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Re: Dunlops and wet weather handling ... (archive)
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Posted by John L on September 11, 2000 at 03:29:15:

In Reply to: Dunlops and wet weather handling ... posted by Andrew W on September 10, 2000 at 22:04:29:


Just wanted to survey others' experiences with wet weather grip with the stock 8080's vs. other tires. I have a 3.0 with 8080's on factory 17" rims (225 front and 245 rear) and until today have had only limited wet weather driving time in this car. I had the rear end break loose slightly twice on medium speed (30mph) freeway curves on wet pavement (not actively raining, no standing water). I was, I thought, driving fairly cautiously (esp. after it happened once!). Though these were somewhat unsettling, the car behaved itself quite well with only a slight rear-end shimmy. I'm not sure if DSC kicked in -- wasn't really watching the little light at that particular moment!

My question is this -- do others experience this type of wet weather roadholding from this car, and if so has anyone noticed a difference between the Dunlops and other tires? I'm still learning the car's limits, and I will certainly be more careful in anything but dry road conditions. Perhaps I should pursue a little track time to better explore this ... Any experiences?


I have Dunlop's SP9000 and all I can say is that they are great on wet surfaces. It rains a aweful lot here in Taipei and I have not had any slippery experiences in my Dunlops. Great tire and quiet ride too.

John L


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