No more Sumitomo tires
07-22-2009, 06:23 PM
#1
No more Sumitomo tires No more bullshit Sumitomo tires for me. Last Friday on my way to work, my left rear
tire blewout and spun me into the barrier on 59 @ hwy 6.
The 315/35/17 HTR II tire had over half thread left. I had front end and wheelwell damage.
It's at Classic Chevrolet and waiting on the Allstate claims adjuster.
tire blewout and spun me into the barrier on 59 @ hwy 6.
The 315/35/17 HTR II tire had over half thread left. I had front end and wheelwell damage.
It's at Classic Chevrolet and waiting on the Allstate claims adjuster.
Last edited by 87 grand; 08-01-2009 at 11:50 PM.
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07-22-2009, 08:07 PM
#8
Tires have a date stamp. They "expire" after 6 years. I'd be curious to see when yours were made.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24390155/
http://www.ehow.com/how_4778981_read...ate-stamp.html
http://www.aa1car.com/library/tire_expire.htm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24390155/
http://www.ehow.com/how_4778981_read...ate-stamp.html
http://www.aa1car.com/library/tire_expire.htm
07-22-2009, 10:01 PM
#11
Did you have that 315 on a stock width rim? I noticed they look like the original SS wheels. If they are, I wonder if that could have helped cause the failure? Never heard of that before, just a thought.
07-22-2009, 11:03 PM
#13
1. I am glad you are ok
2. I run these on the back of mine for DD duty.
Warranty speaks volumes for Sumi's faith in this tire. It IS the cheapest tire out there in this size...by a lot. Due to that, don't expect anything amazing. That's in general.
Specifically, blaming a whole brand when so many factors are unknown is silly.
1. You bought a USED tire
2. Age is unknown
3. Treatment/care is unknown (has it been driven when flat or very low, what PSI were you running, etc - all these apply to previous owner primarily?)
IF this was on a 17x9.5, he had this coming, but that looks like a repop 17 x11 to me.
2. I run these on the back of mine for DD duty.
Warranty speaks volumes for Sumi's faith in this tire. It IS the cheapest tire out there in this size...by a lot. Due to that, don't expect anything amazing. That's in general.
Specifically, blaming a whole brand when so many factors are unknown is silly.
1. You bought a USED tire
2. Age is unknown
3. Treatment/care is unknown (has it been driven when flat or very low, what PSI were you running, etc - all these apply to previous owner primarily?)
IF this was on a 17x9.5, he had this coming, but that looks like a repop 17 x11 to me.
07-23-2009, 05:22 AM
#15
I think this could happen to any brand of tire. I had the exact same thing happen on my Goodyear F1's and those are one of the most expensive tires. It could have been worse though.
07-23-2009, 11:32 AM
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wow these are the exact tires i had before i went to the drag radials. the only thing that impressed me about these tires was the price, putem on there cause i was broke at the time. i remember how bad these tires were, they were so hard i could spin them in 4th. lolol