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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
I'll be the dissenter, Sumitomos are crap. They are ok when new but get very hard and loud when they age. I would pay for two Pilot Sports, which are great tires, long before I would put Sumitomos on a car. I won't even put Sumis on cars that I intend to resell where I am very price conscious. There is a reason why they are so cheap. Btw, if you read Tire Rack reviews they are in full agreement with my opinion, the Sumi survey results stink. There are much better options in a cheap high performance tire.
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I have to agree with Matt. Like anything you get what you pay for.
Sumitomos go hard with age. That's why they last so long and once hard they have reduced grip.
Yokohama!!! I'd look for something in their range.