tire thread (yet again)

[Elliott Potter]

Eric_R_Kissell at email.whirlpool.com wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, Douglas Frank wanted tire info:
> 
> Mark Chang and others responded:
> 
> >Dunlop D60A2 JLB.
> 
> Wouldn't the Dunlop SP Sport 5000 for $64 or the Bridgestone
> Potenza RE930 for $60 be better choices than the Dunlop D60A2
> JLB for $51 in the M+S ("All-Season") rated performance tire
> category? Albeit, the SP5000 and RE930 are about $10 more per
> tire, but they are better tires too.

I had a set of RE930's for a while -- absolutely hated them.  They
hydroplaned at about 40 mph in 1" of water, spun easily on dry flat
surfaces, and couldn't grip on painted lines at all.  IMO the D60's are
much better.  Never tried the SP Sport 5000's.
 
> I have heard that the D60 can get "lumpy" even in the "A2 JLB"
> version. I know my older D60 tires got lumpy.

I'm on my second set of D60's and haven't felt this.  Maybe it's a
cold-weather thing?
 
> Does anyone have any bad things to say about the SP5000 or
> RE930?

Last time I was at a track, I had a set of RE930's on the front and a
set of D60A2's on the back (not a quattro).  The RE930's had such bad
traction that I swapped them to the back and put the D60's in front --
made a lot of difference, though the slalom was a bit tough since I kept
fishtailing.

Just my comparo.  As I said, I've never tried the SP5000's so I couldn't
say, but I'm pretty happy with the D60A2's.

$0.02
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Elliott