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Title: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
Post by: DaveB@Vagbremtechnic on June 17, 2013, 08:40:20 am

as above no experience of them but do recall them being OEM supplied on something S or RS.....

Anybody got feedback on them?

Title: Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
Post by: GTImike on June 17, 2013, 08:43:48 am

I've run a set on mine and wasn't keen on them, they felt very skittish in the wet and never totally planted in the dry. Replaced with Goodyear F1's and these are a far far better tyre.

Mike

Title: Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
Post by: warby on June 17, 2013, 09:06:48 am

I use them on the front of my drift car. As well as running -5* camber they grip really well wet or dry when doing a skid but they also behave surprisingly well on the road even with my silly alignment and they're a 225/45/17 stretched on a 9.5j wheel. However I will probably change to a trackday type tyre if I up the power and fit extra lock hubs over winter.

I'll be buying a set for the gti when these ditchfinders are bald.

Title: Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
Post by: Saintsteve on June 17, 2013, 09:10:23 am

Wouldn't use Dunlop ever again. As soon as they get to 50% wear, you will need ear plugs to put in your ears to hide the road noise from them.

Goodyear Asym or Michelin gets my vote.

Title: Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
Post by: Hurdy on June 17, 2013, 09:27:21 am

I have the 235/35/19's on my Talladega's for the R. They aren't horrendous, but as soon as I bought the TDPR1.2's the Tallys came off and the Goodyear assym 2's were MUCH better.

Title: Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
Post by: Russ_leeds on June 17, 2013, 09:35:29 am

I really don't like the Dunlops. I found them really noisey and not great in the wet

Title: Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
Post by: DaveB@Vagbremtechnic on June 17, 2013, 10:19:10 am

limited on choice

Need 235/30/20 and 255/30/20

I'm trying to do it with part worns as unusually 20" part worns tend to be a good quality, few repairs and considerably cheaper as the market isn't there for them...

Dead easy if I was prepared to mix and match but want 4 of the same ideally

Title: Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
Post by: rich83 on June 17, 2013, 11:18:33 am

They seem to be OE fit on a lot of audis.... not that that means anything

Title: Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
Post by: Hedge on June 17, 2013, 12:35:09 pm

I think they were OE fit on the Veyron slaying .:R32.  :pomppomp:

Title: Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
Post by: Andy on June 17, 2013, 12:58:47 pm

the dunlop sport maxx were poor in the wet BUT the new blue response are good not sure if they are available in your size yet thou Dave
http://www.tyrepress.com/News/1/22/dunlop_sport_bluresponse.html

Title: Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
Post by: xjay1337 on June 17, 2013, 01:37:43 pm

The newest performance Dunlop is actually good. The old SP 9000 was not that good.

Title: Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
Post by: PDT on June 17, 2013, 04:14:52 pm

they are extremely LOUD

Title: Re: Dunlop SportMaxx Tyres any good?
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on June 17, 2013, 04:25:22 pm

Quote from: GTImike on June 17, 2013, 08:43:48 am

I've run a set on mine and wasn't keen on them, they felt very skittish in the wet and never totally planted in the dry. Replaced with Goodyear F1's and these are a far far better tyre.

Mike

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Rumbled like a steam roller as well  :sad1: