Sumitomo 315's....Reviews Please

stprorolla49 · Jan 25, 2007

So next semester im gonna be taking my car down to school. It was a huge arguement with my parents because they thought it wouldnt be reliable enough, but i have had so few problems that it should be fine. They were to the point that they wanted to lease me a new car for college, and give my car to my bro whos gettin his permit in 3 months. F U C K THAT!!!!! Anyway we came to an agreement that if i wanna take it down, i gott get new shocks, a new catback cause mines literallly falling apart, and i have to take my nitto drags off and put some 315 street tires on. My dad and i are lookin at the sumitomos that some of you guys are running. How do you like em??? And can you post pics? Thanks fellas!

parchisi · Jan 25, 2007

My pony is wearing them right now. They're cheap, they're wide, and that's about all the good I can say about them.

94GTMOOSE · Jan 25, 2007

pretty sure they are owned by Firestone, or brigestone, or one of the stones. had a set on a few of my cars. nothing to write home about, but nothing really to complain about either. They are just tires that work like tires should.

gunfish · Jan 25, 2007

I put my 315/35 17 Sumitomos on my car about 10,000 miles ago, and they seem to be holding up well. I really cant see any wear on them, still a lot of tread left.
I don't think they have a lot of grip/traction, as I can easily light them up even with a stock motor/AODE, but I rarely do burnouts or race my car, so they should easily last me for 20 to 25, 000 miles.

MAC'n89Blckstng · Jan 25, 2007

I drove my 200000+ mile 89 GT too and from school everyweekend 150 miles for 2 years and never had any problems with her, your gonna be alright. I wish my parents told me I HAVE to get stuff for my car. lolol

The Green GT · Jan 25, 2007

Cheap, wide, traction is worse than I had in the mud with my truck. They are some ****ty tires, but the price is awesome.

Black95GTS · Jan 25, 2007

They are nothing special. It's pretty much a standard tire, I get normal amounts of traction with it.

They are definately harder to break loose then the pony rimmed pirelli's I had on there before.

The price is unreal though. Its like you're losing money by not buying them. Thats how I justified it anyway...

Adam

fiveoho · Jan 25, 2007

i have that tire in a 275 version.......i like it (minus the no-rim protector)

chaos254 · Jan 25, 2007

their really not a bad tire...and u can't beat them for the price! Traction wise I've never had a problem with them. I run their 275's on the front and 315's on the back. I actually have to buy new rear ones this spring before my inspection.

stprorolla49 · Jan 25, 2007

yea, see i know they are gonna be a decent tire, it just annoys me that im taking nice 315 nitto drags off that i currently own 2 sets of, and paying another $200 for a set of tires i relly dont want....anyone got pics of these things?

95Mustang302 · Jan 25, 2007

in an ideal world you should just get another pair of 10.5" 03 wheels and have yourself a spair set

stprorolla49 · Jan 25, 2007

95Mustang302 said:
in an ideal world you should just get another pair of 10.5" 03 wheels and have yourself a spair set

yea, ideally id also have money

Blackened302 · Jan 25, 2007

only pic i have of them:

i got them for $107 (116 shipped, or something like that) each from tirerack.com. can't beat that price. cheapest i've seen them at other sites is 13X, and the first set i got i did locally for $150 each. can't beat tirerack's deal.

as other guys have mentioned, they're not GREAT tires but they do the job and they're cheap. i got a nail in one and had to replace it, but the other i've had on there for almost a year. it's held up well and wears normally.

look at it this way: you get to keep your car, even though the trade off is a crappy pair of tires. they're just tires, though--they do the job for a dd

The Green GT · Jan 25, 2007

Paul, what back bumper and skirts do you have?

Blackened302 · Jan 26, 2007

ABC Exclusive, & their cobra front + lip

Guero · Jan 26, 2007

Cant complain on those tires. Cheap and last long time if you dont burn them. Traction does suck. I got better traction on my stock waffle rim with a 245/55 i belive

Adam95GT · Jan 26, 2007

PIC whore...!.... Tires work great!! i love them holding up decent on wear.... they break loose kinda easy.... but i always run low pros at 38psi... so they break looseeee mad easy... i got my rims and tires with 1.5k miles on them for $400 so look around...

Guero · Jan 26, 2007

Nice looking car there!!!!!

Adam95GT · Jan 26, 2007

yea punishers car is teh SexX

Blackened302 · Jan 26, 2007

Adam95GT said:
yea punishers car is teh SexX

hehe, thanks, but i think he was referring to your car, Adam. what size spacers are you running out back?

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