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Anything cheaper/better than Sumitomo HTR Z II's?

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Old 05-09-2009 | 05:07 PM
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Default Anything cheaper/better than Sumitomo HTR Z II's?

I have a stock MY05 and my tires are almost flat (I know, I know - I've been going slow around turns) and need to get new tires. I'm looking for the best deal I can get for the cheapest price and these are ringing up to $74/fronts and $84/rears - $316 total.

Just wanted to ask if this was a good deal before I bite..
Old 05-10-2009 | 09:30 AM
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I just picked some up. They looked decent and the price was good. I couldn't find any decent reviews so I figured I'll try them out and if they suck then I'll never get them again. My car right now is purely a street car so I wasn't looking for anything crazy. I know they are in different classes but the htrz3 is an awesome tire for the price.
Old 05-10-2009 | 10:00 AM
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Best daily driver/value tire out there. Ive gone through 2 sets in the 4 years Ive owned the S2000. No complaints here. Holds up on spirited driving (read: no track time, no reckless endangerment) just fine.
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I've been very happy with mine. 90% the performance of RE050As at 50% the cost.
Old 05-10-2009 | 12:24 PM
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Awesome, all I needed to hear. I'm ordering them now, thanks shad [edit: and saki]..
Old 05-10-2009 | 02:26 PM
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Lastly (just placed the order - but I think I can change if it's not right) are these sizes correct? I just went with the one's prescribed for the MY05.

215/45ZR17 front
245/40ZR17 rear


[EDIT]Nvm, I was confused by the "How about a sticky for MY04+ tire sizes" thread which has people saying different things all over the place. But from the wheel fitment guide it looks like I got the right ones..
Old 05-11-2009 | 10:18 AM
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My girl runs them on her 04 in 225-255 and with all the miles she drives to work they are working out great. I think she has about 8k miles on them now + some AutoX's and the Dragon and they are holding up great.

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Old 05-11-2009 | 01:37 PM
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get 225/255 handles better
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Bleh, they shipped already. Am I looking at a noticeable handling difference between the two?
Old 05-11-2009 | 03:07 PM
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i have htrz-II on my tC, been on them for over 2 years now, with around 30k miles racked up on them, and they still have a good amount of tread left. only complaint is they're pretty loud.



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