New Tires Being Installed on the RS

[darrell]

    
     6326 miles on tires
     Front - 4.5, 3.0, 4.5
     Rear - 6.5, 4.0, 6.5

6,200 miles on our Pilot Road 4s after two trips to Colorado on mostly 2 lane roads.
4/32" depth on the front and 3/32" at the back measured at the center.
Your front tire has worn more evenly than our front tires.

Yours have more center thread depth on the front and less on the rear. These Roadsmart IV have worn very evenly. I had a long call with Dunlop yesterday on the tires and they acknowledge the tire they want to compare themselves to are the Road 5 model but with better handling and wear characteristics. They are pricing the tires about $20 less than the MSRP on the Road 5 tires. Of course MSRP really means nothing as retail stores and dealers can price and sell Dunlop tires any place from the MAP (minimum advertised price) on up. Less rebates if you buy from a Dunlop Pro dealer. The Roadsmart III will continue to be produced and will be considered a more economy priced tire (same quality as now) to compete with lower priced tires on the market. There is about a $100 difference for a pair between the Roadsmart III and Roadsmart IV tires. I'm in awe of the handling and wear characteristics especially on the front tire. I'll run another couple thousand miles on these the next few days as heading out tomorrow morning either to Arkansas or Alabama. I'll decide where when I get south a couple of days and look at weather.