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Originally Posted by jonszr1
i had the same problem with my dg3s on the front. after 21/2 yrs they got hard and started to bounce at 70 mph. the nittos are great tires
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Yes Brad, I agree and I hate to say that I would actually feel better if they had worn out after 30k miles. I wouldn't be so 'conflicted' about what to do. At the shoulders is where they have worn the most, evenly & no cupping, but their water draining ability has become a bit less as I can feel them slide a bit when cornering specially upon turn in. The meat in the center of the tread is almost perfect after 30k. I was almost sure I would never get close to this long wear when I first bought these tires, you know with the 280 rating & all, and the front rubber is getting harder to the touch and the grip is starting to suffer even in the dry. I need to put more temp into them for the front to have the bite I want.
I was thinking about my choices yesterday and I may just buy two new front D3's to save some cash as an answer to my situation. That way I might have enough cash left over to get my headers fixed and coated and even installed this winter.
I wonder if there is a tool that measures tread hardness? Using my finger nails seems to be a stupid way of testing the tread rubber! I can feel the difference between the fronts and rears though. The fronts even pick up less pebbles than the rears now when they are hot. That was one of the first things I noticed about these tires when they were new....the pick up was so obvious I thought they had velcro on them.
