Just ordered a set of the Sumitomo HTR Z III for the C4s...
03-05-2009, 03:20 PM
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Burning Brakes
good threads.... I need new rears (running Pirelli Pzero). The fronts are practically new. Should I get the Sumitomo HTR Z III or just get the Pirelli rears... Seems like they may be better than the Pzero. The Pzeros only last about 5K miles for me (with DE's) and the sumi's will prob last longer. Opinions?
03-05-2009, 04:09 PM
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not mix and matching.... I will get a full set of Sumi's, as for price they are just about the same price for 2 rear Pzero and 2front and rears of sumi's.
03-05-2009, 04:24 PM
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03-05-2009, 04:42 PM
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You drove my car after the brake job last summer. It had on sumi IIIs; 235 fronts and 295 rears. I would post your old fronts for sale in various car forums. I know E46 M3s can run the same sized tires as our fronts. Corvetts also but again its their front tires.
People pick them up if their fronts go flat or are looking for a better price. It took me almost 4 months to get rid of my conti fronts though. I ended up selling it on a bimmer forum dirt cheap...
03-05-2009, 05:32 PM
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For "normal" street driving, it's not detrimental to mix and match tires. I see 2-3 tire brands on cars every day and they seem to get to point A to B just fine. I think it's exponentially more detrimental to see people driving on corded tires or underinflated tires.
If you plan on squeezing every drop of performance and fine tune to the way Porsche intended, then, yeah, replace all 4. At that level, it's diminishing returns.
///Michael
03-05-2009, 08:16 PM
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Ferdinand,
You drove my car after the brake job last summer. It had on sumi IIIs; 235 fronts and 295 rears. I would post your old fronts for sale in various car forums. I know E46 M3s can run the same sized tires as our fronts. Corvetts also but again its their front tires.
People pick them up if their fronts go flat or are looking for a better price. It took me almost 4 months to get rid of my conti fronts though. I ended up selling it on a bimmer forum dirt cheap...
You drove my car after the brake job last summer. It had on sumi IIIs; 235 fronts and 295 rears. I would post your old fronts for sale in various car forums. I know E46 M3s can run the same sized tires as our fronts. Corvetts also but again its their front tires.
People pick them up if their fronts go flat or are looking for a better price. It took me almost 4 months to get rid of my conti fronts though. I ended up selling it on a bimmer forum dirt cheap...
03-06-2009, 06:39 PM
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I'm this close to buying a set of these...noticed the 295's aren't XL-rated and wondering if any current owners find them to be a little soft or "squishy", since much of the weight is over the rears?
I don't intend on tracking these, road use only.
I don't intend on tracking these, road use only.
03-06-2009, 07:08 PM
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Perfect timing! I need to replace all 4 tires, currently using Conti's, and will be doing some research online for replacement. Thanks for the tip, will definitely look into the Sumi's as well. Probably would make a good choice tire for the unemployed!
03-06-2009, 09:29 PM
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This is my invoice.
2 225/40ZR-18 Sumitomo HTR Z III XL In Stock $111.00 $222.00
2 295/30ZR-18 Sumitomo HTR Z III In Stock $185.00 $370.00
1 Sumitomo Warranty Packet In Stock N/C N/C
1 Tire registration card -retail In Stock N/C N/C
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03-06-2009, 11:00 PM
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