I have 30 days left before the weather permits me to change my tires. I have done research on several brands and have narrowed the choices to these:

Looking for comments, USER comments, and best prices, ( or what you paid)

#1 Dunlop SP Sport 9000 DSST RunFlat, Why? becauce i can remove my spare tire, ( less weight) and the air pressure monitoring system is really cool. Plus i love the wite-up on the tire. Very $$$$$


# 2 the same tire only SPSport 9000 no run flat... less $$$$, still need the spare tire,

# 3 Dunlop SP Sport 5000 Asymmetrical

# 4 Michelin Pilot Sport

All the tires are 225/55/16 on stock 99 SE Limited Rims..

I have had more Pirelli's p4000, p5000, p6000 , scorpions ( different cars) then you can count, they were alwayse great in dry weather, but in the cold rain they sucked..

Any User comments would be great...


I just found out that the dunlop sp Sport 9000 DSST is a TIRERACK exclusive... My dealer can't get them..

 

I got the dunlop sport 5000. I live in NJ so it snows every now and then. If you live in california or something go with the 9000.

 

im getting the 5000's next week, from tirerack only 101, not bad..i have heard a lot of good things about it

 

Thanks for the info...

I will let you know..

Still not sure if i want an all season or summer tire...

 

I had the SP9000's on my car when I had 17 inch Niche Bahns on my car (UH, god awful ugly) and it handled pretty well. But after I put these Nitto's on my car, I've noticed a vast mark of improvement. Look into Nitto before you make a decision.

 

Which Nittos did you get??

 

I put SP5000's on mine only because I live in New England and see all kinds of slippery weather. I thought they offered the best balance of wet and dry grip for a Z rated tire. I wasn't disappointed.

That said, there are several other choices that perform better on dry pavement if you so desire. Bridgestone's RE730 or the Dunlop 9000 are great choices. It also depends on the size of your wallett.

 

Depending on what you want (all season or strictly summer), I would recommend Bridgestone RE71 if you want all out performance for a decent price ($83 each). They grip really well but wear out quicker than most. If you want all season it appears there are tons of people that like the Dunlop SP5000.

 

My SP5000's have been on for two winters now and I am happy with them. I paid less than $100 each (m&b). I live in NJ and do not run seperate sets of summer and winter wheels and these seemed to be the best compromise tire at a decent price. For the amount of snow we get here, these do fine.

Jim

 

Quiet ride and greatly imporove handling over stock and most competitors.
Nitto's -suck -not to step on anyones toes but are a quite a bit more brittle feeling than other competing tires. Kinda plasticy like Tonka truck tires.
For just wet weather traction go with the Potenza RE730.
Beautiful handling, stick and wet weather performance.

You really can't go wrong with any of these. They are all good. Potenzas are overall best for rain. Dunlops for light snow action. Pirellis AVS are quite good and quiet and the Sumitomo's II are an excellent deal and pump out water like the Bridgestones.

 

Hey CustomMax, how much did you pay for those rims?

 

The best tires I ever had were Michelin Pilot MXX3 tires. I can't afford to get them this time around so in about two weeks I will be contacting tire rack for some Dunlop SP9000 Which were voted second best by one of the car magazines in a April 99 issue.
The best you might ask, were the BFGoodrich g-force T/A KD tires.

 

What do you guys think of the Toyo Proxes?

 

and in other people's opinions..the bridgestone potenza RE730s (ultra-high performance) are a great buy. everyone who's reviewed them on tire rack has given them lots of praise..and all of it's scores are above 8, traction being 9.

 

I am using the Michelin Pilot XGT H4. It is good for all season plus high performance tire. The Michelin Pilot XGT Z4 is even better with ultra high performance tire. It is quite and wonderful in cornering. One drawback, it is a little pricey.

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95 SE

 

Absolutely terrible in the wet and snow.