a year and a half, just bought another set. And yes they stick pretty good at first but after 6-7mos normal driving they suck for any kind of launchs!!!
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To me and i have ran them all you cant beat Sumitomo tires! Best bang for you buck by far!!!!!! I have ran 3 different Sumitomo's and all 3 did great! I loved them way more then my BFG t/a's and goodyears!
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Yeah. You really can't beat sumitomo's bang for the buck.
90% of the people that say anything bad about sumi's either
a. Have never ran them.
b. bought expensive *** tires (bfgs, gsd3s, pilots, ect) and wanna validate their light wallet by putting down a cheaper tire.
c. bought them thinking that sumis are a track tire.
They are def not a track tire and def won't stick like some nittos. But for 90 bucks a pop and the cheap *** shipping from tire rack. You can't ******* beat them hands down and thats the truth. Also, they stick pretty good after you heat them up a bit.
90% of the people that say anything bad about sumi's either
a. Have never ran them.
b. bought expensive *** tires (bfgs, gsd3s, pilots, ect) and wanna validate their light wallet by putting down a cheaper tire.
c. bought them thinking that sumis are a track tire.
They are def not a track tire and def won't stick like some nittos. But for 90 bucks a pop and the cheap *** shipping from tire rack. You can't ******* beat them hands down and thats the truth. Also, they stick pretty good after you heat them up a bit.
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Thanks guys for all the input. I have compared a lot of tires, for AR TT-M's 17X9 F and 17X10.5 R wheels the BFG KD's are 2.5X the cost of HTRZ's , the BFG KDW's don't come wider than a 285, the HTRZ II's and III's do not come wider than a 275. From your responses it sounds like the HTRZ's handle and do the job during early tire/tread life. In my situation, I don't run it at a strip, drive only 3-4K miles a year on sunny days, I can throw the HTRz's away every 4 years and come out OK. For $400.00 + shipping, mounting, etc it's probably worth trying, if they suck I'll put it in my lessens learned pile.
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Yeah. You really can't beat sumitomo's bang for the buck.
90% of the people that say anything bad about sumi's either
a. Have never ran them.
b. bought expensive *** tires (bfgs, gsd3s, pilots, ect) and wanna validate their light wallet by putting down a cheaper tire.
c. bought them thinking that sumis are a track tire.
They are def not a track tire and def won't stick like some nittos. But for 90 bucks a pop and the cheap *** shipping from tire rack. You can't ******* beat them hands down and thats the truth. Also, they stick pretty good after you heat them up a bit.
90% of the people that say anything bad about sumi's either
a. Have never ran them.
b. bought expensive *** tires (bfgs, gsd3s, pilots, ect) and wanna validate their light wallet by putting down a cheaper tire.
c. bought them thinking that sumis are a track tire.
They are def not a track tire and def won't stick like some nittos. But for 90 bucks a pop and the cheap *** shipping from tire rack. You can't ******* beat them hands down and thats the truth. Also, they stick pretty good after you heat them up a bit.
Don't get me wrong, the Sumitomo tires will get you through, but if your considering really putting tires on your rims, go with something a little more expensive. You won't regret it.
Sumitomo = cheap, plain and simple.
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HTRZ's for the price are a pretty decent tire. 315's are not a wet weather fan but I like them in the wet compared to other brands I've tried. Dry traction is pretty good when new but when worn, the suffer a bit. Overall, I like them and I'm on my third set. You get more mileage than the 160 rating makes you think (if you stay off the throttle )
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I say , for the money you simply can't go wrong . Especially for the price . Plus they are very aggressive looking with a nice tread pattern . Like the man said , their over-engineered and under-rated . You WILL find that they are WAAY better than what you expected because of their low price . Not many items advertised & then purchased turn out to be better, much better than expected . You won't be disappointed .