Tires - Sumitomo HTR Z II - 235/45-17

[mich_132003]

Does anyone have any experience with the - Sumitomo HTR Z II in 235/45-17. It's a relatively inexpensive performance summer tire and Tire Rack list it #6 on a list of 38 tires (link below). At $89 a tire, it seems like a good buy.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...y.jsp?type=UHP

[Cal Cruzer]

quote:Originally posted by mich_132003

Does anyone have any experience with the - Sumitomo HTR Z II in 235/45-17. It's a relatively inexpensive performance summer tire and Tire Rack list it #6 on a list of 38 tires (link below). At $89 a tire, it seems like a good buy.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...y.jsp?type=UHP

I them on a mustang a few years ago and thought they were a pretty good all 'round tire. No complaints.

[Gary04GT]

You may want to also consider the 215/50R-17 Sumitomo HTR+ for a all-season high performance tire to be used on stock GT wheels:

"...with the Sumitomo you can mount a 215/45 on our factory wheel. Yes I said 45 series. But this may only work with the Sumitomo because of their dimensions. This actually lowered the car 1 inch which I liked and to tell you the truth is why I tried it. But it left way too much empty space between the top of the rear tire and the fender well at the rear. It just looked funky to me. I tried it for two weeks and went back and got the 215/50 Sumitomo HTR+ which looks very beefy/nice profile and is the widest footprint you can go on our factory wheel.
The diameter/width of the factory 205/50 Goodyears is 25.4/7.3...
The diameter/width of the Sumitomo HTR+ 215/45 is 24.5/7.7...
The diameter/width of the Sumitomo HTR+ 215/50 is 25.4/7.9...
As you can see, the 215/50 gives you the same exact height as the Goodyears but is .6 inches wider.
That doesn't sound like much but when you compare the two side by side it is amazing!!!
So to summarize, on certain brands you may be able to go to a 215/45 max and would look ok if your car was lowered.
In my opinion because I've tried it, the 215/50 is the way to go. So again, you can only go up one size...to 215 from your 205's because of this wheel..."

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[mich_132003]

I just talked to the rep at Tire Rack and he told me that the Sumitomo HTR Z II's and Sumer/Winter HTR's are not rated for the weight of our GT's. (That's a suprise) Looks like I will have to go the Yokohama AVS ES100.

[njsteve]

Good choice. Thats what I am running. I check out all the posts before I bought the yokos. I am very please with the performance and their looks.