Continental ExtremeContact DWS are winners on the 2IS
10-24-21, 09:54 PM
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Continental ExtremeContact DWS are winners on the 2IS
I've been running on my Continental DWS on my IS350 for almost a month now, and it's official, these are one of the best tires for the price. Grippy and confident (as well as quiet) on different types of pavement at different speeds, and now that we are being hit by an atmospheric river here in Northern California, the wet roads don't even phase them. Pushed her hard on wet roads and they don't let go. Tried my best to get her to lose grip but couldn't. Just as good as my previous Michelin pilots, but much cheaper and quieter. Here's how I rate them:
Price: 9/10
Noise: 8/10
Grip: 10/10
Overall performance: 9/10
Let's see how they wear over the next year or two
Price: 9/10
Noise: 8/10
Grip: 10/10
Overall performance: 9/10
Let's see how they wear over the next year or two
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10-24-21, 10:54 PM
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Thanks for the mini review. Any idea on the tread wear rating? How many miles on the Michelin's when you took them off.
10-25-21, 08:52 AM
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LeX2K (10-25-21)
10-25-21, 11:45 AM
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I've been running the DWS06 for about six months now, and wore out several sets of the original DWS tires before that. I concur that their wet grip is fantastic, and would add that snow performance is much better than you'd expect from an ultra high performance all-season. My criticism is that the sidewalls are a bit soft; it definitely makes your ride feel more luxury car (comfortable ride) than sports sedan (corners on rails).
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AMIRZA786 (10-25-21)
10-25-21, 12:31 PM
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I've been running the DWS06 for about six months now, and wore out several sets of the original DWS tires before that. I concur that their wet grip is fantastic, and would add that snow performance is much better than you'd expect from an ultra high performance all-season. My criticism is that the sidewalls are a bit soft; it definitely makes your ride feel more luxury car (comfortable ride) than sports sedan (corners on rails).
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ncatona (10-25-21)
10-25-21, 12:51 PM
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Historically when shopping and deciding on performance A/S tires I look for a tread patterns that have a continuous 360° rib or two in their construction as it promotes response but can reduce traction. That said, performance tires have improved a lot in the last 10 years to allow those individual lugs to have good response, grip and be quiet.
I'll likely try a set of these in the future just to see how they stack up against the BFG G-force Comp-2 A/S...
I'll likely try a set of these in the future just to see how they stack up against the BFG G-force Comp-2 A/S...
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AMIRZA786 (10-25-21)
10-25-21, 01:21 PM
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Historically when shopping and deciding on performance A/S tires I look for a tread patterns that have a continuous 360° rib or two in their construction as it promotes response but can reduce traction. That said, performance tires have improved a lot in the last 10 years to allow those individual lugs to have good response, grip and be quiet.
I'll likely try a set of these in the future just to see how they stack up against the BFG G-force Comp-2 A/S...
I'll likely try a set of these in the future just to see how they stack up against the BFG G-force Comp-2 A/S...
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AMIRZA786 (10-25-21)
10-25-21, 02:19 PM
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10-25-21, 02:39 PM
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AMIRZA786 (10-25-21)
10-26-21, 10:01 AM
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Being wise to not running the name plate pressures is the first step. Especially if it's grocery getter doing short trips with lots of sharp turns into parking spots.
The toe-in on turns is not ideal when turned at full lock as it creates a huge amount of scrub sawing the tires edge off... increasing the pressure to 38 / 40 PSI in the front mitigates some edge wear. Typically enough that one can wear out the tire to its replace limit.
The rears are the opposite on stagger. Lower the pressure to save the center section. 34 unless high speed driving is the norm.
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JayGee359 (10-27-21)
10-26-21, 10:11 AM
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10-27-21, 01:01 PM
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Have you lowered your car? I am curious about the camber on your front end and getting 50k + miles out of the Continentals.
I am on my 3rd set now and I don't get much beyond 35k miles out of them due to front inner tire wear.
-Kenji
10-27-21, 01:45 PM
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Bump that tire pressure. If running 35, take it to 39 40. Max pressure is like 55PSI but that cuts into your grip and NVH especially if wet out.
Also, make sure the toe is zero or even a little toe out to minimize scuffing.
Last edited by 2013FSport; 10-27-21 at 01:49 PM.