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Old May 24, 2003 | 12:09 AM
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tires treadwear

I am now considering to change my tires since they are worn now. my originals were SP9000 245/45/18 and had around 19000miles. please input your experience with the following tires and how many miles did you get from them.

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Conti-sport contact 2
Pirerri P-Zero nero
Michelin pilot sport


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Old May 24, 2003 | 02:24 AM
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pilot sport, pzero rosso are both excellent choices. The SP9000 is a great tire, you didnt like it?
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Old May 26, 2003 | 04:42 AM
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I like the SP9000. It's great and have decent tread life. But they started to have alot of vibration when they are nearly worn. The vibration happens only at 80-83km/h.

I am looking for a set of new tires and would like to have good tread life. I have compared a few tires and I saw the Conti sport contact 2 has a treadwear rating of 280 and that's the same as SP9000. Does it mean I can get about the same mileage as my old sp9000?
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Old May 26, 2003 | 01:50 PM
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Look for an old thread titled dunlop sp900 vs. bridgestone potenza so3. I experienced the same tire shake problems when my dunlops became worn. I have just over a thousand miles on the bridgestones now and they are great. Admittedly they are not as grippy as the dunlops but they still handle well enough and are supposed to last a little longer (I hope). Anyways, there is a lot of feedback on the old thread that should help you out.
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