What a difference...
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What a difference...
...the right tires make.
I took my car in this week for the 25K service and some new tires. For those following my previous posts, I bought the car used and it had Nitto tires on it. They were cupping and generally contributing to excessive road noise and other alignment issues. In addition to that, I was growing convinced my wheels were bent (even after numerous balancings) due to the winding vibration noise at higher speeds.
After some research, I replaced the Nittos with Continental Extreme Contact DWS (265/35/ZR20) and the difference is incredible. They were able to true up my alignment (recall I am on H&R springs) and struggled after two alignments to get the specs anywhere close to factory specs. The resulting specs with the new tires are exactly where they should be. Road noise, gone. Vibration, gone. Drives straight and true.
So...the message of my story ---- especially for those of you running on after market springs...be willing to spend a little more to get a quality product. The Conti's are not the most expensive tire out there. They get good ratings and are a clear improvement over the Nittos.
I took my car in this week for the 25K service and some new tires. For those following my previous posts, I bought the car used and it had Nitto tires on it. They were cupping and generally contributing to excessive road noise and other alignment issues. In addition to that, I was growing convinced my wheels were bent (even after numerous balancings) due to the winding vibration noise at higher speeds.
After some research, I replaced the Nittos with Continental Extreme Contact DWS (265/35/ZR20) and the difference is incredible. They were able to true up my alignment (recall I am on H&R springs) and struggled after two alignments to get the specs anywhere close to factory specs. The resulting specs with the new tires are exactly where they should be. Road noise, gone. Vibration, gone. Drives straight and true.
So...the message of my story ---- especially for those of you running on after market springs...be willing to spend a little more to get a quality product. The Conti's are not the most expensive tire out there. They get good ratings and are a clear improvement over the Nittos.
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I completely agree. Initially, I had falken 453s on my vossen wheels. Had vibration issues so Discount Tire let me swap them out within 30 days. I upgraded to the Michelin Pilot Super Sports and it was a NIGHT and DAY difference. In fact, when I lowered the car and put the new wheels on, I complained about a 20-30% ride quality decrease, now its back to 5-10% difference from stock. For those of you that have 30 profile tires (35 like stock), save yourself the aggrevation and pony up the dough for better tires. You wont regret it.
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I agree. Prior to my A7 experience I had 2 different Cadillac XLRs and experienced similar problems. I went to Continental Extreme Contact DWS and love the tires.
My recent 2013 A7 with Stasis Touring has Dunlop rubber on it so I will see how that goes as I have no experience with Dunlop tires.
My recent 2013 A7 with Stasis Touring has Dunlop rubber on it so I will see how that goes as I have no experience with Dunlop tires.
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...the right tires make.
I took my car in this week for the 25K service and some new tires. For those following my previous posts, I bought the car used and it had Nitto tires on it. They were cupping and generally contributing to excessive road noise and other alignment issues. In addition to that, I was growing convinced my wheels were bent (even after numerous balancings) due to the winding vibration noise at higher speeds.
After some research, I replaced the Nittos with Continental Extreme Contact DWS (265/35/ZR20) and the difference is incredible. They were able to true up my alignment (recall I am on H&R springs) and struggled after two alignments to get the specs anywhere close to factory specs. The resulting specs with the new tires are exactly where they should be. Road noise, gone. Vibration, gone. Drives straight and true.
So...the message of my story ---- especially for those of you running on after market springs...be willing to spend a little more to get a quality product. The Conti's are not the most expensive tire out there. They get good ratings and are a clear improvement over the Nittos.
I took my car in this week for the 25K service and some new tires. For those following my previous posts, I bought the car used and it had Nitto tires on it. They were cupping and generally contributing to excessive road noise and other alignment issues. In addition to that, I was growing convinced my wheels were bent (even after numerous balancings) due to the winding vibration noise at higher speeds.
After some research, I replaced the Nittos with Continental Extreme Contact DWS (265/35/ZR20) and the difference is incredible. They were able to true up my alignment (recall I am on H&R springs) and struggled after two alignments to get the specs anywhere close to factory specs. The resulting specs with the new tires are exactly where they should be. Road noise, gone. Vibration, gone. Drives straight and true.
So...the message of my story ---- especially for those of you running on after market springs...be willing to spend a little more to get a quality product. The Conti's are not the most expensive tire out there. They get good ratings and are a clear improvement over the Nittos.
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