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Offline DaveB@Vagbremtechnic

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Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
« on: June 17, 2013, 08:40:20 am »
as above no experience of them but do recall them being OEM supplied on something S or RS.....

Anybody got feedback on them?
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Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2013, 08:43:48 am »
I've run a set on mine and wasn't keen on them, they felt very skittish in the wet and never totally planted in the dry. Replaced with Goodyear F1's and these are a far far better tyre.

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Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2013, 09:06:48 am »
I use them on the front of my drift car. As well as running -5* camber they grip really well wet or dry when doing a skid but they also behave surprisingly well on the road even with my silly alignment and they're a 225/45/17 stretched on a 9.5j wheel. However I will probably change to a trackday type tyre if I up the power and fit extra lock hubs over winter.

I'll be buying a set for the gti when these ditchfinders are bald.
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Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2013, 09:10:23 am »
Wouldn't use Dunlop ever again. As soon as they get to 50% wear, you will need ear plugs to put in your ears to hide the road noise from them.

Goodyear Asym or Michelin gets my vote.
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Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2013, 09:27:21 am »
I have the 235/35/19's on my Talladega's for the R. They aren't horrendous, but as soon as I bought the TDPR1.2's the Tallys came off and the Goodyear assym 2's were MUCH better.
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Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2013, 09:35:29 am »
I really don't like the Dunlops. I found them really noisey and not great in the wet
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Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2013, 10:19:10 am »
limited on choice

Need 235/30/20 and 255/30/20

I'm trying to do it with part worns as unusually 20" part worns tend to be a good quality, few repairs and considerably cheaper as the market isn't there for them...

Dead easy if I was prepared to mix and match but want 4 of the same ideally
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Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2013, 11:18:33 am »
They seem to be OE fit on a lot of audis.... not that that means anything
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Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2013, 12:35:09 pm »
I think they were OE fit on the Veyron slaying .:R32.  :pomppomp:
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Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2013, 12:58:47 pm »
the dunlop sport maxx were poor in the wet BUT the new blue response are good not sure if they are available in your size yet thou Dave
http://www.tyrepress.com/News/1/22/dunlop_sport_bluresponse.html
« Last Edit: June 17, 2013, 01:00:19 pm by maxitrol »
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Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2013, 01:37:43 pm »
The newest performance Dunlop is actually good. The old SP 9000 was not that good.
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Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2013, 04:14:52 pm »
they are extremely LOUD
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Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2013, 04:25:22 pm »
Quote from: GTImike on June 17, 2013, 08:43:48 am
I've run a set on mine and wasn't keen on them, they felt very skittish in the wet and never totally planted in the dry. Replaced with Goodyear F1's and these are a far far better tyre.

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