Re: 250-mile report: Dunlop D60A2

[rsco@lubrizol.com (Robert Cohen)]

I've had D60A2s on my CoupeQ for almost a year now. With 13K miles on them,
I'm quite pleased with the tires, overall.

I was going to get snows for Cleveland's winter wonderland (a near-record
snowfall last year, BTW), but I didn't need them. The only time the tires
cut loose in snow was when I intentionally whacked the throttle WFO. Power
drifts are cool...

Dry performance is quite good, better than my driving, probably.

Wet performance leaves little to be desired. I frequently take wet exit
ramps at speeds that cause passengers to consider billing me for cleaning
=8-0

Ice performance- they aren't studded, ya know...., but I've not gotten
stuck, either.

BTW, I find that they are quite sensitive to pressure, more so,I think,
than some other tires I've driven. Let them go from 32 to 30 psi, and
you'll certainly notice the the handling degradation.

Ideal for me is 33-34 or so, 36 psi is a little jarring.


Solomon Ngan wrote-
>Hi guys,
>I sure like to get your comments/feedback on rain/wet performance,
>and quite importantly (in Canada), on snow and icy roads.
>
>Solomon
>
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>> Hairy green toads from Mars made Graydon D. Stuckey say:
>>
>> > Andrew,
>> >
>> >     Your comments are right on.  I found that the D60s are excellent
>> > in almost every respect.  I haven't found any fault yet as a matter of
>> > fact.  What car/wheel size are you running them on?  I have 215/60-15 on
>> > 15x7 BBS on my '86 5KCSTQ.  My neighbour has them in the same size on
>> > cheaper 15x7 on his 5KCSTQ.  He's very happy too.
>>
>> I knew I forgot something.
>>
>> This is an '89 100Q, 205/60/15 on stock 6x15 BBS mesh rims.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)                       duane@zk3.dec.com
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>
>Solomon Ngan <sngan@netaccess.on.ca>
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