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Old 12-03-2007, 09:33 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by equ View Post
Are these the dunlop wintersport 3d's (that I recommended back last year)? If so, it's the tires. Both times I took the 528 skiing, the brakes would bite incredibly hard at 20mph on icy lots and the like... That was the strongest point of those tires, my only other point of comparison are the m3's.

Strangely enough, dunlop says the 3D's improve on the m3's on pavement, some interlocking sipe b.s. I found the opposite and missed the m3's on pavement (but that could be the car, they were on the zhp)...

5 seasons (and how many miles?) are too much for a winter tire.. The tread depth is extremely important.
Well, they've been on for 4 seasons, this season (that started last night) is the 5th. I'll have to check at home, but I'd say they have 15-20K miles.
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