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Tx05xb12s
Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 10:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Anybody tried these out yet?

ROADSMART

NEW FOR 2008
REMARKABLE WET-WEATHER PERFORMANCE, EXCEPTIONAL MILEAGE AND HANDLING.
MULTI-COMPOUND REAR TIRE INCORPORATES LONG-WEARING COMPOUND IN CENTER TREAD, LATERAL TRIP COMPOUND IN EACH SHOULDER TO MAXIMIZE CORNERING PERFORMANCE.
MICRO-SIZE CARBON PARTICLES IMPROVE DRY GRIP UNDER ACCELERATION.
QUALIFIER-LIKE PROFILE ENSURES MAXIMUM CONTACT AREA WHEN CORNERING.
TREAD PATTERN HAS COSECANT-CURVE DESIGN AND WEARS EVENLY OVER THE LIFE OF THE TIRE.
DEEP, LONG LATERAL GROOVES EVACUATE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF WATER IN BOTH STRAIGHT-LINE AND CORNERING CONDITIONS.
W-RATED FOR SPEEDS UP TO 168 MPH.

DUNLOP ROADSMART 120/70ZR-17 FRONT $107.25
DUNLOP ROADSMART 180/55ZR-17 REAR $137.99
DUNLOP ROADSMART 190/50ZR-17 REAR $141.02
http://www.americanmototire.com/catalog/index.php? cPath=33_120_825

Looks like they're borrowing some ideas from Pirelli, and they're way cheaper too. Wonder if this would be another case of, "You get what you pay for", or if these could be a true bargain.
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Not_purple_s2
Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 10:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

They sound like great tires at a nice price. I wonder if they will have a tendency to stand up in corners on the XB chassis. Didn't that problem diminish on the newer Qualifiers?
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Kurbennett
Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 10:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The standard size on the Uly is a 180, will a 190 fit on there as well?
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Mikef5000
Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 12:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It will fit, but handling is better with the 180.
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Thumper74
Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 01:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I had the Qualifiers on my XB and they didn't stand up. Excellent dry/warm tires. They don't do so well in January, right Mike?

Edit: Looks like and Avon...

(Message edited by Thumper74 on May 05, 2008)
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