[DeTomaso] 335/35/17 versus 315/35/17 rear tires
Mad Dog Antenucci
teampantera at yahoo.com
Fri Aug 1 11:22:52 EDT 2008
After listening to what JB and now what Forest and others have had to write about the Sumo's I'm glad I didn't buy into the "gee, they are such a bargain" ;-]>
dawg
Daniel C Jones <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com> wrote: Thanks Forest. I had input from a former tire engineer on another
list to skip the
Sumis.
Dan
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 5:35 AM, Forest Majors wrote:
> Dan,
>
> My experience with the Sumitomo HTR Z tires was not good. I ran them on an
> Audi A6 4.2 sedan. Had tread separation on two tires - both replaced. Then
> the third tire developed a huge bulge after hitting a normal "New England"
> chuck hole. That was it - a virtually new set of Sumitomo tires went in the
> trash can.
>
> The problem was that I really liked the tires. Great price, great profile
> on that Audi, very sticky and perfect high speed summer tires. Except that
> damn things were defective. They might be great on a lighter car with
> perfect roads - but I would not recommend them.
>
> Forest Majors - Hanging in Hadlyme
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