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Trying to source Dunlop SS's 255/40-17
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 1:08 pm
by Tristan Littlehale
Like the title says...I am trying to find a set of Dunlop Star Specs 255/40-17 and Tirerack is out of stock till the end of next month. Hoping to get new tires for Divisionals!
Thanks for the help,
Tristan
Re: Trying to source Dunlop SS's 255/40-17
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 1:21 pm
by Tristan Littlehale
oops wrong section. My bad
Re: Trying to source Dunlop SS's 255/40-17
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 2:15 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
I recently got 255-35-18 star specs for my street Bimmer and all the West Coast warehouses were picked clean. Had to order from TireRack, and the Indiana warehouse at that. Anybody know what the StarSpec story is? That was two months ago, and now even TireRack is out of many sizes?
Re: Trying to source Dunlop SS's 255/40-17
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 2:53 pm
by Mako Koiwai
Darn RT class, now Star Specs will b more expensive then A6's!
Re: Trying to source Dunlop SS's 255/40-17
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 2:59 pm
by Tristan Littlehale
They have increased $40+ over the last year or two... Grrr R-comps are starting to looking like a viable opinion almost.
Re: Trying to source Dunlop SS's 255/40-17
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 3:08 pm
by Jeff Stuart
Steve Ekstrand wrote:I recently got 255-35-18 star specs for my street Bimmer and all the West Coast warehouses were picked clean. Had to order from TireRack, and the Indiana warehouse at that. Anybody know what the StarSpec story is? That was two months ago, and now even TireRack is out of many sizes?
They're probably trying to get rid of them before they release the Z2s.
Edit: Z2 Japanese website:
http://tyre.dunlop.co.jp/tyre/lineup/pa ... irezza/z2/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Trying to source Dunlop SS's 255/40-17
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 8:33 pm
by Walter Wong
Have you considered the 245/40/17's How about the R-S3's?
Re: Trying to source Dunlop SS's 255/40-17
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 10:04 pm
by Kurt Rahn
Walter Wong wrote:Have you considered the 245/40/17's How about the R-S3's?
If they have it in your size, you want the RS-3s. They're a little trickier to drive but once you learn them (loss of grip is not as progressive as the SS, but there's a lot more grip to be had) they're awesome. Plus, they're cheaper (by $4 a set, I think
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Re: Trying to source Dunlop SS's 255/40-17
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 10:49 pm
by Mako Koiwai
A whole gaggle of STR drivers would seem to disagree ...
Re: Trying to source Dunlop SS's 255/40-17
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 10:15 am
by Kurt Rahn
On my car, the RS-3 is faster. I've tested it back to back twice. BTW, the other problem with the RS-3s is that they don't like cold. It takes me until my third run for them to come to temp, and sometimes by then, I've lost confidence in the grip and don't drive as fast as I could. Answer is to find a co-driver...thanks, Max! :gpower: :gpower:
Re: Trying to source Dunlop SS's 255/40-17
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 1:02 pm
by Mako Koiwai
Could be that at a certain point, heavier cars work better with the stiffer side walled SS. The SS is also very confidence inspiring with it's benign behavior at the limit