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73Delta88
Joined: 08 Jun 2003
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Location: Western Massachusetts
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| Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 8:22 am Post subject: Tires |
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Wow, my Olds needs new tires already... they're about down to the wear marks. I only got about 23K miles out of these, and I was actually pretty nice to them. (only a couple little smoke shows)... hehe
They're Dunlop GT Qualifiers.... anyone know of these are made of a praticularly soft compound or something? They sure did grip nice, so I'm thinking they must have been pretty soft.
any thoughts?
I remember a long time ago my mother switched to a tire that was supposed to last like 60 or 70K miles and it totally changed the feel of the car. It actually rode more like a truck. and it slid around real easy on wet roads. bad move, softer is better but they wear fast! |
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Cutlass95Ciera
Joined: 27 Jun 2003
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Location: Portage, Michigan
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| Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 8:47 am Post subject: Re: Tires |
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73Delta88 wrote: I was actually pretty nice to them. (only a couple little smoke shows)... hehe
SURE :lol: [-X |
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Psyco Diver 69
Joined: 21 Sep 2003
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Location: South NJ
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| Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Yea thats what I used to tell my parent when I needed tire every 3 month on my old 85 Cutlass. |
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88delta88
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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Location: Canada
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| Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| my tires get maximum life... I cant light my tires up... :-) |
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strokercutlass
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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Location: Wis
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| Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| 73..the Dunlop GT Qualifier is more of a performance line tire, which tends to be made of a softer compound. Dunlop is also a subsidiary of Goodyear, in case you weren't aware. The 60-70-and 80,000 mile tires tend to have a heavier constructed belt package and sidewall, designed to go for a longer mileage without incident. Unfortunetly, many of them tend to be harsh riding, with worse wet traction because of the design compound of the rubber, which is made harder to last for a longer mileage. I dont deal much in the Dunlop line anymore, since they're a Goodyear affiliate, and with Goodyears finaincial difficulties as of late, I'm seeing alot of their financial problems roll downhill into their tire construction and quality, with ride vibration and construction issues, so I've tried to address the problem by going to brands that I have good luck with instead, but if i remember correctly, they're in the 45-50,000 mile range. Also, remember your car is NOT what you'd call "light"... :wink: so that will also have an effect on tire wear and longevity. |
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73Delta88
Joined: 08 Jun 2003
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Location: Western Massachusetts
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| Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2004 7:03 am Post subject: |
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| yea, I imagine that even with normal driving my car is pretty rough on tires. For instance if I take a sharp corner at low speed and there is any sand or anything on the road, the posi will sometimes break the inside tire loose and spin it the same as the outside one. stuff like that plus weighing 4500 lbs could have something to do with it also. :shock: |
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No53Alero
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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Location: CINCINNATI, OH
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| Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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| i'm running 195/60/14 kelly charger HR's on my car. They hold the road awesome they are 60k mile tires. They ride awesome w/ no sound too. i've put 15k w/ no visible wear yet. |
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speedracer
Joined: 10 Jun 2003
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Location: Cumberland, Rhode Island
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd go with the BFG radial T/A's----i got em on my 94 olds 88 (225/70/15) they look great black or whitewall, give a nice smooth ride, good handling, good warranty, and to top it off usually a low price |
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