Kumho or Sumitomo
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Kumho or Sumitomo Well in the process of getting tires for my SS this saturday 275/40/17..What tires will be better?? Not looking to empty my pocket in gettin tires...I dont drive high speeds or anything...Lookin at the Kumho ECSTA SPT V & W Rated or the sumitomo HTRZII........What tire is better out of these?? What does V & W rated mean on the Kumho? Help me out need good reliable and affordable tires...thx
I have the sumitomos for my 00 vert and the kumhos for my 98 and i prefer the sumitomos. My 00 has a looser suspension than the 98 so i cant judge the ride but as far as grip the sumitomos are good in and out of the rain. Better than the yokohamas I ran before, I havent tried the Kumhos in the rain yet. In the end both are good tires but based on time behind the wheel i would choose the sumitomos.
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Sumitomo HTRZII 220AA/A
Kumho Ecsta 320 AA/A
I think the Kumho are better for the long run..AM I correct??
Also lookin at the kumho ecsta MX 'Y' Speed Rated, BSW...are these good??
Sumitomo HTRZII 220AA/A
Kumho Ecsta 320 AA/A
I think the Kumho are better for the long run..AM I correct??
Also lookin at the kumho ecsta MX 'Y' Speed Rated, BSW...are these good??
Last edited by alfm; Sep 12, 2006 at 09:01 PM.
Originally Posted by alfm
Well in the process of getting tires for my SS this saturday 275/40/17..What tires will be better?? Not looking to empty my pocket in gettin tires...I dont drive high speeds or anything...Lookin at the Kumho ECSTA SPT V & W Rated or the sumitomo HTRZII........What tire is better out of these?? What does V & W rated mean on the Kumho? Help me out need good reliable and affordable tires...thx
Have you tried going to tirerack.com, and looking at the reviews for each of the tires?
And remember, HTRZ2's do not come in 315-35-17, so if someone comes into this post bitching about how there 315's suck, wrong tire.
