During a front brake change yesterday, I got a huge shock when my soon-to-be brother in law was taking off my passenger side front tire. There was a 1/2 x 12 inch strip of rubber missing from the inside circumference of the tire!

Since I had such great luck with Sumitomo Tires, I called my local Big O Tires (would have gone through A M, but it was kind of an emergency) for two more.

Well, I went to Big O after work today, and they didn't order the Sumos, instead, they had Fulda Quantum Elite tires. I've never heard of them. The stats are as:

Temperature: A Traction: AA Treadwear: 420 (WOW!)

The 265/35 R18s list at Big O for $259 each, But they sold them to me for the same price as the Sumos ( $165/each).

Just wonding if anyone ever heard of Fuldas as a brand...

Thanks.

 

I've heard of them...cheapo tires man...but so are Sumitomo's.

 

I had a friend that always bought the fuldas from dobbs. They seemed to be okay never had any problems. He drove a escort though!

 

So your basing the quality of my tires on what you "heard"? Guess that and $2.00 will get me a cup of coffee...... If you haven't owned them, how can you comment on them intelligently?

Beg to differ, my Sumo's kicked the crap out of ALL the BFGs I used before. Handled better wet or dry, quieter too. I would have got another 6 to 8 months out of the front tires alone if not for me hitting something, damagaing the tire, making them well over 2 years old.


As for the Fulda's:

Just got back from my chiropractor, he drives a tricked out M5, his mechanic, who was there also, says that the Fulda Quantums are a great tire, said its a German made tire, harder compound than most of the Japanese tires. Said I might slip a little more in HARD cornering, but I'll get twice the tire life over the Sumos.

 

riight...so anyway...I can comment on them intelligently...I dont own a set, but I have installed them(they were harder to balance than a lot of other tires I have installed) ...driven cars with them on...serviced the same car for a year that had them...they didnt last the entire year. They got loud at about half tread.

so...the Sumi's...I have been using them for about 2 years now...been through 2 sets...they dont hook for ****...they start off with less tread than more expensive tires...they lasted about 10,000 daily driven miles. To me, that makes them shitty...BUT they are super cheap and look good, so I buy them. 315's are expensive. (except Sumi's)

and yer dude with a "tricked out" M5..lol. Someone who can afford such a beast...why would they buy Fuldas? doesnt make sense. A car like that deserves Michelin Pilot PS3's...not Fulda poo poo.

 

Can only go by what I saw: Tire jockey at Big O had the Sumos off, and the Elites mounted and balanced in less than 25 minutes (I watched him, didn't want him clipping a balance weight on the outside of my rim ). Had the car up to 90+ today without a single vibration. Less road noise than the Sumos

Before this incident I'd been on the same Sumos since Jan 06, and I had put over 25,000 miles on them. The 285s are still in great shape, the manager at Big O says I still have over 45% tread on both. I drive over 20 miles each way to work each day, half highway, half surface roads, and CA roads SUXOR!.

Actually he's running 20" & 21" (25 sidewall)Toyos right now, he had the PS3's, but saved himself over $700 by trying the Toyos, at his mechanic's recommendation.

He says the Toyos are a little softer, and louder under hard cornering, but grip OK.

NOTE: His mechanic has a shop right on Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach. Saw a Shelby GT500 in the bay the last time I was there getting $40K worth of upgrades done to it.

Guess we'll agree to disagree on the Sumos, and the jury will still be out on the Elites.....

 

I noticed you said you had 285's...are they 18 inch...if so you might be running the HTRZII, instead of the HTR-Z I use bec I have 17's.

must have been a nice balancer.

 

I have had great luck with Sumis and will probably get three years out of this set, though I don't drive much. You should get 12 - 15k at least out of them unless you drive like an assclown.

I know nothing of the Fulda's....never heard of them. But a 420 treadwear rating has no business on a performance car. Those things are rolling cement.

 

yup.

 

I just picked up a set of Fuzion tires for my gt. They have a treadwear rating of 400. So far the tires are much better than the crappy gatorbacks. Obviously if I cared about hooking I wouldn't have purchased these. Luckily these rims will only be on for the winter. If I never cared about hooking I would keep these tires on all year. They are cheap and good enough for a daily driven car...sports car or not...not everyone cares about performance.

You guys can keep spending money on tires that only get 15000 miles. I'll stick with the fuzions until I put my other wheels on after winter.

I'm sure the fuldas will be okay for you man.

Happy Thanksgiving btw.

 

My thoughts exactly...

I drive over 300+ miles a week between work and living (errands, gym, etc.. ) I need a tire that will last. Have no interest in replacing tires every year.

My Sumos have been on the car this long because I don't tear them up. I drive fast (who doesn't in CA), but I don't have to drive the tires at the edge of their perfomance envelope at every opportunity that presents itself. If someone's wiping out a tire well before its average life span, I'd be more inclined to look at the owner's driving style over the tires they are using.

BTW: If the Elites on the front keep performing as well as they have so far, I'll be putting a set on the back when I finally need to replace the 285s.

 

the HTRZII's last longer than the HTRZ's.