Drove the Dunlops on rain today
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Drove the Dunlops on rain today
Rain poured in the Carolinas today and I drove the Dunlop summer tires on rain with some water puddles on the street. I did not hydroplane and it did not feel any different from driving on dry pavement. I went about 57-60 mph on 45-50 degree curves and the Dunlop 8090 held its own. So today, I've decided to use my summer tires in North Carolina winter as long as it does not snow. Those not-so-heated seats may make some sense
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The Dunlops on my 8 are the third set of Dunlops I've had on cars--I always look for them first when I need a new set of tires. They've always been the best wet-weather tires I know of. Maybe other tire brands test out better, but I can't imagine that many do.
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I have heard the Dunlop's are pretty good on the wet, but i was surprised as to how well my Bridgestone Potenza's held up when we got rain a few weeks ago here in Vegas. Although i did have the DSC on, i was tempted to take it off....
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Originally Posted by ayap888
So today, I've decided to use my summer tires in North Carolina winter as long as it does not snow. Those not-so-heated seats may make some sense
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Dunlop tires are great... I had a set of Sp9000 Sport tires on my last car and never had to worry in the rain.
They do however tend to wear down much faster than many other brands.
They do however tend to wear down much faster than many other brands.
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I have the new Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position tires and they are twice as good as the OEM potenza's and they are engineered to have just as much traction in the rain half-way through the tread as when they were new... a new dual compound rubber or something like that... really neat stuff.. they grip like your wife at delivery! :D
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Originally Posted by rx8pilot
I have the new Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position tires and they are twice as good as the OEM potenza's and they are engineered to have just as much traction in the rain half-way through the tread as when they were new... a new dual compound rubber or something like that... really neat stuff.. they grip like your wife at delivery! :D
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Originally Posted by G8rboy
You might want to reconsider that... it's not just the snow that causes problems with summer tires, but the cold makes their compounds very hard. You have very little traction below freezing on dry pavement, and throw in some wet roads and they can be really dangerous. My Miata on Pirelli summer tires would slide around and try to spin out when the temp got below 40 in the fall... and my RX8's Potenzas are not much better. Needless to say I have a set of good winter tires for my RX8, which makes it a great year-round car.
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