enkei is like sumiz version in the rim' world. light price unbeatable.

I have sumis for about 2.5K miles and right now they're are fine. I like them for the m oney you cant go wrong look for the sumi thread about 50 pages long many people and I have had reviews on these tires

 

falken rt 615 azenis 225 / 255

 

sumitomos are treating me good. Also got all 4 tires for less then $400 installed. 215 255

 

i am running sumitomo htr+ (all season) on the rear right now.

coming from the re050, the sidewall felt butter soft.

would going to the htr z III give me any noticeable stiffness increase (no homo.)

also, on stock ap2s... would going to 255's in the rear be prefered, and keeping 215 up front? or better yet... what is the optimal size htrz iii's to get for stock ap2 wheels and supension?

 

Does anyone have experience with the Yokohama S-Drive tires? It looks like a good all-around choice for this car but I'd appreciate any experienced input anyone can offer. Thanks-Ken.

 

i've had them since february and have logged 7k miles. don't underestimate the price where price equals the performance because it doesn't. if the tires were bridgestones or michelins they would sell for twice the price. "i" didn't notice a huge drop off in performance compared to the RE050 in fact it understeered less with the 215/45-17 and is more nuetral at limit with the 255/40-17 and if it oversteers it comes slowly. just make sure you get the right stagger ratio with your wheels.

if you want more info there's 11 pages worth of post about the sumis...

 

there's 11 pages that would answer all your questions about HTRZ3.

HTR+ "all season" are completely different than the HTRZ3 that's a "max performance summer tire". that's like honda putting bridgestones RE960AS vs RE050.

never tried HTR+ and wouldn't ever out it on the S but I'm going to assume the sidewalls would be stiffer.

215/255 vs 215/245? i went with 215/255 to keep the stagger ratio closer to oem tires.

all this info is in the Sumitomo HTRZ3 thread..

 

here are some info on Sumitomo the company...

Who owns who:
http://www.answers.com/topic/sumitom...industries-ltd

http://www.rubbernews.com/subscriber/ranki...wnswhom2007.pdf

TireRack tests:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/TireTe...tirePageLocQty=

 

Damn it seems like these tires are the tires to go after my stockies wear off.

 

I don't have any experience with the 595's personally, but I have numerous friends who have made the switch to those and thats all they run now. As for the htr z III's, they seem to be a very popular choice.