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Posted by James [Email] (more from James) on Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:00:43 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Tread design vs. suspension design, Stephen Goldberger, Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:23:16
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When we bought our 9-5, it had dunlops (I think Signature Sport, or at least very similar) on the front + Pirelli p6 on the back. treadwear was not bad, maybe 5mm left? anyway, there was a section of highway where we were passing in the rain (maybe 65-70 mph) + I could feel the front letting go + had to back off. I took that to mean the P6's held better than the dunlops (good to have the back hold at least). granted, the car probably had a camber/toe issue at the time (as we ate all 4 tires wearing the inside edge), but the grip was surprisingly awful! I would never have had to do that in our c900 with Nokian NRH2s (with more wear)... never hydroplaned with those tires ever, even at higher speeds + worse conditions... not that I advocate driving beyond the conditions, but, in this case, the conditions weren't that bad, and it is always good to have a cushion of performance for safety...

I'm looking at Nokian V for new tires this summer (because we were happy with the NRH2's on the older cars, which we bought as a gamble after liking their winter tires)... main problem is finding them... I'm not sure that they would suit Laurent's objectives of cost effectiveness, but they should be a good safe tire. Many have recommended the contis and I think that will be my #2 choice...

do you know why directionals don't work well on the 9-5? even in a car aligned with less negative camber than the factory spec (we're close to 0 if I understood my indy correctly)? (the NRH2's were directional)...

James...

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