Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 06:19:37 GMT From: Phil D <sleepnopsamnet> Subject: Re: Tire Suggestions for 9KT
On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 11:26:57 -0400, CS <> wrote: > > >I do run my summer tires with above normal air pressure: 42 lbs. all >the way around (cold). But have done so for 15 years, on Michelin >XGTV, XGTZ, the aforementioned Pirellis, and the Dunlops. I read with >interest Uncle Bob's recent post about being careful to not put much >air in the tires, as the pressure increases as driven. With all due >deference to Bob, I think max pressure is cold pressure, but in any >event those Dunlops had max rating of 50 lbs. > >My point in all this is that it is neither my car, nor my driving that >is causing the sidewalls to go. It appears more likely that I've >gotten tires with manufacturing and/or design defects. > >Moreover, cords do slip within tires -- if I'm not mistaken, that is >precisely what was happening with the Bridgestones involved in the SUV >rollovers. > >I think I might try the Kumho's > > I had the same experience with the Dunlop 9000's. Bought a set of four, had one inexplicably blow apart (at 45 mph, smooth pavement) after six months, about 5k miles. I don't think I ever touched a curb with them, but I can't swear to it (my wife does drive the car occasionally). Purchased a new pair to for replacement, but at around 13k another one developed an irritating wobble, along with a wierd, faint kind of creaking noise (hard to describe). The only tires I've ever had that I would call defective. I also was running them at 42 lbs for the first few months, but after experimenting I decided they ran smoother, quieter, and with just as much if not more traction if I reduced them to 35 lbs. I've since replaced them with Bridgestone S-03's, hands down the best performance tire I've ever run with, especially in the wet. They wear pretty quickly, however, if that's a factor for you. Phil D
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