Vibration from wheels when cold

[Finnegan]

Although the weather here has been beautiful, it is in fact October so I should probably look into good rain, winter tires. We only occasionally get snow here, but will often have cold temps. So does anyone have a recommendation for a good AS tire?

[JayG]

Continental EXTREMECONTACT DWS
I have Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 on my 996 and they are very noisy

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=201

[Finnegan]

Geez. About a quarter of the reviews for those tires (amazon) are one star.
http://www.amazon.com/Continental-ExtremeContact-DWS-All-Season-Tire/product-reviews/B004QGZLKS/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_2?sortBy=helpful&reviewerType=all_reviews&filterByStar=two_star&pageNumber=1

[JayG]

Originally Posted by Finnegan

Geez. About a quarter of the reviews for those tires (amazon) are one star.
http://www.amazon.com/Continental-ExtremeContact-DWS-All-Season-Tire/product-reviews/B004QGZLKS/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_2?sortBy=helpful&reviewerType=all_reviews&filterByStar=two_star&pageNumber=1

check out tire rack

who buys tires on amazon anyway?

[Finnegan]

Ok, those bad reviews were referring to the previous version of the tire. Apparently, there were a number of side wall blow-outs. These should be fine for the winter.

[Burg Boxster]

Had a set of the Conti EC-DWS tires (previous version) on Party A's daily and they were good - especially for price. Quiet, smooth and good in snow. Not longest tread life but sufficient. Replaced once over and would have again but traded it in.

Good luck

[Finnegan]

Yeah it looks like the Conti DWS 06 are in my near future! I hope they handle reasonably well in the dry.

[Retroman1969]

I've had those Continental DWSs on my weekender for a couple of years and have really liked them.
Been through several potholes and construction zones and haven't blown one out yet.
Firestone Firehawk on the other hand..... got the lifetime warranties on them because I had to replace blown sidewall tires so often.