fuzion hri vs. sumitomo htr h4
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fuzion hri vs. sumitomo htr h4
i am looking to get some all season tires for my 98 civic ex. size:185/60/14
i was comparing the sumitomo htr h4 to the fuzion hri. i have gotton mixed reviews from searching here and tirerack.com's reviews.
these tires will be daily driven (spirited) and possibly run a few times at the strip in the summers.
which would be better, price is close in comparison.
note: right now i am running bfgoodrich touring t/a's
i was comparing the sumitomo htr h4 to the fuzion hri. i have gotton mixed reviews from searching here and tirerack.com's reviews.
these tires will be daily driven (spirited) and possibly run a few times at the strip in the summers.
which would be better, price is close in comparison.
note: right now i am running bfgoodrich touring t/a's
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Re: fuzion hri vs. sumitomo htr h4 (ridin98civic)
The proper tire size for your car is 185/65-14, not 185/60-14. You can also use 195/60-14.
All-season tires are the right choice if you need to use the same tires in winter, with occasional snow, as the rest of the year in moderate to warm temperatures. However, outside of winter, they won't give anywhere near as much performance as a summer tire. For spirited driving and the dragstrip (as well as autocross and the racetrack) all-seasons are just not going to give you very good performance. So you are making a big compromise there, in order to be able to use them in winter. The alternatives include not using that car in winter, or getting a second set of tires (and preferably wheels), so you can use winter tires (or all-seasons) in winter, and good summer tires the rest of the year. Just want to make sure you're aware of all of this!
Among all-season tires, it sounds like you're looking for the cheapest tires out there, not the best. And you will probably get what you pay for. If you really care about performance - and if you're talking about spirited driving and the dragstrip, you should - then you ought to spend a bit more for the very best tires you can get. Again, all-season tires are a compromise, and won't give you performance as good as summer tires. But the very best all-season tires available in a 14" size for your car is the Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position in 195/60-14, $68/tire at the Tire Rack. There are lots of other all-season tires available in both 185/65-14 and 195/60-14, including some for lower prices, but none is anywhere near as good as the RE960AS. Both the tires you mention are available in 195/60-14, but only the Sumitomo is available in 185/65-14.
If you decide to get a separate set of summer tires, then you have two good choices in 195/60-14: the Yokohama ES100 ($75), which I recommend if you plan to use them for daily driving - very good dry traction, very good in rain, and last a long time (25-40K miles) - or the Falken Azenis RT-615 ($61), which I recommend if you use them only for spirited drives and the dragstrip - outstanding dry traction, only so-so in rain, and don't last long at all (10-12K miles).
All-season tires are the right choice if you need to use the same tires in winter, with occasional snow, as the rest of the year in moderate to warm temperatures. However, outside of winter, they won't give anywhere near as much performance as a summer tire. For spirited driving and the dragstrip (as well as autocross and the racetrack) all-seasons are just not going to give you very good performance. So you are making a big compromise there, in order to be able to use them in winter. The alternatives include not using that car in winter, or getting a second set of tires (and preferably wheels), so you can use winter tires (or all-seasons) in winter, and good summer tires the rest of the year. Just want to make sure you're aware of all of this!
Among all-season tires, it sounds like you're looking for the cheapest tires out there, not the best. And you will probably get what you pay for. If you really care about performance - and if you're talking about spirited driving and the dragstrip, you should - then you ought to spend a bit more for the very best tires you can get. Again, all-season tires are a compromise, and won't give you performance as good as summer tires. But the very best all-season tires available in a 14" size for your car is the Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position in 195/60-14, $68/tire at the Tire Rack. There are lots of other all-season tires available in both 185/65-14 and 195/60-14, including some for lower prices, but none is anywhere near as good as the RE960AS. Both the tires you mention are available in 195/60-14, but only the Sumitomo is available in 185/65-14.
If you decide to get a separate set of summer tires, then you have two good choices in 195/60-14: the Yokohama ES100 ($75), which I recommend if you plan to use them for daily driving - very good dry traction, very good in rain, and last a long time (25-40K miles) - or the Falken Azenis RT-615 ($61), which I recommend if you use them only for spirited drives and the dragstrip - outstanding dry traction, only so-so in rain, and don't last long at all (10-12K miles).
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