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I have a new elite 3 for the back and nothing for the front. Should I get an elite 4 for upfront or focus with getting a matching sets of any of the other popular tires . Also does anyone know there are no tires in the voyager 1200 sizes. Are there alternative sizes you could use.
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you are correct, the Dunlop Elite 4 is no longer in production in the size for the VXII. I just got one of the very last ones on the market; it was date coded 2018. It's already had almost 2000 miles put on it - I expect to replace it next spring or summer. I got about 22000 miles out of the rear. Shame they don't make them anymore. I was hoping to be able to go two rears per front like some guys have said they do, but my front, which I replaced about a month after the rear last time (in 2019), doesn't have a whole lot of life left. It's probably got about 21000 miles on it.
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Post by HMB Don »

Use the American Elite front Dunlop has a same sized tire as the E-3. It has the same profile as an E-3.

For me to get mileage out of my front tire (Voyager 1700) is to keep air pressure at max recommend on the side wall.
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Thank you guys. Don I'll be looking for that emerican elite
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Thanks Don.
Got the American tire as you suggested. Still had to wait as it was on back order.
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