Tires. What kind are you running?

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Sideways the Seven

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I'm looking for some tires for my new wheels and I'm wondering what you guys are running and how you like them. I am running 19" fronts and 20" rears and looking for something with good handling, a quiet ride, and good wet weather traction. Thanks guys!
 
06M45 said:
I'm now on Vredesteins now but also like the Hankook V12's
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How do you like them? How's the ride and traction?

Ilya said:
Continental ExtremeContact DWS. Great tire, but kinda noisy.
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I've heard the same about those. How long have you had them? How would you compare the road noise to OEM? I don't mind a little increase in road noise if the traction increases along with it. I have the OEM Michelin Primacy MXM4 now and I like them, but they leave me wanting more dry weather grip. Great in the wet though, even with the rears down to the bars.
 
I'm shopping for tires too. I need tires that would go on my new rims (20x8.5 + 39 and 20x9.5+43). It looks like the best rolling diameter is 245/35/20 and 285/30/20 based on the tire size calculator but I don't know if I'll rub. I am lowered 1.5" in the front and 1" in the back.

I'm shopping Yokohama, Toyo, and Continental.
 
Mongolian said:
I'm shopping for tires too. I need tires that would go on my new rims (20x8.5 + 39 and 20x9.5+43). It looks like the best rolling diameter is 245/35/20 and 285/30/20 based on the tire size calculator but I don't know if I'll rub. I am lowered 1.5" in the front and 1" in the back.

I'm shopping Yokohama, Toyo, and Continental.
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I would tell you 235/35 & 275/30
 
Vredestein & the hankook V12's are both great tires.

If you live in an area with nice roads with very little pot-hole the V12's will give you a smoother ride as the sidewalls are softer.

If you like to be in the higher (125+) mph range the Vredestein's are better. I have only gone 140+ just a few times with my M, I always run out of room.

Both work great in the rain but I feel the Vredestein are better.

but the Vredestein's has a great looking design pattern for those that like to go to shows or hang outs.

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Wow, talk about limited tire selection... It's either Nitto or Hankooks for matching sets, especially with 235/35 tires... I may just go tad bigger in the front due to tire selection. I wanna run continentals. There are a few members on the other forums (FA) that are running 245/35 with 275/30. Based on the pix, can't really tell a difference.
 
I am running 245/35/20 and 275/30/20 Continental DWS. I don't drive the M much so I won't be able to tell how good they are, but I do know that they have a UTOQ of 540 which is really high for such thin tires.

For longevity and for commuting, I would like to suggest these or Yokohama YK580. Yokohama YK580 is the newer version of Yokohama YK540. I ran Yokohama YK540 on my Mazda for 60k miles. I would've ran it maybe 10k longer if I didn't over-inflate the tires (middle of the tread was bald) -_-;
 
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