Need new tires... any recommendations?
03-10-2004, 12:32 PM
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Unfortunately that's the price you pay for performance and good grip...
27K miles is actually not bad for a high perf. summer tire. If you want longer wear, you're going to have to accept poorer grip.
03-10-2004, 12:33 PM
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They have a 200 wear rating. The Dunlop 9000 has a 280 wear rating
Another good value is the Kumho 712 = 280 or Kumho MX = 220.
Just remember, in general, the higher the performance, the lower the wear rating. That is the trade-off for stickier rubber.
Check tirerack for specs.
Just remember, in general, the higher the performance, the lower the wear rating. That is the trade-off for stickier rubber.
Check tirerack for specs.
03-10-2004, 01:11 PM
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Which Dunlops? That can be said about any tire if you aren't comparing apples to apples. The SP9000s
are excellent in the rain .. the SP8000s aren't as good in the wet but are quite grippy (tho noisy) in teh dry. The Toyo T1-S will run circles around Nitto
03-10-2004, 02:52 PM
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In addition, the OEM SP8000E's are different from the SP8000's.
The SP8000's were grippier in the dry, not quite as grippy as the E's in the wet (I think?), and the E's had better treadlife. I would have gotten 30k+ out of my 8000E's, but 8000's on a previous car would have topped out at 25K (probably a little less).
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