I'm posting this in here since it's where i believe the wisest tire connoisseurs are. (yes i had to look up the spelling)

Tires are for Z31, weekend car, mostly cruising and spirited driving
must have good/decent grip in dry and wet, longevity, close to stock ratio (225/50/16) and be cost efficient.
I'd like wider but that equals $$$, so i dont mind a little stretch
i've been looking between 225/40 to 255/35

wheels are 18x8.5 and 18x9.5

any recommendations???

 

Sumitomo HTR Z III?

 

Good call Word. I was thinking the same. They are a little soft RE wear. But great tires for the money. I have 4 Sebring track days on my set of Sumitomos.
I like them as a good performance street tire.

B

 

Good tire for the price.
Though if you place a Sumitomo 225 next to a Kumho 225, the Kumho will be noticably wider. I think the Sumitomo measures a bit of the curve up the sidewall.
I did not get them because I wanted to try out a pricier tire to see if it was worth it.
Hence my placement of the 2 tires side by side.

 

i've heard nothing but good things about that tire.

 

Aren't the 2's faster than the 3's? I thought they were stickier and wear a little faster.

 

I think the 3s are the next gen, so the 2s are out of production. I could be wrong though. I have the 3s on my car. Great for the price. Got mine from Tire Rack.

Oh! And wider is better in my opinion.

 

if you haven't bought anything yet, tirerack has the bridgestone re01r on sale for cheap starting 2/24

 

interesting. its 2/23 and 11:30pm...waiting to see this price....