good gripping tire for cheap.. possible?

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05-15-2009, 08:24 PM

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dschmink

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Sumitomo HTR III FTW. 128 a tire for 285/40.

05-15-2009, 10:17 PM

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Stoenr

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Originally Posted by Doogie65

A killer deal right now at Tirerack on Goodyear Supercar F1's... 255/45/18 for $129 ea. I just ordered a pair of these along a pair of the 285/45's for $640 delivered

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes....le+F1+Supercar

Yeah, they have been real cheap for a while now.
Its what I run, but I think for the rear you meant 285/40

The 255/45's (fronts) cost me 116.00 right now.

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Originally Posted by 06stangGT

thank you for the reply, i will keep this in mind, however i do drive the car in the rain and i guess these aren't so good in wet weather. Have you had experience with these in rain ?

They actually are pretty good in the rain. I have gotten on it in the rain and they hold pretty darn good. Even on a fishtail they recover quickly.
When I did my suspension work on the way home from doing an alignment I got caught in a slushy storm and was surprised how actually they did in the cold slush too, but not recommend for winter driving.

I have ran them on a 3 mile 21 turn road course and was very pleased with the grip.

also 50/100 rebate program starts tomorrow, and goes til July 11th
50 rebate on a set of 4, or 100 rebate if you use a Goodyear credit card to purchase..

Last edited by Stoenr; 05-15-2009 at 10:19 PM. Reason: typos

05-21-2009, 10:58 AM

#33

06stangGT

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tirerack doesnt have 285/40 for the HTR z III . they have a 275/40 and a 285/30 and a 285/35. If i want to just buy two for the back, which ones should i go with ???