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Old 03-12-2010, 12:34 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by vpn2001 View Post
I'm running these on OEM 18" for the winter:

245/45R18 w/ Continental ExtremeContact DWS
275/40R18 w/ Continental ExtremeContact DWS

They are plus sizes. You sacrifice dry weather handling. But, you gain wet & snow handling + tread life + comfort + price. I really like them.
You went 20mm wider front, 30 in the back, and reduced the ratio to get them to roughly the same revs per mile.

I really like that cross-hatched tread pattern for snow -- and in Philly, you get a bit more than I do, 75 miles east This is a very viable choice, the #1 ranked UHPAS from tirerack.com. Treadwear 540-A-A, and price very good.

Hmm ... this has to go to the top of my short list, even though Contis weren't being considered before (for lack of a "dealer store"). If nothing else, I'd use this exact tire as a bludgeon to get price-matched other tires from an AD.

But if I did exactly what you did, all my work's already been done for me. Excellent!
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