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LGAFF · 05-02-2009

Is it just me or do these tires just dissolve when you put on the gas. No screeching, noise, just spinning.

IowaZR-1 · 05-02-2009

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Originally Posted by LGAFF

Is it just me or do these tires just dissolve when you put on the gas. No screeching, noise, just spinning.

and smoke!

secondchance · 05-02-2009

I am not too crazy about them.

GOLDCYLON · 05-02-2009

Yep with an exceedingly low treadwear rating and significantly smaller profile. Great price to just get you down the road and thats about it.

Ccmano · 05-02-2009

Yup, not real sticky, but a decent everyday tire, that's about it.
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-=Jeff=- · 05-02-2009

What do you expect for a $99 tire

LGAFF · 05-02-2009

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Originally Posted by -=Jeff=-

What do you expect for a $99 tire

Do you forget who you are talking to?

RedSled · 05-02-2009

I guess I'm in the minority. I bought them only as a cheap high-speed track day tire to chew up and I thought they did pretty well. Maybe I wasn't flogging them enough, but they allowed me to pass a lot of C-5s and C-6s. That was a lot of fun. ;-)

VetteMed · 05-02-2009

I just bought a pair, mostly because $220 sounded better than $650. I'm not expecting GS-D3 performance out of them... but if they hold air and buy me some time, that'll work.

Pete · 05-02-2009

I put them in front how can you beat $85 each.

I don't auto-x or RR should be ok for some drag racing and driving around town.

Pete

05-02-2009	#1
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	Sumitonos Is it just me or do these tires just dissolve when you put on the gas. No screeching, noise, just spinning. __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359

05-02-2009	#3
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,723	Re: Sumitonos I am not too crazy about them.

05-02-2009	#4
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,155	Re: Sumitonos Yep with an exceedingly low treadwear rating and significantly smaller profile. Great price to just get you down the road and thats about it. __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V

05-02-2009	#5
Ccmano Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 2,852	Re: Sumitonos Yup, not real sticky, but a decent everyday tire, that's about it. H __________________ 90'ZR-1 #1461 Red/Black Ported Intake, Degreed Cams, OBX Headers & Exhaust, Fidanza FW, Secondary Delete, Custom tune, C6 GS Wheels. Sold 08 C6 Z51 Crystal Red Metallic Sold Vararam Intake, Tune, Sold 05 C6 Z51 Red/Black Sold 90'ZR-1 #1723 Black/Gray Sold but not forgotten 91' Z51 L98 White Vert. My First, you always remember your first. Sold.

05-02-2009	#6
-=Jeff=- Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 7,169	Re: Sumitonos What do you expect for a $99 tire __________________ 1990 Corvette ZR-1 #1051 Watson Headers (2" Primary) - Flowmaster Cats - Borla Catback Late Model IH - Plenum Coilovers - 4.10s Custom Interior NCM Lifetime Member #978

05-02-2009	#8
RedSled Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Germantown, Maryland Posts: 522	Re: Sumitonos I guess I'm in the minority. I bought them only as a cheap high-speed track day tire to chew up and I thought they did pretty well. Maybe I wasn't flogging them enough, but they allowed me to pass a lot of C-5s and C-6s. That was a lot of fun. ;-)

05-02-2009	#9
VetteMed Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,828	Re: Sumitonos I just bought a pair, mostly because $220 sounded better than $650. I'm not expecting GS-D3 performance out of them... but if they hold air and buy me some time, that'll work.

05-02-2009	#10
Pete Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicagoland,IL Posts: 2,679	Re: Sumitonos I put them in front how can you beat $85 each. I don't auto-x or RR should be ok for some drag racing and driving around town. Pete __________________ '91 #1635 PoloGreen 350 LT5 11.09 @ 129.27 11.04 @ 128.86 474RWHP 400RWTQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFNFOhGGlR4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlRIOMwaDYY https://sites.google.com/site/peteszr1garage