which tires?
08-19-2013, 06:46 AM
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2006 s65. Ford Excursion 6.0. Pontiac GTO convertible. Porsche 944 Turbo SCCA car. Wife-E550 and 968
Nitto nt05's stuck like crazy but were loud, not round, and wore out quickly. Conti DWS last a long time, but with our torque you will have traction issues. I love my current Michelin Super Sports. They last 50% longer than Pilot Sports (still not very long), are a little less expensive, handle great in the rain and dry, quiet, ride well, and I use dedicated snows in the winter. Best tires I have owned.
08-19-2013, 08:13 AM
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Nitto Invos here. I have about 7,000 miles on them and will make it until the end of summer with these and I drive very spirited. They are quite, good traction, and heat up fast.
08-21-2013, 11:28 PM
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I have tried three different Michelin's and a set of Yokohama S Drives on the 2006 S65 in the stock size. All were marginal and I removed each set at about half tread life because they were awful to drive at that point. I finally bought a set of Conti DW tires in 255/40 front and 285/35 rear sizes. I wish I would have done this when the car was new. The traction is great, they are silent and handle well. I give them a ten rating. I have the front pressure at 42psi and the rear at 35psi. It handles geat and after 5k miles the tread wear is even across the tires. It looks like they will last at least 15k miles.
