how do you like the sumitomo's?
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i have seen alot of bad talk about them here on the tech,
i'm now on the 3rd set of wheels/tyres on the camaro,
bougth a wheel/tyre package from oewheels for about a month ago and got GS wheels with 275/40ZR17 in the front and 315/35ZR17 in the back,
i thougth they would be bad.. but those are the best "driving" tyres i've had, whery little road noise and soft,
i do agree though.. the do not hook well, and take much abuse.. but for just driving around they are grate!
i'm now on the 3rd set of wheels/tyres on the camaro,
bougth a wheel/tyre package from oewheels for about a month ago and got GS wheels with 275/40ZR17 in the front and 315/35ZR17 in the back,
i thougth they would be bad.. but those are the best "driving" tyres i've had, whery little road noise and soft,
i do agree though.. the do not hook well, and take much abuse.. but for just driving around they are grate!
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I've got them on my TA and don't have any complaints. They damn sure don't like being on a H/C/I 6 spd car because I left over 400ft worth of tire on the road the other day
EDIT: Mine are the HTRZ IIs
EDIT: Mine are the HTRZ IIs
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I have ran many types of tires! I LOVE THEM! The people that say bad thing about then buy $300+ tires and i think its a waste to spend that much $
When i was in Hawaii i ran HRTZ II's for years and putthem on about 9 other friends cars and we loved them. Now that i am in Missouri i run the sumo performance all season and not that bad compared to the HRTZ II's but i did loose some traction going to the sumo all seasons but i will be able to drive my car in the cold weather! If you are anywhere really cold where you get snow/ice and you got the summer tire HRTZ II's they will suck bad! The ones i got now are great year round but they dont have the aggressive thread design as the HRTZ II's
When i was in Hawaii i ran HRTZ II's for years and putthem on about 9 other friends cars and we loved them. Now that i am in Missouri i run the sumo performance all season and not that bad compared to the HRTZ II's but i did loose some traction going to the sumo all seasons but i will be able to drive my car in the cold weather! If you are anywhere really cold where you get snow/ice and you got the summer tire HRTZ II's they will suck bad! The ones i got now are great year round but they dont have the aggressive thread design as the HRTZ II's
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yeah they just dont hook well.. i spin the wheels in 3 gears on my 315's.. but they are good to drive on..
i meen.. i just use the slicks when i am racing
i meen.. i just use the slicks when i am racing
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I got 'em in the rear - for 315's you can't beat the price....they actually hook OK on my car w/ the 2.73 gear....but if I were running a lower gear they would probably suck for traction
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I got them on mine, when they were new they were great in wet/dry traction, but once they started wearing out, dry traction became a major issue, but you can't beat the price compared to other tires