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Old Mar 18, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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Which tires to buy

245/50/16s but which brand tire between these 3, there cheap and ive heard some good talk about them.

1: Fuzion ZRi
2: Kumho ECSTA Supra 712
3: Sumitomo HTR Z
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Old Mar 18, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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Sumitumo, my mom has them on here intrepid, good tire.

(My brother uses the car alot, lets just say they have been tested )

BTW, the BFG G-sports are close to the price range of those, might wanna check them out.
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 08:56 AM
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Having owned a set of 245/50R16 Kumho Supra 712s... if you can afford better, buy better. I've heard very very good things about the Fuzion ZRi's. Haven't used them personally though, sorry.
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 09:35 AM
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Brother has the 712s, slightly rougher ride but nice. I have the firehawk indy 500 and they have great traction but I'm not too thrilled by them. I like my Avid V4S the best but I'm going to do side by side tests of those 2 to really see. They are a bit more money but may be worth the extra investment.
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 11:55 AM
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Yea alot of people have heard good things about the new fuzions but has anyone actually tried them?? any expiernce at all with them, there ratings are higher then any of the other brands.
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 01:34 PM
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I've heard VERY good things about the Fuzions. So good that I just ordered a set in 275/40-17 size for my 17x9 Camaro SS wheels.

They came out to be about $80 cheaper than the Avon Tech M500s that I wanted, yet TireRack ranks them as #5 out of 41 Ultra High-Performance Summer Tires. And out of the 4 that rank higher, they are all significantly more money...

I'll report back in a couple of weeks when I get them on and have had a chance to drive in them a bit...

I've heard more bad things than usual about the Kumho's, and from what I gather, the Sumitomo is nothing to be impressed over. Ranks far lower than the other two tires on TireRack.
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