I am just wondering what you guys think of the Dunlop SP Sport 9000 tires in 205/45/16. I looked into them and they are $120 each at tire rack. Anyone know of a place that has them cheaper?

I am comparing them to the Pirelli P7000 in 215/45/16 at $109 each.

My only other option right now is Yokohama Parada which are $95 each in the 205/45/16 size.

The car is my daily driver I haven't tracked it since it is a lease etc...

I have done a search etc and can't find any info on the Dunlop's here, that is the real reason for this post. I just can't spend over $120 each for tires right now is all. A few people I know run the Parada and are happy, looks like a good deal for the money although I have not seen and good review of there here.

Thanks for the read sorry for the long post...

 

I have the Pirelli's on my 2k ITR now and i like them, (even though they are wore Darth Vader). I think staying with stock diameter is smart. But if you decide to go with a 205-45-16 go with the Toyo T1S. They are awesome.

 

They are excellent tires. I had them in 195/55R15 on my Integra for a while.
Real nice, I'd consider getting them again. Awesome as far as handling, and great at the drag strip too.

 

Do know a place that has the Toyo T1S online? I stopped at a local place that told me they don't come in either size. Also are they much more than $120 a tire?

 

The SP9000 is a far superior tire than the others you listed. I am a fan of Yok AVS-i and the Sports, but dont feel the Parada is one of their best offerings. Thats a great price for a maximum performance tire.

 

http://www.ec-securehost.com/OnlineT....html#ToyoT1-S

there you go.

 

I have SP9000's now and love them. I'm not fond at all of the Yokohama Parada, which is the tire I had before. Though the SP's are a little more expensive, they're a great tire for the money in my opinion BTW, the size I'm running is 205/45/16.

 

I had the Sp9000's on my 98 Lude. Man they are great all around performance tires. Wet and dry, and I have not found another Z rated tire that is quiter than they were.

 

Isn't Pirelli P-zero assymetrico in the $11x neighborhood also? Why get SP9000 when you can get P-zero. I love p-zero if you couldn't tell by my every single tire post.

 

I went through about 3 sets of the SP9000's its a Very Nice Tire

 

I've found that the SP9000 seems to wear its tread out in the middle of the tread faster than along the edges. Normally this is a sign of overinflation but the inflation seems about right, they just seem to wear this way.

I know jmb has found the same thing. Have others found that too?

 

Have not experienced that wear related problem, but I do check inflation weekly and tend to run a bit lower psi than recommended.

 

Ken, maybe we are seeing the middle of the tread wear because of the driving schools. I usually have my tires inflated to one or two PSI above the factory recommendation but I don't think that is high enough to justify what we are seeing. I am also surprised that others aren't seeing the same thing.

Answering the ITR145's question, the SP9000 is a good tire. You'll get surprising high mileage out of them too. In spite of autox, driving schools & some hard street driving, I have been able to get 30K miles (three summers) out of mine. I'll probably put on another 5-7K before trowing them away at the end of this summer. They are good in the rain too.

this is what the odd wear we are talking about looks like


jmb