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My stock Dunlop SP Sport 5000 run flats!!

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Old 11-09-10, 09:25 AM
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Default My stock Dunlop SP Sport 5000 run flats!!

Has anyone run these tires...to me they seem like they ruin the ride quality I should be getting out of my Lexus. I feel all the bumps in the road...is this normal for the GS or can some of it be taken care of with new tires? I was thinking the Michelin Pilot A/S?
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yup, ditch the runflats, they are crap
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Absolutely a no go for run flats! Expensive and noisy! Not worth it!
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runflats - bad
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S - very good
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agree, runflats suck I had those cause the dealer threw those cause they were cheaper couldn't stand the vibration and the noise, I sold them after two-months to a friend, what I agood friend I'am!
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absolutely hated the run fats.
replaced them immediately with Mich Pilot Sport A/S for spring/summer/fall and Mich Pilot Alpin PA3 for winter snow. What a difference.

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Started w the run flats...they kept pulling to one side. Dealership said this was a common problem and replaced them with the Michelin Pilot A/S's for free.

Got lucky on that one. Had around 10,000-13,000 miles on them.

Michy's are so so much better...completely different ride.
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