Sumitomo htr z iii....anyone have 'em?
12-18-2009, 10:14 PM
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Sumitomo htr z iii....anyone have 'em? i was on tirerack.com, and i was looking at a set of sumitomo HTR Z III's. i was just wondering if anyone has these tires and how or if they like them?? are they any good or are they crap??
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12-19-2009, 03:36 PM
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hmmm...i may rethink my choice then. it's only a daily driver, but i want something that'll still hook up reasonably well. i noticed tirerack rated them pretty high, and also they were so cheap, so i thought they might be too good to be true. how are they in the rain??
12-20-2009, 12:06 PM
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They are crap, that being said they are fun/scary at the same time, they will let go at any time even in a auto so they are fun for getting sideways and not feeling bad about wearing them out cause they are cheap but there were many times I wanted them to hook and they didnt and that scared me. Also they are a little narrow compared to some other tires I have had so they dont protect the rim as well from curb rash.
Lemons, do they have those Nexxen's in 315's that you know of? Do the nexxens hook considerably better than the sumitomo?
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Lemons, do they have those Nexxen's in 315's that you know of? Do the nexxens hook considerably better than the sumitomo?
Sorry for the thread hijack OP
12-20-2009, 03:53 PM
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Not sure man, I run a 275/18 and never looked into the 315s. They hook a lot better than the sumitomo's. Granted I have full suspension, I hook at 40mph on the street going WOT immediately (have enough power that I would spin the sumitomos at 50-55mph. I barely spin just a tad at 30-35mph.. Anything under that and it gets pretty bad of course. Id you did get a 315 they of course would hook even better than mine being more wide.
12-21-2009, 11:04 PM
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Not sure man, I run a 275/18 and never looked into the 315s. They hook a lot better than the sumitomo's. Granted I have full suspension, I hook at 40mph on the street going WOT immediately (have enough power that I would spin the sumitomos at 50-55mph. I barely spin just a tad at 30-35mph.. Anything under that and it gets pretty bad of course. Id you did get a 315 they of course would hook even better than mine being more wide.
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i was doing some more digging around, and i was instead looking at the kumho ecsta spt...they seem to have some good reviews. i guess i truly won't know until i pick up either set either way....i currently have some goodyear eagle GS-C EMT's on the rear, and they're pretty much at the end of their life, and i don't feel like spending that kind of money again, so i hope these cheaper tires will be adequate.
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The III's perform well in the curves and grip moderately well in a straight line.
Anyone saying they have them in a 315 is thinking of a different model, so just disregard those comments.
I would easily say they are the best handling/gripping "cheap" tires around.
Anyone saying they have them in a 315 is thinking of a different model, so just disregard those comments.
I would easily say they are the best handling/gripping "cheap" tires around.