215/40/18 and 225/40/18, what tyres?

[dylan8]

Hi all,
The normal "which tyre should i get" question.
215/40/18 and 225/40/18 are the sizes
I wanted the falken 512s but no longer around i believe...

Have been reading up on these tyres on tirerack, but dont know if im any the wiser...

Continental ExtremeContact DW (Max Performance Summer)
Continental ExtremeContact DWS (Ultra High Performance All-Season)
Yokohama S.drive (Ultra High Performance Summer)

I did have yokohama S.drives on my bbs 195/4517 and 205/45/17 and my only problem with them was they were a little noisy sometimes, otherwise very good.
Also have some General UHPs 225/35/19s on currently, they are so quiet.

I dont need super performance, but want something average performing in dry and wet and quiet if possible.
I'd also prefer the 89 and 92 load ratings. so that excludes a few...
Suggestions?

Cheers, Dylan

[Diesel_vert]

All-season tyres (marked with M+S on the sidewall) are designed to work in the dry, wet & light snow. Mainly sold on the North American market, they tend to have a smoother ride, make less noise, and last longer - at the expense of performance of course. They aren't commonly used elsewhere in the world, as other markets which experience snowfall (Scandinavia, Central Europe, North Asia, etc.) alternate between summer and winter tyres. The vast majority of tyres sold on the Australian market are summer tyres.

With that in mind, I think the Continental ExtremeContact DWS would best suit your needs, though both variants seem to generate positive comments on Tire Rack regarding noise. Not very expensive either, thanks to the current exchange rate.

[Stalker]

I am just about to place an order through Tirerack for 4 x Kumho Ecsta SPT (KU31) 225/40 ZR18 92Y tyres.

$110ea + $245 shipping = $685 US. With the healthy exchange rate, but minus the wire transfer charges, it should work out about the same in AUD.

Had these on my old Mazda 3 and loved them. Fantastic value, good (if not great) performance (wet and dry), good durability and are nice and quiet for the first 5,000-10,000kms if I remember correctly.

Best I could get in Aus was $760 shipped over from ST George Tyres. In Perth, no one really wanted to talk to me unless I was ready to book in!

I thought about the S Drives briefly, but decided to be a tightarse.

[dylan8]

Cheers guys!
The Continetal DWS did seem like the one out of the 2.
oh forgot about the kumho ecstas! i had them on my A8 reps, cant remember them being a bad tyre either, although i sold them before i used them a great deal...
Would rather go for something softer i think. I cant push my car without it rubbing or breaking something so no point in going faster...
Sent off to get a price on the Continetal DWS shipped at tirerack so ill post up how i go

[dylan8]

for the 215 and 225 continetal extremecontact dws shipped is 982.39us
peoples thoughts?
I wouldnt have to pay tax would i as the exchange rate will bring that price down not up?

[TomC]

Continental ExtremeContact DW (Max Performance Summer)
Continental ExtremeContact DWS (Ultra High Performance All-Season)

Wouldn't the regular DW be better suited to Aus conditions? We don't need an all-season tyre do we? The ExtremeContact DW gets extremely good reviews on TireRack. Has anybody had experience with them in Aus?

Another tyre worth looking at is the Dunlop Maxx TT. A great tyre at an awesome price and had very good reviews in the Motor annual tyre test.

[dylan8]

Wouldn't the regular DW be better suited to Aus conditions? We don't need an all-season tyre do we? The ExtremeContact DW gets extremely good reviews on TireRack. Has anybody had experience with them in Aus?

Another tyre worth looking at is the Dunlop Maxx TT. A great tyre at an awesome price and had very good reviews in the Motor annual tyre test.

possible to get them in 215/40/18 though?

[TomC]

No, 215/40/18 is an odd size.
But is 225 width ok for your application? The options here below are both the load rating you want too

Continental ExtremeContact DW

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT

[dylan8]

i could run 225s up front but theres not much room and id be rubbing a fair bit, then id want to run 235 on the rear to match and theres no room for that unless i go truck loads of camber

[TomC]

i could run 225s up front but theres not much room and id be rubbing a fair bit, then id want to run 235 on the rear to match and theres no room for that unless i go truck loads of camber

That sucks

Do you know what the differences are in construction of the all weather tyre, or if it's just a tread pattern difference? Because if it's a slightly softer compound, then you might burn through them quickly in our hot Aussie weather...