Tires For Boxster S

[Jetmd]

Four months ago I purchased the SP 9090 Dunlop tires. While driving home in the rain the other night I experienced severe hydroplaning. To my surprise; I noticed that my rear tires were completely worn out. I only have 2400 miles on the tires. I'm very disappointed with Dunlop tires... Has anyone else had wear problems with the 9090 tires?

[RandallNeighbour]

Holy cow

That's a third of the mileage you should be getting as a bare minimum... unless you've been very hard on them and done a lot of tire spinning or drifting.

If not, I'd be down at the shop getting a 4 wheel laser alignment to see what's going on in the back.

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by Jetmd

Four months ago I purchased the SP 9090 Dunlop tires. While driving home in the rain the other night I experienced severe hydroplaning. To my surprise; I noticed that my rear tires were completely worn out. I only have 2400 miles on the tires. I'm very disappointed with Dunlop tires... Has anyone else had wear problems with the 9090 tires?

Hi,

The Dunlops are very soft, treadwear rating of 280. They do wear quickly and non-linearly. Still, you should get at least 3-5 times the wear you have. Performance Tires differ from M&S Passenger Car tires in that they require more care and maintenance to maximize their lifespan. They are much more sensitive to abuse and improper pressures.

My suspiscion is one of several things, or a combination of them. You have some fairly acute alignment issues, especially on the rear. You have lowered the car increasing the negative camber (probably inadvertently), increasing the Car's tire-eating abilities. Tire pressures were not properly monitored. You drive the car fairly hard. The roads are bad in your area. You've been using your Boxster to compete in Tractor Pulls...

Seriously, I have the same tire on my Esprit and love the performance, I'm on my 2nd set. The Esprit eats rear tires as badly as the Boxster, but I still got 15k mi. from them on my 1st set and the 2nd set is at 8k mi. w/ plenty of tread left. This is what leads me to believe that your experience is an aberration and either the Car or the Driver (or both) are at fault. Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99