Dunlop Aquajet Tire thoughts

[twodoor64]

I'm think about buying a set of Dunlop Aquajet 145sr-10 tires.... I was wondering if anyone has used this tire and welcome your opinion.

[surfblue63]

I ran this tyre on my 1275GT. Here they are mounted on the standard 4.5" steel wheel.



Originally when I got the car it had 165/70 Yokohama A008 tyres, which always looked wrong to me. After fitting the 145/80 Aquajets the car had much lighter steering and seemed to have a softer ride. I never noticed any real difference in grip, but I never drove the car in a manner where grip would become an issue. For normal road use there are a good tyre but next time I am in the market for some 145/80 x 10 tyres I will be trying the new Blockley tyre. Also there is a new Yokohama 145/80 10 tyre, due on the market very soon, to consider.

[twodoor64]

Thanks for the insightful input.... I agree the Dunlop tread just looks "right". Blockley.... I check them out.

[snoopy64]

Aquajets are expensive and I found the sidewalls a bit weak.... have 145 Blockleys on now with 4.5” rim and they seem a great tyre for the money...

[twodoor64]

Snoopy64. Blockleys.... How are they in the rain? Are your 4.5 rims steel and are you running tubes?

[twodoor64]

New Yokohama 145/80 10 tyre..... Coming soon..... Does anyone know anything about this new tire?

[snoopy64]

Snoopy64. Blockleys.... How are they in the rain? Are your 4.5 rims steel and are you running tubes?

Hi

Seem good in the rain on country roads not tried them at speed , have alloy rims and tubes..

[iain1967s]

My car came with Yokohama Advan HF A008 165/70 on Minilight alloys. I quickly changed to Dunlop Aquajet 145/80 on original LP883 steels.

Not only do they look much nicer IMHO, the steering is much more direct.

Wear and grip seem fine in the ~3 years and ~8k miles since fitting. Only driven once in the rain, but that was a torrential downpour and they had no problems at highway speeds.

I'd definitely buy them again, even at the high cost. Purchased from Mini Sport (yeah, I know, I usually avoid them too) as the shipping to the states was cheapest.

[twodoor64]

"Not only do they look much nicer IMHO, the steering is much more direct"... "I'd definitely buy them again, even at the high cost." Thanks. Are you running tubes?

[59fan]

I've run the Dunlops for 6 years on mine, I like them, they are good in the wet and have survived 4 MK1 performance days. I am looking to replace them as the track days have weathered them a little on the outer edge.

However, the main reason i chose them is they look spot on (standard early pickup) I am now pondering the Blockleys but need to see them on a few more cars.....was planning to do this at Blyton this year.

Ian