Jared_J
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Hi everyone, I just joined the group and I've been reading useful posts from this site for months. I'm now planing for a set of summer tires and being indecisive among two common choices: Michelin PSS vs Continental DW.
I know there have been tons of comparisons between the two tires, but I noticed that DW can be 20mm wider than PSS for 18x8 wheels. My car is a v6 so I don't want to put too much weight on the wheels. For the same 18x8 rims, PSS only has the option of 235/50/18. But 255/45/18 DW tires can just fit onto 8 inch wide rims (would fit 8-9.5) with 27 inch diameter, and is of the same weight of 235 PSS.
I really like those fat curvy side walls, which I think are more likely going to happen with wider tires on narrower rims. Pls correct me if I'm wrong. That's a plus for DW choice for my personal taste. Price wise, a set of PSS tires are now just 80 dollars more than ExtremeContact DW on tirerack, making that PSS choice quite tempting...
So I'm just wondering, are 20mm wider DW tires going to offer performance close to, if not better than, the PSS tires? I've read a lot of complaints on the slow response of DW tires. Would it feel too much wobbling by fitting tires on the narrowest rims allowed, especially for those soft DW tires?
Thanks a lot in advance!
I know there have been tons of comparisons between the two tires, but I noticed that DW can be 20mm wider than PSS for 18x8 wheels. My car is a v6 so I don't want to put too much weight on the wheels. For the same 18x8 rims, PSS only has the option of 235/50/18. But 255/45/18 DW tires can just fit onto 8 inch wide rims (would fit 8-9.5) with 27 inch diameter, and is of the same weight of 235 PSS.
I really like those fat curvy side walls, which I think are more likely going to happen with wider tires on narrower rims. Pls correct me if I'm wrong. That's a plus for DW choice for my personal taste. Price wise, a set of PSS tires are now just 80 dollars more than ExtremeContact DW on tirerack, making that PSS choice quite tempting...
So I'm just wondering, are 20mm wider DW tires going to offer performance close to, if not better than, the PSS tires? I've read a lot of complaints on the slow response of DW tires. Would it feel too much wobbling by fitting tires on the narrowest rims allowed, especially for those soft DW tires?
Thanks a lot in advance!
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