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[chrisgixer]

Thanks for feedback. Glad you like them.


Took some time, research, Money, and a lot of help from members here to diagnose my handling problems as purely tyre related on Falkens. Kevin Wood recommended sc3 to me. And later found the mo variants with rim protection and rock steady handling for sport star sizes.

As you say. They are noisy. ...and expensive. But needs must.


I'm going to try Dunlop sport maxx rt on the front next. More grip, to match the 9j rears, better grip...quieter, but won't last as long, by some distance. A fraction less stable than sc3 though I fear... (Wince)

If I had 245's front and rear, I'd stick with sc3 mo all round. But 9j 265 with sc3 mo rears demand a bit more grip from the front.

[TheBoy]

Thanks for feedback. Glad you like them.


Took some time, research, Money, and a lot of help from members here to diagnose my handling problems as purely tyre related on Falkens. Kevin Wood recommended sc3 to me. And later found the mo variants with rim protection and rock steady handling for sport star sizes.

As you say. They are noisy. ...and expensive. But needs must.


I'm going to try Dunlop sport maxx rt on the front next. More grip, to match the 9j rears, better grip...quieter, but won't last as long, by some distance. A fraction less stable than sc3 though I fear... (Wince)

If I had 245's front and rear, I'd stick with sc3 mo all round. But 9j 265 with sc3 mo rears demand a bit more grip from the front.

I await with interest, as TBE needs new fronts soon.

I still have RT's on the front of the Bullet, but they are also past their best, with the usual TB noddy clown car profile. You are welcome, of course, to slap them on yours for a test, although being a different size, not a true like for like test.


Has anyone compared grip/life between generic SC3 and SC3-MO? As I wasn't overly impressed with generic SC3 when I tried them a few years back.

[chrisgixer]

I think you'll find sc3 have less grip but last longer than rt.

So given less grip naturally means less life, you won't be happy with sc3. I recommended them to you as you said you wanted more tyre life.

You won't accept less grip though, so will probably scrub them out in less time than rt.

Mr TB needs to drive inside whatever envelope he has at the time. Not carry on regardless.

...although I quite like that approach, you wont appreciate the recommendation without adjusting your ...rate of "progress".

[TheBoy]

I think you'll find sc3 have less grip but last longer than rt.

So given less grip naturally means less life, you won't be happy with sc3. I recommended them to you as you said you wanted more tyre life.

You won't accept less grip though, so will probably scrub them out in less time than rt.

Mr TB needs to drive inside whatever envelope he has at the time. Not carry on regardless.

...although I quite like that approach, you wont appreciate the recommendation without adjusting your ...rate of "progress".

I hear what you're saying, but you drive harder than I do, so I'm perplexed why you get a gazillion miles off relatively soft tyres, and I'm struggling to get 10k off the rears. On either Omega.

I'm hoping the tyres on the BB will last 100k. I suspect the useless student will be after a set.

[05omegav6]

I suspect, given the pressures used, every mm of the sidewalls gets used for cornering, which saves scrubbing the tread

[chrisgixer]

34 psi in a saloon.

2psi more than the manual states.

[TheBoy]

I run my saloons around 34 front and 30 rear, in order to try to even out the wear a bit

[pscocoa]

Thanks for feedback. Glad you like them.


Took some time, research, Money, and a lot of help from members here to diagnose my handling problems as purely tyre related on Falkens. Kevin Wood recommended sc3 to me. And later found the mo variants with rim protection and rock steady handling for sport star sizes.

As you say. They are noisy. ...and expensive. But needs must.


I'm going to try Dunlop sport maxx rt on the front next. More grip, to match the 9j rears, better grip...quieter, but won't last as long, by some distance. A fraction less stable than sc3 though I fear... (Wince)

If I had 245's front and rear, I'd stick with sc3 mo all round. But 9j 265 with sc3 mo rears demand a bit more grip from the front.

I have these on the Phaeton - they are indestructible - now on 43000 miles. But I drive sensibly in straight lines and only tram lines I come across are between Manchester Victoria station and Ashton Under Lyne when I come off M60.

[pscocoa]

Sorry slight correction - mine are the Dunlop SP Sport Max TT

[TheBoy]

Sorry slight correction - mine are the Dunlop SP Sport Max TT

I loved the TT, but obsolete, RT is replacement. On an Omega, the TT's felt more planted in the road, though I felt the RT gave more grip.

I can only dream of 43k though 

[chrisgixer]

As a guide, Mr TB got less than a quarter of those miles from his TT's

[chrisgixer]

Kumho ku39

I see Mr Wood has them...

[05omegav6]

Goodyear Eagle F1 Assym 2s seem pretty capable, even on wet roads

A bit pricier than the Kuhmos though, about £130 a corner for 245/45/18s

[pscocoa]

Anyone know the technical difference between Dunlop Sport 01 and Dunlop Sport Max?

[TheBoy]

Goodyear Eagle F1 Assym 2s seem pretty capable, even on wet roads

A bit pricier than the Kuhmos though, about £130 a corner for 245/45/18s

Maybe I'm expecting a bit much, but grip levels weren't up to expectations. Although, IIRC, this thread is for straight line stability, in which case they are good...  ...until you give the fronts the profile of a bike tyre