Which tires?
04-22-2004, 03:38 PM
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Which tires?
Hey all,
Just trying to get an idea of which tires to get when replacement time comes around for our S500. The conti's on there now are still original, the rear are almost down to the wear bar and the fronts are still doing good...maybe rotate time. I'm going in for a balance (car vibrates violently at 70-80mph) so maybe throw in a rotate as well.
Between these two tires, which is better for wear, road noise and some winter driving? Dunlop SP5000's or Yoko dBS2's? The conti's now are a lil loud on the highway but traction wise, it does it's job in the winter time. Haven't gotten stuck anywhere yet, even in 6-10" snow.
Thanks for the advice!
Just trying to get an idea of which tires to get when replacement time comes around for our S500. The conti's on there now are still original, the rear are almost down to the wear bar and the fronts are still doing good...maybe rotate time. I'm going in for a balance (car vibrates violently at 70-80mph) so maybe throw in a rotate as well.
Between these two tires, which is better for wear, road noise and some winter driving? Dunlop SP5000's or Yoko dBS2's? The conti's now are a lil loud on the highway but traction wise, it does it's job in the winter time. Haven't gotten stuck anywhere yet, even in 6-10" snow.
Thanks for the advice!
04-22-2004, 04:29 PM
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depends on the weather
the Dunlops will do much better in bad weather and any type of aggressive sriving and also wear longer but, the Yokohama will offer better ride quality
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'05 A4 1.8TQM6
Originally posted by Luke@tirerack
the Dunlops will do much better in bad weather and any type of aggressive sriving and also wear longer but, the Yokohama will offer better ride quality
the Dunlops will do much better in bad weather and any type of aggressive sriving and also wear longer but, the Yokohama will offer better ride quality
How much of a difference are we talking about in ride quality? As in the Yokohama's will be less noisey and harsh? Would the Dunlops be better than our current Conti CH95's? Thanks Luke!
