Dunlop Fm901's

[nocturnaldrifter]

has anyone else had trouble the fm901's? the sidewall on these tires seems to be poorly constructed. One of my sidewalls cracked and leaked air after hitting a small bump, and my friends entire sidewall just ripped off while driving on the freeway the other night. I don't know, but it seems to me like the sidewalls on these tires is rather shitty, jsut wondering if anyone else has had trouble with them.

[thejester03]

those bitches need like 50PSI, any less than 40 and they are just too sloppy.
I ran them till just yesterday, and the only problem i had was my alignment was shitty and chewwed them up.

[Wei240]

i've drifted in these, reg air pressure mid 30ish, no probs in terms of structure failure

they're kinda greasy on the tracks after a while though.. some love em, some hate em...

[Maeda]

did u buy them new or used?

ive NEVER had this problem and ive been using FM901s on the rear of my car for about 3 years.

various sizes on 15s, 16s, 17s and 18" wheels. yep.

-dousan_pg

[wootwoot]

What size tires are you running? Hopefully you bought the "road hazard" warranty option.

[KA24DESOneThree]

They have well-known soft sidewalls but that's about all I've heard. If Dunlop stiffened the sidewalls, they'd actually be pretty good tires.

Probably the only tread (as in delaminated tread) of a performance tire I've ever seen on the side of the road was from an FM901. (Yeah, I spotted it while cruising by at 80 on the freeway. What can I say, I know tires.) That statement means exactly NOTHING but just thought I'd throw it in there.

[Sil-Abc]

Just thought i would revive this thread and ask if anyone has any new feedback on these tires. has dunlop stiffened up the sidewalls on these? recommend for daily drive?

[Ritz S14]

I run these on a daily basis on 18s. Haven't had any problems(5 months now?). Sidewalls are definately softer than my Falken ST115s.

[carnal_c30]

they make alot of noise when they wear down... and their sidewall is soft I have them in 18"s and 15"s on my gf's integ... not great tires but they are cheap and they get the job done :D

[ReLevent1]

the sidewalls after they heat up get really soft and you can really notice it. I went on a spirited drive in my friend's corolla. He has longchamps 15x8's with a 195-50-15 stretch. Even though they are stretched you can really notice the sidewall rolling going through the turns after they are warmed.