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:I bought new tires from tire rack for stock TT rims.
:They are called Fuzion. And are imported from Japan.
:They are $10 to $20 cheaper then my normal favorites, Kuhmo,
:with each tire costing approx $80 to $90.
:The entire set of tires, including shipping was around $360.oo.
:Tire rack has no real world data on these tires yet.
:So here is my real world data.
:Street;
:They seem fairly quiet. about average for a new tire.
:steering response is noticably better, this is with a
:correct 4 wheel alignment too. the only change was the
:tires and nothing else.
:the summitomo HTR+(?) i had on the car still had PLENTY
:of tread, so this was not a factor. Infact, so much tread
:that I brought home 4 unmounted summitomos for spares.
:On the road, the summitomos had much more of a 'dopey'/'floaty'
:feel to them in comparison to the fuzions.
:This alone should be a reason to consider the Fuzion.
:Track;
:initial turn in was 'soft', but once the car got set,
:they were responsive to steering input and gave way gradually.
:tire noise was a very low tone screech as the tires worked.
:At no point in time did I experience any unexpected traction issues.
:With my low boost tune (11psi/330rwhp) and race fuel, wheel
:spin was non existant and the tires gripped exceptionally
:well on track out. my only complaint was the soft turn in,
:but that very well could have been a factor of tire pressures,
:as I ran an absurdly low 29/30psi cold pressure.
:For drifting, the tires worked fairly well. Again, I don't believe
:my setup was ideal. I was able to get a good power=on drift going
:through the bitch. The tires worked well and were very even
:requiring minimal throttle input to steer the car.
:For the money, I am very very pleased with the Japanese
:Fuzion Brand of tire. Buy with confidence.
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:thanks to ElGuapo, Maglioti(?), ChinaClipper, Aliaz (INSANE POWER!),
:Be-Seeing-You-Tu, and most importantly (to me), SNIPERsr71.
:Sniper drove 400+miles to change a water pump. Infact, he had
:a friend drive from DALLAS!!! 4 plus hours to bring him a new
:water pump. He got 3 laps at speed...which isnt enough to teach
:you much. I gave him a ride, which I hoped gave him a feel
:for what it is that we love to do with OUR z's.
:I may have driven 900 miles to attend this event, but SniperSr71
:deserves a ton of credit for remaining cool, calm, and collected
:through his ordeal. His Wife deserves a new house on the beach.
:
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