OEM Dunlop runflat tire wear
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OEM Dunlop runflat tire wear
My 2009 MCS has 8,800 miles on it. 90% of which is stop n go city driving. I don't drive the car hard (i.e. dumping the clutch, screeching around corners, etc) and yet my front tires are almost down to the wear indicators. I imagine they'll be down that far by the time I hit 10,000 miles. My rear tires look absolutely showroom new! I'm going to have my rears put up front soon, and I will not be putting runflats on the car once the OEM tires are shot.
My previous car (2004 MB C230K) had Michelin Pilot Sports - 17x7's up front and 17x8's in the rear - that meant I could not rotate them at all. I managed to get over 20,000 miles on them and they're a pretty soft compound.
Has anyone else noticed their front tires getting horrible tread life?
My previous car (2004 MB C230K) had Michelin Pilot Sports - 17x7's up front and 17x8's in the rear - that meant I could not rotate them at all. I managed to get over 20,000 miles on them and they're a pretty soft compound.
Has anyone else noticed their front tires getting horrible tread life?
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Yes I agree. It really sounds like driving style. It's really easy to light up the front tires with moderate acceleration (you won't hear a squeal until you really get into it a bit) and then compound it with stop & go driving where this is repeated over and over. Best bet is rotate front to back every 5000 to 7500 miles.
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I had 30,000 on mine and going strong when I picked up a fatal nail and due to location had to exercise the run flat feature ... but that feature DID allow spousal unit to get home with out stopping, only slowing a bit.
Having driven 50+ miles on a flat run flat and given the overall wear, I bought new tires . . .
Having driven 50+ miles on a flat run flat and given the overall wear, I bought new tires . . .
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