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I need to get better tires S70

posted by  someone claiming to be Punxsutawney Phil on  Sat Oct 26 05:57 CST 2002 [RELATED]

I just bought a set of Dunlop SP5000s last month, my second set. They're unusual in that they are also M&S rated and they cost a lot less than the Michelin Pilot AS. I replaced at about 4/32 (vs. the legal 2/32) tread depth because I was getting too much wheelspin. Also, the thought is that the "best" tires should always go to the rear, not the front, the opposite of the intuitive choice. Tirerack.com has test results and reviews on their website, also a feature called "tiretech", it's certainly worth visiting.

The T5s have a lot of power for the relatively narrow tires. I'm VERY careful in evil weather.

T.R.A.C.S. is only traction control, it's nothing like skid control/yaw control and at best it helps you in snow. I've been unimpressed by it. I also have a set of studded snow tires that I use during the worst of the winter months.

-Punxsutawney Phil-

'98 V70T5 5-speed, 103,000 mi., cloth-winter-sport suspension, Mobil-1, iPd stabilizer bars, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, Dunlop SP 5000s, Valentine-1

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