Sumitomo HTRZ III's on a 996 - anyone have'em and like'em?
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Sumitomo HTRZ III's on a 996 - anyone have'em and like'em?
Hi all,
Looking to replace my rear 18" Pirelli Rossi's 285/30 on my 996. Am looking for a quieter tire. Anyone have these Sumitomos and like them? I wasn't really looking at price until I saw how much cheaper they were.
Looking to replace my rear 18" Pirelli Rossi's 285/30 on my 996. Am looking for a quieter tire. Anyone have these Sumitomos and like them? I wasn't really looking at price until I saw how much cheaper they were.
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Last edited by brad@tirerack.com; 06-09-2008 at 10:31 AM.
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The Test Results look pretty good. The Sumitomo HTR Z III's beat out the RE050A, ContiSportContact3, and Advan Sport. Pretty cheap too.
-Scott
-Scott
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993 Sumitomo HTRZIII thread
I've got 4 track days and about 1500 miles total on them in 4 weeks and have been very happy with them. I drive a 96 C4S.
I've got 4 track days and about 1500 miles total on them in 4 weeks and have been very happy with them. I drive a 96 C4S.
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I like these, I put them on my 2002 996 3 weeks ago
295/30 R18
235/40 R18
These produce less noise the my old Continental Sport Contact.. The ride feels a little softer and this works for me because I don't track the car..
I went with a larger diameter to offset the speedo error..
Lastly the best part.. the price $730.00 installed including taxes.. My Continental Sport Contact cost 3x more and only lasted 20k miles..
295/30 R18
235/40 R18
These produce less noise the my old Continental Sport Contact.. The ride feels a little softer and this works for me because I don't track the car..
I went with a larger diameter to offset the speedo error..
Lastly the best part.. the price $730.00 installed including taxes.. My Continental Sport Contact cost 3x more and only lasted 20k miles..
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Just installed a set of 18" on my 928s4, 225/40 front 265/35 rear. Only about 200 miles, so far, The ride is good, they are quiet which is good. Haven't driven in rain yet. Which is a concern for me, I have had some tires in the past that were terrible in the rain. Good Years in particular, bleh!
Hopefully they last,10000-15000 miles, if I can get that out of them, that'll be fine with me. For the price, seems hard to beat.
Hopefully they last,10000-15000 miles, if I can get that out of them, that'll be fine with me. For the price, seems hard to beat.
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i went with Toyo T1Rs all around after i posted because they were immediately available. mind you my pcar is a slushbox almost daily driver. the Toyos are much quieter than the Pirelli's i replaced and soft. my bet the Toyos are closest to the Sumitomos in price and driving characteristics. oh well... i have what i have till next time.
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I bought a set from Damon that I put on my 996tt (now sold). I thought they were great. Respectable performance on the track but I was most happy with them on the street. Can't beat the price. If you are going to street>track, great value.
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235/40 R18 & 295/30 R18 - just got them for my 996 GT3 stock wheels. Looking for race wheels to mount Hoosiers on. Will be selling my Enkei race wheels I had on the Cayman S (8.5 x 18 & 10 x 18 - very light!). Anyway, will try the Sumi's out for rains since the car will be set up for track only. Corded my previous streets and didn't think far enough ahead - wish I would have gotten Hoosier Wets. Next time around.