Putting on new Michelin 275 50 21 115V Extra Load tires (replacing Dunlop OEM) OEMs. They are Definitely summer as opposed to “all-weather” and absolutely not winter tires. Should be ok in the sunny sunshine state though. FYI tire dealer concurred w forums and basically said Dunlops their favorite tire brand… they get uneven wear and come out of balance every 2-3000 miles…. Quote unquote “ the tire dealer’s gift that keeps on giving”… after 4 re-balance sessions I threw in the towel and bought the Michies.

 

If I were given a choice, I would always choose Michelin over Dunlap. Had a set of Dunlap before, and that set 'dried up' after a few years and traction became horrible if not dangerous. Never had issues with Michelin.

 

The problem with tire critiques from individuals is that statistically the sample size is so small that statistical analysis is meaningless. The same with car batteries. Everything is anecdotal. So here’s my anecdote.

I owned two identical cars at the same time. On was primarily driven by my wife, the other by me. One car came with Michelins, the other with Dunlops. Both brands were put on by the factory. Dunlops were a nightmare, they pulled. and vibrated. The Michelins tracked true and smooth. Since the two cars were the same, I switched the Dunlops and Michelins back and forth several times, and found that it wasn’t the vehicle since the problems moved along with the Dunlops (and wheels of course - can’t discount the rims). My temporary solution was to run Michelins on the fronts and Dunlops on the rears of both cars. Both cars did well with that setup. When new tire time came, both cars got new Michelins. Both cars rode well after that. So I am not a Dunlop fan.

 

Replaced Dunlop's with Yokohama's due to vibration issues, so good so far after one year and 6000 miles.