Are they about the same as in quality and price?

My friend just bought a set of XIX wheels and he was supposed to have Falkens installed (per the work order), but when he drove to my house, I realized it was Sumitomo HTR instead of Falkens.

So I am curious if I should tell him to go back and change it to Falkens. If they're both about the same in quality and price. Then i guess it's okay.

 

I have sumitomo, i like them...only complaint i have is they are slippery in rain...but they are not bad at all.

 

The htr iii? I heard they are nice tires but i would find the price diffrence and get some money back or get the falkens as paid for.

 

I have those HTR III on my car right now. I could be wrong but isn't sumitomo more expensive? I really like these tires a lot!

 

i got raped by bigO tires cause i needed new tires and just said **** it and got them $850 for 4 tires on 17's

 

D*MN!!! You did get raped! I paid $750 for all 4 on 20's. 275/35/20, 255,35,20

 

He got them in 19s. He paid for 19" XIX wheels with Falken Tires. It even said on paper that it's Falken tires, but when he drove to my house, all i saw was Sumitomo.

I guess unless Sumitomo is better than Falken, then i guess it's all for the better. I just never heard of Sumitomo before and I don't want my friend to get ripped off.

 

Yeah...never again, i was really rushed and pissed off and was like "idc just put them on"

 

Well, are you going to stick w/ those tires again or go different? Or go to another dealer for them?

 

I have a good friend (fellow Gdriver) who works at ATC who would prolly hook me up...and im thinking i'll just get new rims/tires when these go...im tired of stockers :P but they really are nice tires, not to much road noise, they grip well in dry weather, pretty good tread life, so i'm happy i may go with sumitomo on my new rims if i can get a decent deal on them.

 

well, if your friend is going to hook it up then i am sure you'll get that deal you want. If i had the money, yokohama would have been it. but i am happy w/ sumitomo and i'll get another set.

 

:jamin:

 

+ i heard bad things about Falken. stick w/ sumitomo

 

same here, i heard premature wear & un even wear for a few of my friends, although that could be their driving style and alignment but my brother who drives like an 85 year old woman got 30k miles on his falkens.

 

I heard my friend was driving on the freeway going about 75-85 and the tire just came off the rims.