anyone running on Continental ExtremeContact DW?

b1adesofcha0s · 02-18-2012, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Stock fronts on the non-sport wheels are 225/50/18, which are 26.9" tall.

For 245, you'll want to run 245/45/18 which is 26.7" tall. The closest you will get to stock height.

For the rears, stock are 245/45/18, which are 26.7" tall.

For 275, you'll want to run 275/40/18 which is also 26.7" tall.

So your original specs were fine. These sizes will be perfect.

Yeah those sizes should be perfect. I switched to the Continental DWS (all season) and got 245/40/18 front and 275/35/18 rear. I think I will switch to the DW summer tires when I need new ones and go with 245/45/18 and 275/40/18. It will be cheaper to install (30 series tires cost a lot more to install than 40 series) and will help with my scraping issues on driveways since my car is lowered.

dudesky · 02-18-2012, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Yeah those sizes should be perfect. I switched to the Continental DWS (all season) and got 245/40/18 front and 275/35/18 rear. I think I will switch to the DW summer tires when I need new ones and go with 245/45/18 and 275/40/18. It will be cheaper to install (30 series tires cost a lot more to install than 40 series) and will help with my scraping issues on driveways since my car is lowered.

Hey how is DWS all season? I was going to get that last year but I didn't since so many people told me that DWS is useless to rear wheel Z. I mean rating was pretty high and I think DWS is a great tire!

b1adesofcha0s · 02-18-2012, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinB

Blades ... How did continentals in that size stack up vs stocks? I am looking at those for autocross

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Originally Posted by dudesky

Hey how is DWS all season? I was going to get that last year but I didn't since so many people told me that DWS is useless to rear wheel Z. I mean rating was pretty high and I think DWS is a great tire!

I bought my car used and it's only ever had all season tires on It so I can't really compare the performance to summer tires. The DWS in these sizes have been amazing though way more grip than I expected. They also worked really well in the snow. I think these are probably the optimal tire sizes for the base 18" wheels. The only issue I've had is scraping on some driveways because I'm lowered, but that is partlly because of my inexperience with driving lowered cars. I've been getting better at it and just have to come in at a Sharp angle.

To summarize, I definitely recommend the DWS tires and the 245/40/18 and 275/35/18 tire sizes for the base wheels

harman.khinda · 03-27-2012, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I bought my car used and it's only ever had all season tires on It so I can't really compare the performance to summer tires. The DWS in these sizes have been amazing though way more grip than I expected. They also worked really well in the snow. I think these are probably the optimal tire sizes for the base 18" wheels. The only issue I've had is scraping on some driveways because I'm lowered, but that is partlly because of my inexperience with driving lowered cars. I've been getting better at it and just have to come in at a Sharp angle.

To summarize, I definitely recommend the DWS tires and the 245/40/18 and 275/35/18 tire sizes for the base wheels

are there any cons for choosing a wider tire? reduced side-wall stiffness? i mean why wouldnt nissan put this size on to begin with?

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