Donlop Direzza DZ-101 (are they good or not).

[playerskrew]

Donlop Direzza DZ-101 are they good or not 205/55/15..?

[Big Z]

Lets do some math...

Direzza DZ101 / Cost
= Somewhat above average tyre / cheap price
= great value

[playerskrew]

Don't really want the cheaper tyre, because it's for a EVO....
Power means nothing without controll.

[Parvin]

Well I'm using them on 215/45/17 ... daily used vehicle (stock)

They run pretty good on both wet and dry surfaces for me ... road noise may be an issue to some but not a problem for me

* keeps fingers crossed *

[VexXx Dogg]

They're great value for money.
If you plan on driving competitively every day get a set of Toyos or Bridgestones or Michelins@ 2k each

If you have a daily driver with the occasional spirited driving, go for it. Dry handling is decent. Wet handling is fair.

[playerskrew]

Yeh it's for everyday use...and then some..lol...

[CD4Accord]

I beg to differ greatly.. I don't think they are worth the cost as there are MUCH better options out there if you shop around
That same size you call you can have Kumho SPT for about ~$550 each and I PROMISE it is greater than the dz101 in every way. Dry grip, wet grip, handling, noise, treadwear..

Go take a read of the tyres thread, thats what it there for

[r3iXmann]

I beg to differ greatly.. I don't think they are worth the cost as there are MUCH better options out there if you shop around
That same size you call you can have Kumho SPT for about ~$550 each and I PROMISE it is greater than the dz101 in every way. Dry grip, wet grip, handling, noise, treadwear..

Go take a read of the tyres thread, thats what it there for

agreed..dz101s have to be the most overrated tyre ever

[bushwakka]

see this thread viewtopic.php?f=2&t=283418

wat size are u lookin at? when last i checked, the price for 215/45/17 on the dz101 was $600 at tyre clinic

if u are driving an evo and understand that power is nothing without control.....then i strongly recommend u look at the Hankook Ventus V12 Evo instead.....got them for $800

the dz101 is a highly overrated tyre as many others have said and it should be sold at at $400 instead.....very lacklustre grip.....not for the sporty drive at all!

[CD4Accord]

Coming to think of it, which evo came with 15's? Im no evo specialist, just wondering?

You will struggle to get excellent tyres at a good price, so the kumho spt comes in somewhere in the middle of the price and quality scale...

You can search all year but you wont come off better for it.. Start by calling laughlin and de gannes, use mileage mack as a backup if laughlin doesnt have
If you have to go mileage mack, tell them the price elsewhere and ask them to match

Just whatever you do , keep away from those dz101's... still makes me wonder how they got AA traction rating (recently downgraded to A)

[bushwakka]

^^thats a rel good observation lol...i overlooked that completely

playerskrew....u sure is not a cedia u have?

[VexXx Dogg]

evo 1/2/3 came with either 15 or 16's

[bushwakka]

^agh, i thought it maybe one of the very early evo's......but was too lazy to use google lol

[crazybalhead]

viewtopic.php?f=33&t=329362

I hate the DZ101's.

[crazybalhead]

Coming to think of it, which evo came with 15's? Im no evo specialist, just wondering?

You will struggle to get excellent tyres at a good price, so the kumho spt comes in somewhere in the middle of the price and quality scale...

You can search all year but you wont come off better for it.. Start by calling laughlin and de gannes, use mileage mack as a backup if laughlin doesnt have
If you have to go mileage mack, tell them the price elsewhere and ask them to match

Just whatever you do , keep away from those dz101's... still makes me wonder how they got AA traction rating (recently downgraded to A)

You don't read the threads you post in? The AA rating is a simple test done of how well the tyre stops in the wet. It does not take into account cornering forces, sidewall deflection etc.

[CD4Accord]

I am fully aware of what the traction rating on a tyre means... After all I am one of the major contributors to the tire thread so keep your bashing on a downlow please...

I still think it is a perfectly legitimate question to ask how dunlop got AA on the DZ101 considering how BAD everyone says it is in the wet, particularly under WET BRAKING....

The levels of BS i encountered when tire hunting a few months ago were shocking, like one salesman telling me how he went to Florida to see all the tires in action on the track and decided that the DZ101 is best suited to Trinidad's market, and that his DZ101s are the "Japanese" Model, making it better than the others for sale? Seriously? I am not a blind cuntsumer like most of the others

[playerskrew]

^^thats a rel good observation lol...i overlooked that completely

playerskrew....u sure is not a cedia u have?

HAHA... It's a Mitsubishi Evoloution 3 GSR with some mods, the evo's 1-3 do come with 15" rims.

[bushwakka]

I am fully aware of what the traction rating on a tyre means... After all I am one of the major contributors to the tire thread so keep your bashing on a downlow please...

I still think it is a perfectly legitimate question to ask how dunlop got AA on the DZ101 considering how BAD everyone says it is in the wet, particularly under WET BRAKING....

The levels of BS i encountered when tire hunting a few months ago were shocking, like one salesman telling me how he went to Florida to see all the tires in action on the track and decided that the DZ101 is best suited to Trinidad's market, and that his DZ101s are the "Japanese" Model, making it better than the others for sale? Seriously? I am not a blind cuntsumer like most of the others

yea.....i find the tyre salesmen in this country to be some of the most unknowledgeable, incompetent reps....it is the worst thing to take advice from a tyre man wat to buy, them just lookin to push thing down ur throat without having any proper explanation as to what is what and why........they seek to legitimize everything by bawling ''well it have rel ppl buying this tyre, so it bess"

^^thats a rel good observation lol...i overlooked that completely

playerskrew....u sure is not a cedia u have?

HAHA... It's a Mitsubishi Evoloution 3 GSR with some mods, the evo's 1-3 do come with 15" rims.

yea it was my bad.....was lazy to use google
but seriously man...check out the Ventus V12 b4 they run out of stock......unless u looking for stuff like Potenzas

[CD4Accord]

Well Potenza would be ideal, but considering he started by looking at DZ101 I dont think he wants to fork out the money for the Ventus, let alone Bridgestone/Goodyear/Michelin/Bf Goodrich etc

Thats why i was pushing the SPT option because it stays around his price range..

[playerskrew]

Yeh im getting 205/55/15 Donlop Derezza DZ-101 for $450.

[CD4Accord]

I would spend the ~$100 more each and get a better tyre but in the end thats up to you yes..

Go on the tyres thread and read some reviews..

[Nasrallah]

I bought a set at $450 each for my Civic in September '09.

At the time I thought it was better than getting Nexens and I didn't have enough money for a set of Michelins I initially wanted from Quick Service they were about $900 each.

My civic is stock and I mainly do highway driving.

After a year plus and about 10-15,000 KM I think they are just okay. At first I had the tires at 35psi (based on advice) and I find that the ride was very hard and noisy. Then I dropped it to 28psi the ride was a lot better but still got plenty road noise. With the recent weather I think that the tires gave good grip and had good traction.

Looking at the tires now I would say that I will have to change them within the next two months, they did not last. Probably because of the 28 psi.

Will I buy again? Probably not only because they did not last and the road noise they gave. I will save my money for the Michelins.

[bushwakka]

the question of the ched is are they good or not....

u say u want to put them on an evo......maybe if u were using it as a grocery getter
but since u talkin abt power wit control, den u shouldnt be considering it since by most opinions, they not good

also, CD4Accord logically, the Ventus V12 should be cheaper in his size (if they have it) since i paid 800 for mine as opposed to the 1000 that was being quote for the SPT at mileage mack and L&G

i got 215/45/17....so his shud be much cheaper than that

[EVA Unit-01]

^^^i don't think the Ventus V12 comes in 15's... but he can still check. if it's for everyday use as well (especially with lots of highway runs), the V12's won't last that long.

i went from DZ101's to the SPT's (205/55R15 each time) and i can vouch for CD4's statements. ran the SPT's in 'Dex on Sunday, and boy were they sweeeeet! waiting on my lap times to back up my claims before i post about them in the tyre thread...

[bushwakka]

are the SPT's much longer lasting than the Ventus?

btw....i find this ched gettin more and more like the main tyre ched eh

[CD4Accord]

OKOK, move it to the main thread yes! Many of these things been discussed there before...

[playerskrew]

I bought the DZ-101's it's workin good, dry/wet and cornering real nice with Alignment and Camber up to speck, then again it's 4 wheel drive, 4 wheel LSD and 4 wheel ABS....

[bullet]

I have been using DZ101s' for a year now on my forester. And I am not impressed. Road noise like WOW! The handling isn't bad but I expected much better. Think I'm going back Kumho SPT or try Sumitomos. What do you'll think of my choices? And where can I get the best prices

[Alpha_2nr]

I have been using DZ101s' for a year now on my forester. And I am not impressed. Road noise like WOW! The handling isn't bad but I expected much better. Think I'm going back Kumho SPT or try Sumitomos. What do you'll think of my choices? And where can I get the best prices

SPT or Sumitomo HTR ZIII (not the ZII).


/fin.

[turbo_beast369]

I also have a set of DZ101's and I get road noise even when all windows are up...sometimes it sounds like if one of my wheel bearings are bad...