Conti dws

jay's08x · Oct 10, 2009, 10:34 AM

anyone have any experience with these performance wise they seem to do everything else just want to make sure they are good for spirited driving maybe an event or to?

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...w=false&cs=245

EvoX777 · Oct 10, 2009, 11:13 AM

Ill be ordering these this week. I was considering the eagle gt's but these look like they are getting better reviews and ratings. Discount tires direct has the best price match tire prices and free shipping.

c_reber · Oct 10, 2009, 11:13 AM

Not exactly a "performace" tire. But for an all-season they look decent. 540 treadwear means they will prob last a long time, but not offer much grip (in the dry). Good luck.

evo_soul · Oct 15, 2009, 06:19 PM

I have had some time to ask Conti about their new tire and alot of people are fired up about it in a good way. Performance , thats eye of the beholder. When Tire rack did a show down this tire held its own in an overall ranking. And blew everyone away in Wet conditions. the upcoming Winter results should equally be impressive.

C reber your right, its not the best Dry tire in the world. but the fact that once it gets a little wet, it doesnt let ya down is still worth its weight in gold

Plus i am sure some guys might have fun trying to burn it away on the track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl5iNU84vKY is the tirerack review.

bouncintiga · Oct 15, 2009, 11:05 PM

I just bought a set on tire rack today, will let you know what i think of them. I mostly bought them because a.) winter is approaching and it's averaging 40 degrees around where i'm at which can make the summer tires unsafe when cold. b.) it's been raining a lot.

I'm not looking for dry performance, just a good set of all seasons to get me though the cold and light snow that i'll see around here when winter is in full swing. A buddy of mine crashed his evo8 driving in the snow with his summers, not trying to do that to my car and the all seasons i'm sure will be worth the investment.

DSP-S13 · Oct 16, 2009, 10:49 AM

Put these on my car about 6 weeks ago. Stock size, here's my take:

Great overall tire. They're definitely a softer sidewall than the stock Yokos, (duh!,) which was really noticeable the first corner I dove into, you could almost feel the sidewall rolling over, which was a little disconcerting until I got used to it.

Much quieter than the stock tires, but I think I had some odd wear on one, as I got an alignment done at the same time and I had toe in that was out of spec on the right rear side.

In the wet, they seem to do pretty well, but honestly, for my daily driving, the Yoko's didn't do bad either. The one thing that I did notice, and maybe it's just me being hyper-sensitive, is that they seem to hydroplane pretty bad in standing water. For instance, if you are going down the road and just one side hits standing water at highway speeds, you can almost feel it slip a little/tug the car. In all fairness, this is my first AWD car that controls everything electronically, so I don't know if it's more of a aspect of the awc or the tires, but it feels a little odd.

Overall, they seem to be a great tire for the money, and I'd definitely buy them again, especially when you factor in price.

-Ben

MikeAce · Oct 16, 2009, 08:14 PM

I just ordered those tires a couple of days ago, hopefully they work good. I found them for $116 @ onlinetires. On the sad note for this website is they are slow in processing orders.

5ynth3t1c · Oct 16, 2009, 09:29 PM

I am ordering a set of these next week also. hopefully they will be good in light snow.

mr2evo8 · Oct 16, 2009, 11:03 PM

if your looking to match the yokos. you might be better off with michelin pilot sport a-s plus there about 225 oem yokos are around 380ish. a friend in nj his them on his x

djdrift · Oct 18, 2009, 10:07 PM

Have these on my car to....Seem to do well in wet I have never felt hydroplaning. Yes when doing hard cornering in the dry you can feel the sidewall rolling over a bit but overall grip is pretty good for all seasons.

ZK · Oct 19, 2009, 01:12 AM

540 treadwear?! That is econo-tire treadwear. Should last a very long time... but you're not going to get any grip.

ImsoevoX · Oct 19, 2009, 09:26 AM

I've driven these in the rain and they are awesome!! But like everyone has said here, they can't corner like the Yoko's..But I have yet to find an all-season that can. I ran sumitomo tires last winter..but this winter I feel a little more confident with the Conti DWS. For the price I don't think you can find a better tire for the price.. Good luck!!

evo_soul · Oct 19, 2009, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSP-S13

Put these on my car about 6 weeks ago. Stock size, here's my take:

Great overall tire. They're definitely a softer sidewall than the stock Yokos, (duh!,) which was really noticeable the first corner I dove into, you could almost feel the sidewall rolling over, which was a little disconcerting until I got used to it.

Much quieter than the stock tires, but I think I had some odd wear on one, as I got an alignment done at the same time and I had toe in that was out of spec on the right rear side.

In the wet, they seem to do pretty well, but honestly, for my daily driving, the Yoko's didn't do bad either. The one thing that I did notice, and maybe it's just me being hyper-sensitive, is that they seem to hydroplane pretty bad in standing water. For instance, if you are going down the road and just one side hits standing water at highway speeds, you can almost feel it slip a little/tug the car. In all fairness, this is my first AWD car that controls everything electronically, so I don't know if it's more of a aspect of the awc or the tires, but it feels a little odd.

Overall, they seem to be a great tire for the money, and I'd definitely buy them again, especially when you factor in price.

-Ben

Quote:

Originally Posted by bouncintiga

I just bought a set on tire rack today, will let you know what i think of them. I mostly bought them because a.) winter is approaching and it's averaging 40 degrees around where i'm at which can make the summer tires unsafe when cold. b.) it's been raining a lot.

I'm not looking for dry performance, just a good set of all seasons to get me though the cold and light snow that i'll see around here when winter is in full swing. A buddy of mine crashed his evo8 driving in the snow with his summers, not trying to do that to my car and the all seasons i'm sure will be worth the investment.

Let us know how aggressive you drive and how long it takes you to wear thru the Snow Indicator on the tire.I think they put it at the 70% / 100% level of the tread.

evo_soul · Oct 19, 2009, 11:17 PM

Another advantage of the dws is that it's about 3 pounds lighter than the oem's