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Started by Anonymous, September 9, 2004, 23:19

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September 9, 2004, 23:19 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Anonymous
Ive been running dunlop sp sport o1 on the front for about a year with the stock bridgestone on the rear no problem,

well the rear have hade there day so ive hade fitted dunlop sp sport o1 to the rear now to match the all up, but it seem to oversteer now.
feils like the back is turning, they seem to grip well but if you was to put the power down on a mway to overtake a car it seems to try to keep turning ever tho you have straited up   s:?: :?: s:?:  could it just be tyre pressures
that i need ajust. On the dunlop web site they recomend sp01 sports for the 2 so you hope they hade tryed and tested them on the the 2.
Any one running dunlops on there 2

Bongo

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September 9, 2004, 23:24 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Bongo
have you checked the pressures?

GSB

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September 10, 2004, 08:04 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by GSB
Same happened when I fitted new rears to my car, they take a long time to bed in, and they dont seem to like being used with worn fronts... As a result, I always aim to replace all 4 tyres at once, fortunaltely my driving style doesn't really give me a choice in the matter. 4 tyres, down to illegal levels within 12 - 14,000 miles..
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aaronjb

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September 10, 2004, 16:24 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by aaronjb
Quote from: "GSB"fortunaltely my driving style doesn't really give me a choice in the matter.

11/10ths, 100% of the time Grant?  s;) ;) s;)

Just noticed my passenger side front tyre has horrible sawtoothing on the tread and is worn right down on the inside (drivers side is wearing perfectly though) - b*gger  s:? :? s:?  Oh well - 'bout time I got rid of the Bridgies, just a shame I'm skint!

Anyway back on topic - do check the pressures too - tyre places have a habit of filling them to nine squillion psi when they put them on, and our cars are quite sensitive to pressure changes..
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Anonymous

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September 10, 2004, 16:38 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Anonymous
Just ajusted both front and rear to 26psi f  32 psi r as per dunlop tyre rec for those tyre and we will see if that works ( thay were running at 22 f and 27r ) must say i havent checked the front for some time but the rear are what the tyre fitter put in them
ill let you guys know

thanks

Anonymous

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September 17, 2004, 07:46 Last Edit: January 1, 1970, 01:00 by Anonymous
26/32psi f/r is oem spec

new tires have more tread so it makes it feel more "squirmy"

but fixing your tire pressure should do the trick
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