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12-23-2009, 12:36 PM | #1 |
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Dunlop Fm901 question...
What is your guys opinons on these tiires? Ive never ran them but I was thinking about running their 235/40/17 on my street/light track wagon.
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12-23-2009, 02:55 PM | #2 |
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The FM901 is an old tire now. There are newer, better options out there at this point.
What is your budget? |
12-23-2009, 03:57 PM | #3 |
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well what if i could get new a set of 4 for $300? I'm just wondering if they are a good tire.
I'm def on a budget but im not going to get rice rocket NANkANG ns1s or KUHMOs you know? Last edited by iGotWood; 12-23-2009 at 04:03 PM. |
12-23-2009, 06:30 PM | #4 |
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I ran them for a while. Was not all that impressed at all at first. Three days before a track day I noticed the tread separating from the tire on 3 of the 4 tires. Got those replaced due to defect and made it to Road America for a track day.
Cold grip on these tires suck and they are loud as hell. They were not a good autocross tire because they require a lot of heat to actually feel good. I despised these tires until I ran them at RA actually and then I'll say they were just decent. I ran them in standing start time trials events at other tracks and they had not enough grip when pushed hard |
12-23-2009, 06:45 PM | #5 |
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thannk you very much for your input. I knew there had to be a reason why they were discontinued, had to be a reason why they are stockpiled at tire companies and no one will buy them.
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12-23-2009, 08:06 PM | #6 | |
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they were a very poor tire when new now they are good for making boat fenders and tire swings for the kids and for real smokey fires |
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12-24-2009, 01:48 AM | #7 |
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i too remember when the came out- they used a tread pattern that looked like 7's. This was before the RE01 came to america and actually worked with that tread design.
that tire started with horrible reviews on tirerack and never let up. |
12-24-2009, 08:12 AM | #8 |
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Check out Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Spec. May be out of your price range but very very good tire. Good street manners and very grippy.
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