Originally Posted by chops (Post 2685665)

haha you ended up getting a new one too?

Originally Posted by PedroVonSmith (Post 2686147)

Found out the hard way that 18'' Varrstoen ES1's will not fit over the sport package brakes without spacers and extended studs.

Originally Posted by roy'sz (Post 2685959)

hey man I dunno, prices change from one year to the next. even at America's tire they are almost the same price as the place im goin.

Originally Posted by Fountainhead (Post 2687383)

OK, today ordered 2 pair of Continental DWS, supposed to be here this week sometime. I have a friend with a shop to mount and balance them, so new rubber for me. My current tires are 5 years old this May (original) with 21K on them, technically they're at the limit of safety even though they still have about 3-4 mm of tread in the middle and besides, they slip pretty bad even in moderate turns, so yeah I'm ready.
Can't wait to see how much quieter the Continentals are.

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2687032)

Did this yesterday:


Did this today: :(

Originally Posted by chops (Post 2687394)

but they're 894 on tirerack. add an extra 50 for shipping, and 25/wheel for mounting balance = 1044. still 200 cheaper than what you paid! id go back and demand they match tirerack's tire pricing.



that might be dangerous...different front/rear tires makes for a really tail happy car. i had stock tires on the front with 20k miles on them, and swapped the worn rears to continental DW. car felt like it wanted to veer into the median at highway speeds. swapped the fronts with matching tires, and car drove straight again

Originally Posted by chops (Post 2687394)

but they're 894 on tirerack. add an extra 50 for shipping, and 25/wheel for mounting balance = 1044. still 200 cheaper than what you paid! id go back and demand they match tirerack's tire pricing.



that might be dangerous...different front/rear tires makes for a really tail happy car. i had stock tires on the front with 20k miles on them, and swapped the worn rears to continental DW. car felt like it wanted to veer into the median at highway speeds. swapped the fronts with matching tires, and car drove straight again

Originally Posted by chops (Post 2687394)

but they're 894 on tirerack. add an extra 50 for shipping, and 25/wheel for mounting balance = 1044. still 200 cheaper than what you paid! id go back and demand they match tirerack's tire pricing.



that might be dangerous...different front/rear tires makes for a really tail happy car. i had stock tires on the front with 20k miles on them, and swapped the worn rears to continental DW. car felt like it wanted to veer into the median at highway speeds. swapped the fronts with matching tires, and car drove straight again

Originally Posted by roy'sz (Post 2687623)

Being that I got mine from a bridgestone dealer they are special order and require a shipping charge on every tire. You also forgot recycling fees. Mounting and balancing plus balance weights and so on and so forth.

Originally Posted by Pintsize725 (Post 2687498)

2 pair = 4

Unless my high school math has failed me.... totally possible.

Originally Posted by Fantastic Z (Post 2687516)

Just to clear things up. Running different front/rear tires of the same compound in relation to each other won't induce oversteer (nor is it bad) but, putting NEW tires ONLY on the rear will induce a slight oversteer. I think that's what you meant but, not quite how it got typed out lol

I have different front tires but, they were new. Therefor they went upfront ;)

Originally Posted by chops (Post 2688707)

and yes, thats what i meant. however its not just oversteer. at highway speeds the rear got really, really squirelly. like it wanted to break loose. i had the wheels balanced multiple times, and they were fine.