thejollypostman

Sumitomo High Performance HTR Z and NITTO Extreme Performance NT555 Tire

Anyone have either of these tires and know how they perform in the colder months of the year? I am NOT talking about ice/snow but just the colder weather. I want to know if they still grip well despite being high performance summer tires.

Im trying to decide which tires to buy in terms of drivability during the colder seasons.

Tires sizes have to be thus to match 10.5" wheel in rear and 9" wheel in front (obvioulsy limited tires selections for the rear):

315/35-17 in the rear. 275/40-17 in the front.

Will they still Perform??

...know this is wrong section but noone posts in wheels/tires...

Also - anyone know the current americanmuscle discount code?

PurpleIcedGT

PM AMSTANGER for the discount code to AM...

teej281

Dont go sumitomos...nittos all the way. I had them in the winter and they do just fine. I mean you should never be pushing your car in the cold weather, but they did very well for me.

thejollypostman

So then a wheel qs..

How strange would it be to run 17x10.5" in the rear, but keep the 17x8 in the front instead of getting new 17x9.

How would that affect drivability?

MustangMan00

17x8 will be fine in the front, Id def get the nittos, I have had 3 sets of sumitomos in the rear, now i have the nittos and its night and day difference in ride quality and hooking ability

thejollypostman

Alrite I may have to do it then..

What about Nittos in the rear and sumis up front.. Bad idea?

MustangMan00

that would be fine, but i love the nittos up front too the NT555's look killer and perform great, but i also had sumi's up front before their still decent

teej281

Nittos all around! Would you like to plow through turns or hook through them? Never buy sumitomos...ever!!!

lizzyfan

Yep^ They suck!!! Worst tire I have ever owned

PurpleIcedGT

Lets not forget Teej is also rockin' them NANKANGs up front!!!! lol