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Originally Posted by Ghostrider 310
They flat spotted quite easily and felt out of round from the start of each trip, just my experience, others liked them.
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count me as one of the ones who hate these tires.
can never get them balanced. the flat spots don't bother me too much because they work themselves out after a short period (5-10 minutes) but they are impossible to keep balanced. i've had them balanced 4 times now and after every long road trip it's time to do it again. never had the problem from the other tires i've used. they have plenty of tread left on them so they wear a lot better than others, but when the car comes out of winter hibernation i'll be replacing them.
i've spoken with sumitomo cust. svc and they keep paying for the rebalance, but it's not worth it.
as far as the ride, (when you're not wobbling all over the road) they're okay. cornering is decent but very spongey feeling. if you want a cheap tire then the htz iii are a good choice, but if you want a good tire with good performance i'd look elsewhere.
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