# High Power RWD cars. **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 23, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470 "2005-02-23T23:25:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gray05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Gray05](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gray05)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/1 "2005-02-23T23:25:46Z")
Is it just me, or do rear tires only last about 3000 miles. ---
**Author:** ![1320](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1320/32/5949_2.png) [@1320](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1320)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/2 "2005-02-23T23:34:30Z")
depends on what kind… my dunlop sp5000’s have lasted quite a while now, and ive put them through a decent amount of abuse. ---
**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/3 "2005-02-24T04:35:36Z")
I had Sumitomos for my last set of rears (they’re the cheapest 315/35-17 in existance) and they were pure CRAP. I got less than 10k on them with no drag-strip use and only one AutoX on them before I got my other wheels and Kuhmo Victoracers. I only really did like one major burnout on 'em too and that was pretty much after they were shot. 😉 They were just as bad (and very similar to) the Goodyear RSAs that were stock on my car: rock hard and greasy yet wear quick. I lost traction going from a 245/50-16 Bridgestone Potenza RE730 to the 315/35-17 Sumitomo. My next set of rears is sitting at America’s tire: Nitto 555R. 🙂 Cliff-notes: I got about 8k on my last set. -TJ ---
**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/4 "2005-02-24T05:29:59Z")
> [@tjZ28](#): > > I had Sumitomos for my last set of rears (they’re the cheapest 315/35-17 in existance) and they were pure CRAP. > -TJ you get what you pay for :dunno: ---
**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/5 "2005-02-24T05:38:33Z")
> [@showtime](#): > > you get what you pay for :dunno: Yeah, I had very low expectations for them. I actually bought my wheels/tires used and paid less than just the wheels generally go for used w/ 4 new tires (all cheap-os though, Kuhmo 712s up-front and the Sumitomos out-back). I figured I might as well run 'em 'till they were bald. -TJ ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/6 "2005-02-24T05:53:45Z")
ha my old Futura Ultra-Z’s lasted 700 miles but that on my car is almost 2 yrs :dunno: ---
**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/7 "2005-02-24T06:01:45Z")
Futuras are shit… i knew a guy that had them on his teg & he had to go back to pep boys 2-3 times to get them replaced cause of bubbling/imperfections in the side wall. ---
**Author:** ![Steel\_City\_Supra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Steel\_City\_Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Steel_City_Supra)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/8 "2005-02-24T06:09:00Z")
My rear tires only last a summer… which is much less than 3000 miles. Then again they arent made to go for very long. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/9 "2005-02-24T06:13:00Z")
> [@showtime](#): > > Futuras are shit… i knew a guy that had them on his teg & he had to go back to pep boys 2-3 times to get them replaced cause of bubbling/imperfections in the side wall. they stopped replacing mine :kekegay: ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/10 "2005-02-24T06:33:49Z")
i don’t have high hp or rwd… my fronts last 3k to 8k miles. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/11 "2005-02-24T07:31:07Z")
> [@tjZ28](#): > > I had Sumitomos for my last set of rears (they’re the cheapest 315/35-17 in existance) and they were pure CRAP. I got less than 10k on them with no drag-strip use and only one AutoX on them before I got my other wheels and Kuhmo Victoracers. I only really did like one major burnout on 'em too and that was pretty much after they were shot. 😉 They were just as bad (and very similar to) the Goodyear RSAs that were stock on my car: rock hard and greasy yet wear quick. I lost traction going from a 245/50-16 Bridgestone Potenza RE730 to the 315/35-17 Sumitomo. My next set of rears is sitting at America’s tire: Nitto 555R. 🙂 > > Cliff-notes: I got about 8k on my last set. > > -TJ perhaps you didnt notice, but the thread title clearly denotes “High Power” rwd cars. kthx. ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/12 "2005-02-24T07:54:09Z")
> [@showtime](#): > > Futuras are shit… i knew a guy that had them on his teg & he had to go back to pep boys 2-3 times to get them replaced cause of bubbling/imperfections in the side wall. 🤣 i thought i only had that problem with them… ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/13 "2005-02-24T08:18:07Z")
I dunno if you would consider my car high hp or not ( i think it is - just not compared to a z06 or blue’s car) and i dont get a whole lot outta my tires either… i had a set of 500 treadwear tires last year,… got them in february, and they needed replaced in September… but i’ve heard that f-body’s eat tires like crazy… which i’m sure that’s the case w/ all high hp rwd cars… so i got my new wheels w/ Bridgestone Potenza re9XX tires on them (can’t remember the exact model) and they arent’ doing too bad… but not a whole lot better… they are a 400 treadwear… i’m not real pleased with them either… i wanna get soft tires from now on… i know they say soft rubber wears quicker, but i’m not so sure it would for me… with really hard rubber, i can’t get the tires to grab… all they do is spin, no matter what weather, no matter what pavement… ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/14 "2005-02-24T08:32:58Z")
Have currently about 3k on 712 Kumohos 245-50-16. the best tires i have owned for the rain :kekegay: ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/15 "2005-02-24T08:38:22Z")
> [@SonofaBish](#): > > I dunno if you would consider my car high hp or not ( i think it is - just not compared to a z06 or blue’s car) and i dont get a whole lot outta my tires either… i had a set of 500 treadwear tires last year,… got them in february, and they needed replaced in September… but i’ve heard that f-body’s eat tires like crazy… which i’m sure that’s the case w/ all high hp rwd cars… so i got my new wheels w/ Bridgestone Potenza re9XX tires on them (can’t remember the exact model) and they arent’ doing too bad… but not a whole lot better… they are a 400 treadwear… i’m not real pleased with them either… > i wanna get soft tires from now on… i know they say soft rubber wears quicker, but i’m not so sure it would for me… with really hard rubber, i can’t get the tires to grab… all they do is spin, no matter what weather, no matter what pavement… Don’t forget that treadwear is only comparative for a given manufacturer. A 400 Goodyear should last twice as long as a 200 Goodyear, but a 400 Firestone may not be the same as a 400 Goodyear. It’s all crap anyway unless you drive like their tests. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gray05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Gray05](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gray05)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/16 "2005-02-24T09:03:20Z")
eh, I consider high power, anything over 350-400hp ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/17 "2005-02-24T09:05:11Z")
> [@Blue4](#): > > eh, I consider high power, anything over 350-400hp damn, I just barely miss the cutoff by a few hundred HP. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/18 "2005-02-24T09:13:51Z")
> [@77rednecktruck](#): > > damn, I just barely miss the cutoff by a few hundred HP. 😃 hahahahaha… i go through tires decently…get new tires before every winter :burnout: ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_WS6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Silver\_WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Silver_WS6)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/19 "2005-02-24T09:14:18Z")
my kuhmo 712’s last a summer n thats it … so im happy w/ em they dont grip for shit but they are decent enough for daily driving and good in the rain ---
**Author:** ![Gray05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Gray05](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gray05)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470/20 "2005-02-24T09:15:07Z")
ok, so it’s not me then. I got a total of 1850 miles out of my BFG KDW’s. 275/40/17. I’m just wondering how long my new 315/35/17 BFG DR’s last. and My 315/30/18 Goodyear Eagle GS-D3’s last. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-power-rwd-cars/172470.md?page=2)