[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Pirelli P7000 SuperSport
At 12:12 PM 1/30/98 +0000, Sargent Schutt wrote: >In my quest for the best 'compromise' tire, the above mentioned Pirelli >has come up as a top recommendation from the Tire Rack and Discount >Tire. Does anyone have any experience with this tire? Supposedly it is a >consumer adaptation of "the tire that won the 1995 Monte Carlo world >rally champioinship". FWIW. > >I am concerned with the life of the tread at the edges, as I always wear >this part first. The Comp TA VR/4s I have on the car currently have a >very flat tread plane; they meet the sidewall at a much sharper angle >than many others, which has helped keep more of the tread on the road >and prevented premature sidewall wear. > >The Pirellis are more rounded at the edge, and while they have a "long >tread life" I would really like to hear from anyone who has used these >tires. Also still in consideration are the Dunlop SP4000 A/S. Everyone >seems to have good things to say about them. > I had them on my old car...a '94 Mustang GT. They were great compared to the OEM tires (Goodyear Gatorbacks). Excellent in the dry and wet, whereas I never had a chance to try them in the snow. Treadwear is much higher than other tires in it's class (320) and I put 15000 miles on them with very little noticeable wear. -- Josh Pinkert--
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