Dunlop Introduces 24-inch 'Tuner' Tire for Sport Trucks






Dunlop Tires displayed today its 24-inch high-performance tuner tire for sport trucks.

The Dunlop Grandtrek PT9000 - featuring a radical, directional high-speed tread pattern - is available in a beefy 305/35R24 size, H speed-rated (certified for speeds up to 130 mph) and specially tuned for luxury sport trucks.

Other versions of the low-profile tire are specified as standard equipment on high-end European sport trucks. Andy Traicoff, director of Dunlop consumer tire marketing, said engineers in Akron Ohio modified the 24-inch tire for North America

Traicoff said the "tuner" tire size is for "in-the-know drivers who share a passion for performance driving and customizing their vehicles to reflect their personalities.

"Large sizes of the PT9000 make perfect sense to enthusiasts who personalize their vehicles. Because the tire shares its tread pattern with a cousin, the ultra-high-performance SP Sport 9000 tire, driving enthusiasts are attracted immediately to this sport truck version," Traicoff said.

PT9000's wider tread was modified to maintain the superb deep-water performance of narrower sport truck tires, said Ben Hyder, Dunlop account engineer. "We increased the width of the intermediate grooves on the 305/35R24 size to provide additional water evacuation near the center of the tread."

Large outer tread blocks and high-angle open shoulder grooves provide responsive and stable cornering. A hard rubber bead apex delivers confident handling and predictable steering response, Hyder said.

The Dunlop PT9000 line includes 255/50R20, 275/40R20 and 305/40R22 sizes.

Dunlop is a global tire brand with an excellent reputation among performance car enthusiasts. Well known for its prestigious original-equipment fitments and sports car racing heritage, Dunlop is also a key supplier to sport compact enthusiasts featuring "tuner" tire sizes and race series sponsorships.













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