kennyGT Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 yea FUCK those tires! stock gears bolt on gt on nitrous. On motor i got grip in in 1rst but the 1-2 kicks to the side hard and rolls the tires for a bit. on a 150 shot no traction till 75mph!!! 75????? im not in race car dafuq:doh: /rant don't buy'em unless you get them cheap i was in need of tires asap so i got the pair brand new for 300 even shipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRoush Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 I coulda told ya that. I bought them because I knew they had no grip lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slykin Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 I could've told you that haha. With what little grip I had on my bone stock vert I can only imagine the problems with nitrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRoush Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 I could've told you that haha. With what little grip I had on my bone stock vert I can only imagine the problems with nitrous.lol, i can punch it in 3rd and send up smoke N/A, so its gotta be even worse with nitrous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slykin Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Yeah, but your engine isn't exactly stock either lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyGT Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 yea i've always heard bad they are but never used them, was in a tight spot and needed to order tires last week so these are what i could afford last week lol. i attitude about modding is bang for buck so my first mod to the car was drag radials short throw then nitrous always have drag radials after that until now. lol it's very interesting to always have traction even between shifts then go to none what so ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekd Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Not only do they suck for traction they run so narrow that my 315 sumi's were almost the exact same treadwidth as my 275 BFG's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.greg Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Wait. You don't like third gear burnouts? Hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 well good news, you would think with as bad as they are on traction that they would last a long time but that is not the case either. They go alot faster then most tires I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.greg Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Mine are decent in the rain atleast, compared to nitto 555s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slykin Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Nitto 555's must realllly suck in the rain then haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyGT Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 lol nittos are amazing dd tires and great on traction heres a vid of me bone stock to the paper filter and a 100 shot on 245 555 street tires launch on the nitrous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinschmidt1 Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 lol, those are like the worst tires ever....of course they spin at 75.I had a set of tires like that and thought it was really cool smoking them on the highway until the ass end came out on me in a turn and almost killed me.....so I decided to replace them. lolThats why I love my kumho Ecsta XS's...they are street tires that will hold 500+ rwhp from 40-50 on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT Rob Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 They aren't bad for a cheap alternative for an unmodified street car. From a roll in 1st, I can't get them to spin at all, 1-2 shift lays about 10 feet of rubber, but that's about it. Dump the clutch, and they go up in smoke. As far as a rain tire, they are ok. I do more of my sliding in the rain, even with shifting into 2nd at ~2400rpm, it kicks the back end out sideways and just spins like it's on ice. I am able to hit corners pretty hard and not have the front push or the back end come around for lack of grip. For cheap tires, they do the job. If you want performance, look elsewhere.But I can say they have a LOT more traction in my Cobra than they did on my Capri. Rolling into the throttle in 2nd, netted in lots of wheel spin until I let out of it. I'm thinking that's the difference between 305 bhp and 3500lbs versus 370bhp and 2900lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinschmidt1 Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Pretty much. Cant expect cheap ass tires to do much.Just seems retarded to put terrible tires on a sports car to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.greg Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 You get what you pay for, sumis are cheap. I still prefer them in the rain to a expensive "performance" tire. Plus I'm worried if I ever used some slicks and actually hooked at a track, my rear end would die. It leaks and is the only stock part of my drive train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 not sure I would call them a safey item to save your rear end as sooner er later it doesn't matter what tire is on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.greg Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 not sure I would call them a safey item to save your rear end as sooner er later it doesn't matter what tire is on it.I never called them a safety* item, but in my car's particular situation it makes sense. I'd just prefer to build the rear before I attempt to hook at my power level on a 118k mile leaky rear end. Besides I don't give a darn for 1/4 mile, personally I just like having a fun street car, that is what my car is setup for. But I seriously doubt I could ever hurt my rear on sumis with my setup, my tires give way before I feel my rear is strained. imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I could spin one of those to the moon, you dont even know ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joekd Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I could spin one of those to the moon, you dont even know ;pInsert "Ha ha, open diff" comment here :devilish: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.greg Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Man I love sumis! I can do a burnout with 3 chicks in the car up to 60mph, they love it! Wheelspin is only fun when you aren't racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
330CubeGt Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 My 285/50 conti extreeme contact hook way better then a 315 sumi.. Although I cut a 2.0 60' on sumis they suck!!!Heads up and ass kickin! Using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01yellercobra Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 The sumitomos are horrible. The only reason I have them is because they came on the rims and AM wasn't offering Nittos at the time.Misspelling brought to you by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinschmidt1 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 The only time you should be worrying about breaking your rear is with a really sticky Dr on a prepped track after doing a burn out.The only reason you should have sumitimos on your car is to enter a burnout competition and burn em until they pop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
