Thread: Best Tyres D3 (moved from FAQ)

Originally Posted by chuck

Gordon

Do you know what type of tread pattern for the Dunlops?

Regards

Chuck

I'm currently away from the workshop (on holiday) so I don't have the specific info with me, but I believe it's the AT3, a light AT tyre similar to the Pirelli.

Cheers,

Gordon

Hi All

I have seen them mentioned briefly in some other threads...... but does anyone have any comments/experience with Continetal Cross Contacts?

Originally Posted by rmp

GG AT2s hang on all right on wet bitumen IMHO.

I agree, after the rain we've had over the last few days I was really impressed. I deliberatly hammered it around a shopping centre roundabout last night and they didn't understeer at all.

I just posted my results of my 18' cross contact in a seperate thread (litteraly just now). If you go off road, I believe they are the way to go. I have chatted with people that have the general grabbers, and I will be sticking with the conti's.

Great all round tyre.

Originally Posted by djhampson

I agree, after the rain we've had over the last few days I was really impressed. I deliberatly hammered it around a shopping centre roundabout last night and they didn't understeer at all.

The stability control would kick in before you got serious understeer.

True but it didn't kick in. I wasn't going crazy but I was pushing the boundries of what was a sensible speed for the conditions.

In which case as you say it proves they hang on reasonably well. The D3's chassis and 4WD system helps of course. I was just saying the first indication of loss of grip would be the ESC kicking in, not really very noticeable understeer. Like most vehicles the D3 naturally understeers anyway.

I should add, that when on road, I like to run mine at least at 36 psi. I am sure I will got lots of abuse for this post, but I have found that although not as soft as some would like, for handling higher is better. At 100k I run at 40, and that how I like it.