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Old 09-24-06, 07:15 PM
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Just curious. They seem to be very inexpensive and fairly highly rated. Does anyone have any real world experience with them? Brandon, if you've tested them, feel free to jump in with your thoughts. Thanks in advance.

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I heard from a guy that owns a Goodyear auto center that Goodyear makes the Fuzion tires.

I would like to know as well, as I'll be looking for 245/40/18's soon to replace mine.

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I moved from Toyo Proxes TPT 205/65/15 to Fuzion HRi 215/50/17. Cornering improved a lot. On my usual corners I take, the former Toyos lose grip a bit and screech a tad. These Fuzions stay to the road and keeps me in the optimal line. That may be caused by the smaller sidewall, but I feel these tires grip quite well. Rain isn't too bad, probably on par with my former Toyos. Great tires for the price their at, about $50 for one I think. One of the best price/performance tires.
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Originally Posted by darksparkz
I moved from Toyo Proxes TPT 205/65/15 to Fuzion HRi 215/50/17. Cornering improved a lot. On my usual corners I take, the former Toyos lose grip a bit and screech a tad. These Fuzions stay to the road and keeps me in the optimal line. That may be caused by the smaller sidewall, but I feel these tires grip quite well. Rain isn't too bad, probably on par with my former Toyos. Great tires for the price their at, about $50 for one I think. One of the best price/performance tires.
Yeah, I would think that the 50 versus 65 profile sidewall has a lot to do with the improved cornering. On my winter 16s, I'm currently running Goodyear Eagle GT+4s, and although there's nothing wrong with them, they're getting low on tread and I'd like to replace them with something new without spending an arm and a leg. I believe the 225/55/16s are around $65 each, and there's really nothing else close in a named brand in that price range. I've always believed that you get what you pay for, but at 1/2 the price of the Goodyears, Pirellis, and other well-known brands, these seem like a very good deal.

By the way, the Fuzions are made by Bridgestone. I went back and double-checked.
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you're correct. I guess the goodyear guy had no clue or maybe i was thinking of another brand.

Either way, I've love to find out more about them as well.

BTW, the General Exclaim UHP's seem to be pretty nice as well. A coworker put some on per my recommendation and he really likes them.
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I'm running some ZR1's and they are great. I had Turanza's before that, but the Fuzious hold the ground so much better, especially the design. Aquatreads FTW. These wheels coupled with TRAC and i never have any slipage even in the water.
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My mom is runnin ZRi's on her FX35, I drove it not too long ago and I could tell a difference then when she had the OEM tires on there.
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I got the ZRI. I believe these are the wider ones. The tires wrap around the rims and looks nice. Also, the wear on these tires are great.
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i got fuzion zr1's on my 300zx tt .. tires are nice, tread is nice, better than the yoko es100 i had before .. a lot quieter too. seems to handle well, no screeching. bridgestone makes these.
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my GF has ZRi's on her IS300 215/45/17, they look good, I like how they flush with a rim and the side wall is not soft, they are good handling wise, but are noisy, not as bad as my chopped up due to bad alignment p-zero nero m/s 245/45/17, but still not smooth, unless her alignment is bad too and that caused the tires to wear out on the inside and now are noisy..
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I have a pair of HRi's on my GS300

H rated instead of the V rated but they still grip and hold out very nicely at high speeds too

i dont drive faster than 100 mph anyways
tread wear seems good too, at a fair pace

as said above, Fuzion is part of bridgestone group
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