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Mar 9, 2007 | 12:17 AM

ROLLN

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sumitomo tires

anyone ever use these? i noticed they have 315's for 99 bucks. just wondering if they are worth my time.

Mar 9, 2007 | 12:31 AM

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i have 275/40/17's on my Z. They are good enough that i bought a second set. For the price you can't beat 'em. They wear kinda fast

if you can't lay off the pedal though. ~Cole~

Mar 9, 2007 | 12:33 AM

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my are HTRz II's if that helps. They have a nice tread pattern and better grip

Mar 9, 2007 | 11:04 AM

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I had them on my ss and they hooked ok when it was stock.

Mar 9, 2007 | 11:08 AM

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HTRZ's II are the way to go. i had a set on my car and they kicked ***!!! the onther ones are way cheap and don't hook at all...

Mar 9, 2007 | 11:20 AM

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I have the regular/older version and they work fine for daily driving and driving in the rain. I wouldn't race on them though.

Mar 9, 2007 | 12:02 PM

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the htrzIIs don't come in 315s

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Mar 9, 2007 | 09:07 PM

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I hated them for no traction at all they make you think that your car is making 700hp

at idle.
I would go with nitto's they have a good thread wear and good in rain .

Mar 9, 2007 | 09:54 PM

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They're a decent daily driver tire. You won't get much traction out of them, but they're hard to beat for the money. I've had 2 sets of the 315s before.

Mar 10, 2007 | 05:21 AM

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i bought a set of 315's because they where cheap.worst tire i have ever owned.i would spend a little extra cash for a better tire .

Mar 10, 2007 | 01:32 PM

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yeah i don't know about the 315's but my HTRz II's haave awesome hook and look great. i just put 4 brand new oneson my Z and may buy 4 more to keep around. I have to get tires way to often

Mar 10, 2007 | 08:33 PM

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Do you guys know if the sumitomo 285/35/18 would look right on some 18x10.5 ZO6 wheels? I have been looking at 295's but the price of the sumitomos made me think twice about them.

Mar 10, 2007 | 09:41 PM

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how wide are the regular sumitomos? what does the width compare to?

Mar 11, 2007 | 06:34 AM

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sumitomo runs pretty narrow, and the regular htrz suck ***** for performance, but like everyone else said for a DD and the price they are OK. they defineately make you think your car is some fast **** though lol. i think my 225 snow blizzaks snow tires hook better than the 315 sumitomo lol

Mar 11, 2007 | 09:52 AM

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If you drive your car like a normal person to get around the Sumitomo's are for you. Performance wise they suck.

Mar 11, 2007 | 11:05 AM

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Hard to beat the price on them. I ordered a set of four 18" Sumitomos yesterday from Tire Rack and it came out to $554 shipped to my door.

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