Re: Pirelli P7000 SuperSport

[Josh Pinkert <flush@radix.net>]

At 12:12 PM 1/30/98 +0000, Sargent Schutt wrote:
>In my quest for the best 'compromise' tire, the above mentioned Pirelli
>has come up as a top recommendation from the Tire Rack and Discount
>Tire. Does anyone have any experience with this tire? Supposedly it is a
>consumer adaptation of "the tire that won the 1995 Monte Carlo world
>rally champioinship". FWIW.
>
>I am concerned with the life of the tread at the edges, as I always wear
>this part first. The Comp TA VR/4s I have on the car currently have a
>very flat tread plane; they meet the sidewall at a much sharper angle
>than many others, which has helped keep more of the tread on the road
>and prevented premature sidewall wear.
>
>The Pirellis are more rounded at the edge, and while they have a "long
>tread life" I would really like to hear from anyone who has used these
>tires. Also still in consideration are the Dunlop SP4000 A/S. Everyone
>seems to have good things to say about them.
>

I had them on my old car...a '94 Mustang GT.  They were great compared to the OEM tires (Goodyear Gatorbacks).  Excellent in the dry and wet, whereas I never had a chance to try them in the snow.  Treadwear is much higher than other tires in it's class (320) and I put 15000 miles on them with very little noticeable wear.



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