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Old 04-17-12, 10:36 AM
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Hey whats up everyone im planning on getting some new tires next week and not to sure which kind of brand to go with, adleast something that long awhile and still rolling with the factory rims any suggestions?
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I personally recommend the Continental DW extremecontact. They are performance tires, handle outstanding in dry & wet conditions, they're not cry babies, have great ratings, nice thread pattern, & best of all... They have a 340 thread wear rating which is very good for a performance tire. There's better performance tires out there, but I think this is a great tire all around. I have them on my is & I love them.
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Originally Posted by altezzaguy
I personally recommend the Continental DW extremecontact. They are performance tires, handle outstanding in dry & wet conditions, they're not cry babies, have great ratings, nice thread pattern, & best of all... They have a 340 thread wear rating which is very good for a performance tire. There's better performance tires out there, but I think this is a great tire all around. I have them on my is & I love them.
Okay Cool Cool thanks for the info altezza
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Here's a link so you can check em out. Price is pretty decent compared to other performance tires in its category...

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....DWXL&tab=Sizes
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Kk im on it now much appreciated!!
Old 04-19-12, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by altezzaguy
I personally recommend the Continental DW extremecontact. They are performance tires, handle outstanding in dry & wet conditions, they're not cry babies, have great ratings, nice thread pattern, & best of all... They have a 340 thread wear rating which is very good for a performance tire. There's better performance tires out there, but I think this is a great tire all around. I have them on my is & I love them.
I was looking at that since they dont make much sizes in 235-35-18 and Continental DW extremecontact do but I cant find a image that is 235/35 is stretch by 10.... Do you know those tires stretch well?
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dw extremes I do not think are the absolute best. I have been in the tire industry for 6 years used countless tires and have been using bridgestone for a while. currently the potenza re760 sport. they r in a good price range and have an asymmetrical tread pattern which increases cornering and steering response not knocking anyones opinion about the dw, however, 760 sport, 970, and s-04 potenza tires have been on my top. soft stretchable and great ride good luck my man
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I have heard that the extreme contacts tend to get very loud past 8-10k miles. And i have the potenza re970 currently on my car and they are phenomenal very quiet and grip is amazing
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Originally Posted by Endika
I have heard that the extreme contacts tend to get very loud past 8-10k miles. And i have the potenza re970 currently on my car and they are phenomenal very quiet and grip is amazing
Oh wow didnt know that the extremes where loud pass 10k miles, now ive heard that the Hankook Ventus v12 are good if im not mistaken?
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It is impossible to answer this question without knowing what you are looking for in a tire...

Quiet
Smooth Ride
High Performance Dry
Wet Performance
Snow Performance
Tread Life (not tHread life)

Just to name a few...
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Basically Tread Life,Wet Performance and High Performance Dry, i lives in the south so it never snows here mostly dry and wet conditions
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