better bite

SxyXc · 02-13-2008, 08:46 PM

i just got new sumi's friday. and i wanted to see how they gripped.. well the 245/45/17 spin from just a dead go with my auto... any way to get more bit 0on the street?? and i don't have an air guage, until tomorrow to see what they are at on PSI, where should they be for best bite/handling..

its not that i just hit the peddle all the time, but when i do i don't like ppl to stare when they hear the SCREECH!!!

97 drop top auto with only K&N filter and o/r x with macs dumped

zigzagg321 · 02-13-2008, 08:50 PM

sumitomos are cheap tires...I use them cause of that. but they dont grip well, there is nothing you can go about it except buy grippier tires.

SxyXc · 02-13-2008, 08:53 PM

okay, well the price was not bad. $420 to have them shipped, mounted balanced, hazard warranty, and free life time balance and rotation... so i am happy... only about $50 more than buying them off tirerack and getting mounted and balanced at school

officer4c13 · 02-13-2008, 09:00 PM

tire psi should be at reckamended psi if you are at the strip and wont beter bite there drop is 10 psi but i wouldnt drive around town like that.

*JackThe Ripper* · 02-13-2008, 09:06 PM

Hell man i dunno, I got Sumi HRZ's and in the summer time with 80+ temp when the streets are nice and hot they grip like nobodys business, i cant get em to chirp at all.

in the fall winder and early spring they just break loose like no tomorrow, however they just kinda of make a raspy noise as they spin, no real "screeetch"

THen again, yer in texas. how hot is is out there? they really do thier best with 80+

zigzagg321 · 02-13-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JackThe Ripper

Hell man i dunno, I got Sumi HRZ's and in the summer time with 80+ temp when the streets are nice and hot they grip like nobodys business, i cant get em to chirp at all.

in the fall winder and early spring they just break loose like no tomorrow, however they just kinda of make a raspy noise as they spin, no real "screeetch"

THen again, yer in texas. how hot is is out there? they really do thier best with 80+

Jack, when I was in Atlanta, during those summers..90-100 degrees...both sets of my Sumis didnt grip for shit. moderate 2nd gear shift produced chirpage. I really think im gonna buck up for some 'spensive grippy tires.

stanger00 · 02-13-2008, 09:12 PM

sumi tires suck teh dick

SxyXc · 02-13-2008, 09:22 PM

recently its been mid 60's to high 70's nice enough to drop the top!! except for the wind!!.. but its a weird sound its more of a really low deep chirp.. but better than my last pair of tires, i would spin those on 3/4 throttle, and my exhaust was louder then they were so i went through em really fast, because i didn't know when they were spinning until i drop top down no wind no radio, wall on both sides, i heard a little chirp

officer4c13 · 02-13-2008, 09:29 PM

i used to have a realy cheap set of realy hard tires and they would let out a hellashis cherp even turning on any surfice my softer goodyears hardly made a sound

*JackThe Ripper* · 02-14-2008, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zigzagg321

Jack, when I was in Atlanta, during those summers..90-100 degrees...both sets of my Sumis didnt grip for shit. moderate 2nd gear shift produced chirpage. I really think im gonna buck up for some 'spensive grippy tires.

Lol are you serious?

lol... i know i have an auto but i also have 4:10s and i cant get em to break.

well... then again, i am at 5,600ft altitude that might have something to do with it cause we suffer on the power...

PColav6 · 02-14-2008, 01:59 PM

I can break traction with my 1 tire when making a right turn from a stop...that's about it I think, lol

officer4c13 · 02-14-2008, 02:26 PM

i just put air in my tires today i know they where low but i did know how low. they take 44psi and almost all of them only had like 15psi man that made a big dif.

zigzagg321 · 02-14-2008, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackThe Ripper

Lol are you serious?

lol... i know i have an auto but i also have 4:10s and i cant get em to break.

well... then again, i am at 5,600ft altitude that might have something to do with it cause we suffer on the power...

yeah im totally serious. I'd be willing to bet my car puts out a tad more than yours does, not counting the tranny differences. plus I have a KC clutch (bites harder)...and metal bushing RLCA's...I think those help the transfer of power. I dunno...yeah your alt. eats your HP for sure though.

02-13-2008, 08:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
SxyXc Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 674	better bite i just got new sumi's friday. and i wanted to see how they gripped.. well the 245/45/17 spin from just a dead go with my auto... any way to get more bit 0on the street?? and i don't have an air guage, until tomorrow to see what they are at on PSI, where should they be for best bite/handling.. its not that i just hit the peddle all the time, but when i do i don't like ppl to stare when they hear the SCREECH!!! 97 drop top auto with only K&N filter and o/r x with macs dumped __________________ Racing from a roll is just like masturbating, no matter how good you think you are, it is still not the real thing! PARTS FOR SALE: PI cams off 03 gt PI intake off 04 gt 99 Cobra rims (no tires) 6 OEM 97 gt rims (no tires)

02-13-2008, 08:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
zigzagg321 yup. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: OH Posts: 6,567	sumitomos are cheap tires...I use them cause of that. but they dont grip well, there is nothing you can go about it except buy grippier tires. __________________ image courtesy of wnracing /\/\FOR SALE/\/\

02-13-2008, 08:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
SxyXc Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 674	okay, well the price was not bad. $420 to have them shipped, mounted balanced, hazard warranty, and free life time balance and rotation... so i am happy... only about $50 more than buying them off tirerack and getting mounted and balanced at school __________________ Racing from a roll is just like masturbating, no matter how good you think you are, it is still not the real thing! PARTS FOR SALE: PI cams off 03 gt PI intake off 04 gt 99 Cobra rims (no tires) 6 OEM 97 gt rims (no tires)

02-13-2008, 09:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
officer4c13 corrections Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: wa Posts: 198	tire psi should be at reckamended psi if you are at the strip and wont beter bite there drop is 10 psi but i wouldnt drive around town like that. __________________ 1985 GT 5.0 5 speed i cant spell worth shit

02-13-2008, 09:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
JackThe Ripper Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 9,522	Hell man i dunno, I got Sumi HRZ's and in the summer time with 80+ temp when the streets are nice and hot they grip like nobodys business, i cant get em to chirp at all. in the fall winder and early spring they just break loose like no tomorrow, however they just kinda of make a raspy noise as they spin, no real "screeetch" THen again, yer in texas. how hot is is out there? they really do thier best with 80+ __________________ ^^FOR SALE^^ http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...reset_crumbs=y

02-13-2008, 09:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
SxyXc Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 674	recently its been mid 60's to high 70's nice enough to drop the top!! except for the wind!!.. but its a weird sound its more of a really low deep chirp.. but better than my last pair of tires, i would spin those on 3/4 throttle, and my exhaust was louder then they were so i went through em really fast, because i didn't know when they were spinning until i drop top down no wind no radio, wall on both sides, i heard a little chirp __________________ Racing from a roll is just like masturbating, no matter how good you think you are, it is still not the real thing! PARTS FOR SALE: PI cams off 03 gt PI intake off 04 gt 99 Cobra rims (no tires) 6 OEM 97 gt rims (no tires)

02-13-2008, 09:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
officer4c13 corrections Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: wa Posts: 198	i used to have a realy cheap set of realy hard tires and they would let out a hellashis cherp even turning on any surfice my softer goodyears hardly made a sound __________________ 1985 GT 5.0 5 speed i cant spell worth shit

02-14-2008, 01:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
PColav6 Moo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 3,929	I can break traction with my 1 tire when making a right turn from a stop...that's about it I think, lol __________________

02-14-2008, 02:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
officer4c13 corrections Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: wa Posts: 198	i just put air in my tires today i know they where low but i did know how low. they take 44psi and almost all of them only had like 15psi man that made a big dif. __________________ 1985 GT 5.0 5 speed i cant spell worth shit

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