GRam

Reason I ask is the stock ContiContac3 that my car came with are now a discontinued model, and replaced with the Contac5.
Most of you know that old gag, the rears are smoked and the front have 70+% remaining (hey I just bought the car, had to test out it's performance levels ).
So wondering how wonky things could/would get if I just ran a a set of the Contac5 in the back end with the stock 3's up front? Maybe no difference at all noticed? Would stay same size as stockers..
Thoughts?

bhamg

Go for, that's certainly what I would do. If anything, it'll provide an overall improvement.

Merc63

I run different tires on the rear all the tire. Doesn't make a difference.

GRam

Sweet, didn't think it would make much of a difference, not like the old days when someone would run radials and bias plys together lol.
Thanks for the responses!

CoolBDPhenom03

I ran mixed tires and it didnt upset the handling. That might come into play more under extreme weather or tracking the car.

callmiro

It's only important to the tire manufacturers who know that in most high performance situations, rears wear out alot quicker than fronts and its a great urban legend to force you to stick with a brand.

The only other situation is on a lease return, they often will penalize you, for the sake of squeezing every last penny out of you, if you don't have a matching set

m a x i m u s

+1. Makes no diff for street driving.

LAMB09

I have been running Conti's in the front and PSS in the rear for a few months now. No issues and rather happy. I sometimes notice from a far that the tires look different but no big deal to me. Plus I eventually plan to match the fronts with PSS tires once they wear down if that ever happens.

_timothy

this is exactly what ive been doing im finally swapping fronts to PSS next weekend

LAMB09

Nice how long did it take you to wear out the front tires? I just can't justify buying new tires when the ones I have still have a decent amount of tread only for visual aesthetics.

_timothy

i felt the same way. i stopped buying continental 5P's after the rears went the first time. the fronts have lasted for 20k miles. i just did my 3rd rear replacement in april.

Merc63

I even went to the track with all seasons on the rear and decent tires on the front. I was half a second slower than the RE11's.. A little more tail happy, but nothing crazy.

ShaneN.

have you ever ran the extremecontact DW? How do they compare to the RE11's? Hows wet/dry traction, wear and sidewall stiffness/handling?

edit: just did a quick search on here and it sounds like the re11's don't last long.

604 C63

I stalk the local Craigslist for pairs of rear tires with life in em. Go thru em way to hella fast to be at the tire store all the time. Not only that but here in Canada a StarSpec will set you back $415. My backs rarely match my fronts.

"Smoke em if you got em" takes on a whole new meaning to an AMG owner.

motoman

Wife's car now has original Pirelli fronts on back and Hankook fronts. No problem as daily driver

m a x i m u s

yeah, got my RE11's in mid march of this year, maybe 4000 miles. the rears are almost toast. im replacing them with PSS.

otakki

C'mon...Nobody?! Somebody's got to have the Conti ExtremeContact DW to be able to give some feedbacks...

adv4nced53

Those came with the car when I bought it. They're pretty sticky (no 2nd gear traction issues) but they don't do so well in rain or cold weather. Most importantly, these are the loudest tires I've ever driven on and they can get pretty annoying. Maybe it's just the way they wore on my car...?

I've had very good experiences with Pontenza tires in my old street/race cars and I might go that route when these are fully worn.

VaclavSV

Shouldnt be an issue. I ran PSS up front and Kumhos in the back without any issues!

jvanbrecht

I ran Conti Extremecontact DW's for a season. They are very good value. Handle well, but are loud.