What tires are you running?

[mike69440]

Can you tell the foam filled tires by looking at the sidewall? I'm fairly certain I've got a 2018 white needle without the foam filled tires. (But I digress).

I drive pretty hard (I keep trying to figure out at what point the tires will actually squeal and when the over steer or under steer will happen) and love to feel the vectoring in the AWD system. I haven't had any complaints but I'm only a bit over 5000 miles on my TourX.

Best to me has the best combo of ride, handling, snow traction, value, and are still all-season. Yes we get snow in my part of NM and yes my contract says I've got to be there no matter what but I'm not storing tires for 9 months of the year.

If you don't care about low rolling resistance and fuel mileage, the Michelin LTX defender is remarkable. Yes it is an SUV light truck tire, but other than rolling resistance being high, I can't think of any tire properties it is not fairly good to excellent at.

 

[L J]

Thanks for the pic. Did you measure tread before and after getting the new tires to get a rough idea of the tire width?

YW ....I think I was sick the day you sub'ed in Auto Shop and gave out that assignment Principal Dan.
If really interested could probably get info from Tire Rack specs, with slight difference depending on rim width.

 

[L J]

YW ....I think I was sick the day you sub'ed in Auto Shop and gave out that assignment Principal Dan.
If really interested could probably get info from Tire Rack specs, with slight difference depending on rim width.

Can you give me credit for completing assignment Principal Dan?
Width went from 7.7" to 8.6" so gained almost an inch of tread width.
According to Tire Rack specs comparing both sizes on G-max all seasons.
Did Conti discontinue tires on TourX?

 

[PrincipalDan]

After I asked it I thought "I'll just Google it..."

 

[Kybuck83]

The logo is pretty small and easy to miss if your thinking they're proud of them.

Seriously... It's obviously right there:


Just zoom in a little and I think that's it, hiding in the shadows...



It only appears after one of the two giant Continental logos on each tire, it isn't even symmetrical.

 

[L J]

Seriously... It's obviously right there:
View attachment 18114

Just zoom in a little and I think that's it, hiding in the shadows...

View attachment 18115

It only appears after one of the two giant Continental logos on each tire, it isn't even symmetrical.

My car had non foamers, but thought it would be like a tire model name in bigger script.. or like in white letters ...
CONTISILENT the quiet one.
PS I mean the silent one....kidding actually kinda.

 

[SilveradoRegalX]

The wider tires make it look and perform more like a Pontiac GTO Safari....instead of a Buick Estate Wagon.View attachment 18112

just put the same tires on mine. Love the way it handles

 

[mike69440]

Thanks for the pic. Did you measure tread before and after getting the new tires to get a rough idea of the tire width?

The wider tires make it look and perform more like a Pontiac GTO Safari....instead of a Buick Estate Wagon.View attachment 18112

Snow Tire Inflation Pressure? Post 10
Even winter performance tires handle & respond better than the OEM tires.

OEM Conti rubber ride ok, ok in wet, quiet, and give good fuel economy, but are meh otherwise.

 

[mike69440]

This may be helpful: Reference guide for car wheel and tire dimensions such as size, offset, PCD

General G-MAX AS-05 UHP All Season 245/45ZR18 100W XL Passenger Tire - Walmart.com

Buy General G-MAX AS-05 UHP All Season 245/45ZR18 100W XL Passenger Tire at Walmart.com

www.walmart.com

 

[Hunter Mike]

Mike agreed on the OE Conti tires. My winter Firehawk PVS dropped fuel economy another ~5% vs. the Contis run last winter. They are a performance winter and the steering response is better than OE. They appear to wear like iron as I have 4k miles on them with no visible wear.

my trend is

3.0-3.2 g/100mi in the summer on PSS
3.3-3.4 g/100mi in winter on OE Continental
3.5 g/100mi winter PVS

 

[mike69440]

Mike agreed on the OE Conti tires. My winter Firehawk PVS dropped fuel economy another ~5% vs. the Contis run last winter. They are a performance winter and the steering response is better than OE. They appear to wear like iron as I have 4k miles on them with no visible wear.

my trend is

3.0-3.2 g/100mi in the summer on PSS
3.3-3.4 g/100mi in winter on OE Continental
3.5 g/100mi winter PVS

You like me must do a lot of rural and interstate driving to get that kind of mileage.
Unfortunately I have another year to go before I wear out my Conti's. Damn things just might last to 40K, before I put on the PSS. I'm too cheap not to wear them out. I think I got them at the same deal you did on the PSS tires. If my winter tires make my TourX that much more responsive, I wonder what these PSS will feel like?

I figure the decease in fuel economy is partly due to cold weather, the rest due to increased rolling resistance.

 

[Beachman]

Then I've got the non-foam filled tires. FYI whenever I try to search for Contisilent tires I get directed to Continentals European website.

FYI, these tires are NOT foam filled. There is a thin foam ban adhered to the Inside of the tire to control sound.

 

[Hunter Mike]

You like me must do a lot of rural and interstate driving to get that kind of mileage.
Unfortunately I have another year to go before I wear out my Conti's. Damn things just might last to 40K, before I put on the PSS. I'm too cheap not to wear them out. I think I got them at the same deal you did on the PSS tires. If my winter tires make my TourX that much more responsive, I wonder what these PSS will feel like?

Put them on! I bet the DOT date is probably older than your OE tires so they can wait!

I already wore one PSS set out in 28k miles and the other set looks at me longingly in the basement. I don’t like seeing sad summer tires.😢

spring beckons!