KILLERGS4

I currently have 245/40ZR18 Continental ContiSportContact 2 in the front and looking to get 265/35/18 DUNLOP SP SPORT-9000 for the rear. I found a great deal on the Dunlops and don't want to pass on them. What do you guys think and any experience w/ Dunlops SP Sport anyone? BTW, both tires are in Category "Max Performance Summer" under tire rack, this was why I was thinking it might be okay.

raytseng

Having different tires won't matter, since you can't rotate anyway.

KILLERGS4

i can only rotate side to side, not front to back & side to side.

rominl

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i had different brands front and rear for a while on my gs400 staggered, it was no problem at all. it might be a problem if you are tracking your car, but for normal driving it's ok

KILLERGS4

thanks for the reply, now the question is how are these tires??? I think they are discontinued or going to be discontinued... thnks

rominl

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i don't have a whole lot of experience with dunlop tires. but in general my impression is they get quite loud when they start to wear out.

raytseng

Since you're in the "max summer" category of tires, (i.e. high performance) I would've expected that your tires were also directional, guess not...

rominl

iTrader: (4)

not really, some max performance tires are asymmetric. they are not directional

KILLERGS4

rominl...
these guys tend to think different, now I'm really confused...

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/the...00-please.html

Hayk

iTrader: (1)

I always thought it was bad to have different tires. I wouldn't do it.

rominl

iTrader: (4)

it's not a good idea, but it doesn't mean problems at the same time. i personally had so3 in the front and conti in the rear for quite a while and never any problem. no vibrations, no pull, etc... it went through dry and wet

of course i'd also agree it's not recommended and possible that if you push those tires then you might see issues (just as i mentioned in post #4), but for normal driving, i don't see problem

Sltwtrking

It's ok to replace just two tires as long as they go on the same axel. When replacing only two tires, it's best they go to the rear (which in this case they are). The speed rating and load index between the Conti Sport2 and Sp Sport 9000 are the same I believe which is good. The only concern with this is when performing an emergency maneuver. Your rear tires are going to be acting differently than your front tires.

Aren't the Sp Sport 9000's discontinued?

KILLERGS4

found pair of new ones for bout 50% off MSRP... that's why I dont want to pass these up, unless even then, they are not worth it...

LexFather

Yeah I've done it before too, the car ran fine the toughest part was showing up at meets

Sltwtrking

That's a great deal on those tires. I haven't seen bad reviews really on the 9000. I guess the only real complaint I've seen is milage but that's to be expected with a 280 tread wear rating.

Where did you pick them up at for that price?