Sumitomos anyone?

[pbshow]

I was wondering if anyone has now or have had Sumitomos on their SHO. The tires that I am looking at are the 225/45-16 HR-Z. Also, how much am I going to give up in ride to switch from a 55 series tire to a 45 series tire? Any help will be appreciated.

Paul

 

[sdpatt]

They will leave the rims more susceptible to impact damage, provide a more impact sensitive ride and create an 8.35% speedometer error (indicated 65.0 mph at an actual 60.0 mph). They will also make your fender gap look very large. Much like you put too small of a tire on the car. Hey, it IS too small a tire.



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[smokesho]

yeah, a 45 series is a bit too small. and you WILL notice a ride difference, every bump and train track !!!

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[pbshow]

Thanks for the help. It is greatly appreciated.

 

[rlw001]

I run Bridgestone RE040s 225/45/17 as my summer tires, they handle great but have alot of "road feel". I just put my slicers 55 series tires back on, just about perfect ride but all-season tires are not the hot setup. I would not go smaller than 55 unless you want huge wheelwells.

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[FAST4DR]

Originally posted by pbshow:
I was wondering if anyone has now o
r have had Sumitomos on their SHO. The tires that I am looking at are the 225/45-16 HR-Z.

Paul

I have the Summitomo HTRZ II tires in 235/45-17 . I love them. They are the extremely quiet and extremely sticky. They are one of the least expensive and best performance tires I have owned. They are also excellent in the rain. With the 45 series tires you will definately feel more bumps and firmness but it is not that bad. What you will notice is that the car has a sharper turn in because the tires are not squirming as much side to side. The only negatives I can think of is that they are so sticky they pick up little gravel like crazy. I only have 10,000 miles on them and mine are worn out. I drive very aggresively pushing and sliding through about every turn so I think if you drive normal you should be able to get 20-25,000 miles out of them.

William


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[This message has been edited by FAST4DR (edited 11-20-2001).]