Fusion ZRi tires???
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Fusion ZRi tires???
I went to town to look for a new set of tires for my 02 camaro and found the Fusion ZRi tires... They are 275 40 17 all around, will they be a good set for the money.. ANy input..
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I ran them on my 2002 Z28. They handle decent (they are Bridgestone tires by the way) and had decent grip. I will warn you that once you get down to about 1/3rd tread, they are DANGEROUS in the rain. They started to get super slick in the wet once they wore that far. Good tires for the money, just remember the wet performance falls way off once they get worn (far more than most tires that I've ever used).
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had them for 2 years, and at my cost they are cheap as hell for a 17, burned the hell outa them and they still look great. We shall soon see how my 402 and my new line lock like them.
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I just put a set of 275/40/17 Fuzions on my car two days ago and so far I'm impressed. I was cought in a moderate rain storm this afternoon and they held the ground pretty damn well. For the money, it's hard to beat.
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I dunno guys, I'm going to have to disagree with most of the posts. I owned a set on my old Camaro, bought them because they were cheap and I was broke. They started off awesome, great grip for the amount I payed for them (like $110 a tire I think?), but after a few months they totally turned to ****. They start off awesome, but as soon as they start to wear they totally lose their integrity. Living in the Florida, I was constantly sliding around in the rain. I spent about $30 more per tire for my Trans Am and bought some Toyo Proxes 4s. I've had these for almost a year, with a lot of time running on them, and they are still AWESOME. I would definitely recommend dishing out the extra $120 for the entire set and get the Proxes 4s. Cheaper than KDWs but have awesome performance and wear.
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I have them on my stock 245 16 rims, quite honestly with them on my car, it feels like my clutch is slipping or something because they SPIN like mad instead of hooking. If I lay into the throttle after getting the car moving, forget traction, they have no bite. In rain, they have been fine to me and I have yet to get them really worn down as I swap between 3 sets of rims with 315's being my main summer tire.
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I just ran a set of them down to nothing. Mine only lasted 22000 miles. They hook really well when they are new, and for the price you can't beat it. But now they have zero traction and I need new tires. Just for the record, I drive the hell out of my car though. So I'm sure under moderate use they will last longer.
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I got 2 put on the front when I worked at firestone and that was over 2 years ago and there still going. There worn a bit will get new tires in the next 6 months, but they out last the 4 kuhmo's I got.
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They were on my car when I bought it a couple years back. I still have them up front and they look brand new. I couldn't get them to hook very good, but then again i didn't have much practice with them. Wet traction was great in my case. Personally, I think they're a nice DD tire for someone who doesn't want dr's and doesn't want to break the bank.
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There are three better other choices in my opinion. The General Exclaim UHP, Sumitomo HTRZ 3, and the Riken Raptor ZR. Probably in that order as well. I can speak from experience on the Rikens, decent traction, wear extremely well. I have 16000 miles and have 7/8 32nd's left. The Exclaims are great tires that are all season, but aren't described that way, but I had them on our Mazda6 and they said M+S on them. The HTRZ3 is the latest technology from Sumi and a good friend bought them on my advice and loved them. They also have great tested reviews on that rack of tires place dot com.
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I would think that's about average for a performance tire. I just bought a set of the Fuzions because I decided to step up to 17s, now that my '96 Z-28 is no longer a daily driver. (Thank God, I recently retired)
The car has a touch over 70,000 miles on it. The OE GoodYear GS-Cs lasted about 20,000. I replaced them with a set of Pirelli P7000 Super Sports. They lasted about 22,000. I had a set of Yokohama ES 100s for a while, but they didn't wear that well. I store the car for the winter on them now. I also had another set of GoodYear GS-Cs that I bought from SLP as "take-offs". I ran them for about 10,000 miles (about half the tread) then sold them, mounted on a set of CCWs, to move up to the 17s.
So, basically, I've run through almost 4 sets of "HP" tires in 71,000 miles. That averages out around 20,000 miles per set.