[s-cars] tires

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The htr-z3 is better than the z2.

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Subject: Re: [s-cars] tires
From: "Scott Justusson" <qshipq at aol.com>
Date: 03/26/2009 12:06 PM

Paulie
I've run HTRZII's for almost 10 years now (the first set on Bob's LT1Q
set the standard), and have 4 sets mounted right now.  They are ok for
occasional track, and are a great DD with phenomenal wear.  Can be a bit
floaty in deep rain (I run 255/40 17x8.5 on my v8), but I'm convinced
that's a given after a 235 tread width (all my other sets).  They are
the best riding tire in terms of sidewall stiffness for the rating....
Big Reminder:  touch snow with them, they excite you by trying to swap
ends of your car.  Bang for buck impossible to beat - and are still on
special at Tire Rack.  Forget the 760's.

Toyos, RE11, and Kumhos won't wear as well as the HTRZII, but the dry
grip is slightly better than the II's.  

Scott "violating my no tire post rule" for Paulie -J


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[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of LL - NY
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:53 AM
To: pkrasusky at ups.com
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] tires

You'll wear out things like the RE11 or the Kumho XS in a year then.
Which
Falken are you looking at? If the 115, I'd do the Sumi. The 115 isn't in
the
same league. If the FK452, if they're anything like the FK451 I have on
the
S-bitch (they *look* exactly the same, not sure what they changed)
they'll
prove sticky, and quiet with lots of wet grip, but a bit soft in the
sidewall (slow transitioning) most definitely fit in with their target
market (sport GT, rather than pure sport), but all in all, not a bad
tire. I
don't have enough miles on them to comment on wear. They were a
disappointment when I was seeking a replacement for Kumho MX's (remember
the
year when they ran out of those?) but as a DD "performance" tire, not
bad at
all.

On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 1:26 PM, <pkrasusky at ups.com> wrote:

>
> <<<9" tires?  Is this for the track? AutoX?>>>
>
> Thanks Brett.  Confirms what I've heard on the Sumi's.
>
> They're 8.5", not 9's.  For track / AutoX?  Ummmm... they're for my
daily
> driven 24/7/365 22k/yr @ WOT, which... is essentially uh the same.
So,
> er...  "yes" 8-).
>
> -Paul
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett Dikeman [mailto:brett.dikeman at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 1:15 PM
> To: Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] tires
>
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:35 AM,  <pkrasusky at ups.com> wrote:
>
> > Any thoughts on the new Sumitomo HTR-Z III's?
>
> I was quite happy with the HTR-II's, which at the time were the second
> cheapest tire on TireRack; I think they may have been under $100/ea
> for 235-45-17, and the cheapest tire was really cheap Kumho, I think.
> I bought them right before a DE at Mont Tremblant, and was roughly on
> par with the V8 S4s on tires costing 2-3 times as much.  Having ~600lb
> less to have to haul around does factor in, I suppose :).
>
> 9" tires?  Is this for the track? AutoX?
>
> Brett
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