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JSC81 · 04-25-2011, 05:19 PM

Man so excited from reading all the reviews and thumbs up about these tires! Got mine installed today and I CANNOT stand them... feels like your riding on tires that are low on air coming around corners and god forbid you need to make an evasive move at highway speeds.... may find yourself in a wall. Excessive tire roll...

justa25thTA · 04-25-2011, 05:41 PM

hard to imagine ANY 40 series tire having excessive tire roll. that sucks.

camarowa · 04-25-2011, 10:37 PM

I do not share that opinion at all. Sure the tire does not have the same 220 rating as the oem 275s but still.

JSC81 · 04-26-2011, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by camarowa

I do not share that opinion at all. Sure the tire does not have the same 220 rating as the oem 275s but still.

Maybe your suspension package makes up for it. I dont know I was a little irrate yesterday knowing that they would not be returnable. I guess my only option is to find a cheap set of stock on here and try and sell them. I can tell a world of difference.. My bald pirrellis stuck better imo.

Nine Ball · 04-26-2011, 09:08 AM

What size tires did you install? Maybe they are too wide for the 9" wheel?

67motorcat · 04-26-2011, 09:40 AM

I love my Continentals DWS.
Agreed,the sidewall is not as stiff as the Periell's.
But I enjoy the smoother ride with my lowered springs.
Plus they are going to be WAAAY better in the rain and cold.

JSC81 · 04-26-2011, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nine Ball

What size tires did you install? Maybe they are too wide for the 9" wheel?

275/40/20

YOUNGnRECKLESS · 04-26-2011, 09:51 AM

not cool...might be too wide for the rim or something?...hope you can get a better feel

copper3000 · 04-26-2011, 10:39 AM

Wow, I'm surprised!

Shu71 · 04-26-2011, 10:44 AM

Have you tried different tire pressures? I know my stock fron Pirelli's are very sensitive to tire pressure and too little and they wander on secondary roads and feel like soft sidewalls.

hrpiii · 04-26-2011, 11:57 AM

to the OP, do you have any suspension upgrades (Sways, drop springs, trailing arms, etc)? I do not have ANY tire roll with my DWS's.

JSC81 · 04-26-2011, 12:41 PM

I have no suspension upgrades. As far as tire pressure goes I was going to bump up the pressure this afternoon. I'm just not sure how much would be overboard as far as uneven tire wear. Right now I'm running 36psi.

I dont see how people can say they dont have this with the same tire. I know how my car drives, rides and feels. It's like your woman you know how she feels and how to drive her. When that changes its drastic. I drive spiritedly daily(probably why I avg 16mpg) Maybe they would feel OK if I followed every speed limit and recommended speed limits on curves. I understand that theyre all weather and I cant get what I had as far as traction compared to stock... but damn..

copper3000 · 04-26-2011, 01:31 PM

Actually, I run mine at 40 psi and get great tread wear. My original Zeros are still on and have more wear to go after 22,000 miles. Wide tires need extra pressure to support the middle tread area.

hrpiii · 04-26-2011, 01:34 PM

that may be the difference with my ride. I do have Pfadt springs, sways, trailing arms to really firm up the ride. I had that on my car when I got the DWS's, so I did not notice any difference in ride. The backend feels really solid, even driving "spirited" on occassion.

I'm not saying you are not feeling the difference, but it may be those tires are making the understeer worse.

04-25-2011, 05:19 PM	#1
JSC81 Drives: 2010 1SS/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Charleston, WV Posts: 400 View My Garage	Continental DWS Rears... Man so excited from reading all the reviews and thumbs up about these tires! Got mine installed today and I CANNOT stand them... feels like your riding on tires that are low on air coming around corners and god forbid you need to make an evasive move at highway speeds.... may find yourself in a wall. Excessive tire roll... __________________

04-25-2011, 05:41 PM	#2
justa25thTA Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,630	hard to imagine ANY 40 series tire having excessive tire roll. that sucks. __________________ Yeah, I'll get around to it...

04-25-2011, 10:37 PM	#3
camarowa Drives: 2013 SVT Raptor, sold 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: PNW....almost canada Posts: 1,907	I do not share that opinion at all. Sure the tire does not have the same 220 rating as the oem 275s but still. __________________ - Pfadt Suspension Package; Springs & Sways - Brembo Brake Upgrade (Yellow); Courtesy Fesler Built - Custom Magnaflow Exhaust - Blacked-Out Bowties & RS Emblems, Front bowtie delete - Full Dynamat Extreme Trunk Coverage - Tinted side markers - Interior DSV Customs Leather Upgrades - Airaid CAI V2 - Forgestar F14 Gunmetal 20x9, 20x11 - Doug Thorley Shorties

04-26-2011, 09:08 AM	#5
Nine Ball Drives: 1969 & 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3,849	What size tires did you install? Maybe they are too wide for the 9" wheel? __________________ Fquick.com/NineBall

04-26-2011, 09:40 AM	#6
67motorcat Blown Cool Breeze Drives: 2011 Black on Black 2SS M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pinehurst NC Posts: 1,027 View My Garage	I love my Continentals DWS. Agreed,the sidewall is not as stiff as the Periell's. But I enjoy the smoother ride with my lowered springs. Plus they are going to be WAAAY better in the rain and cold. __________________ 2011 Black on Black 2SS M6 Had a 2010 IBM 2SS M6 Enjoy life.Think of all the women on the Titanic who passed up dessert.

04-26-2011, 09:51 AM	#8
YOUNGnRECKLESS Building the Beast Drives: 2010 VR LS3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Queens, New York Posts: 1,398 View My Garage	not cool...might be too wide for the rim or something?...hope you can get a better feel __________________

04-26-2011, 10:39 AM	#9
copper3000 Troy Drives: 2018 ZL1 Camaro Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,405 View My Garage	Wow, I'm surprised!

04-26-2011, 10:44 AM	#10
Shu71 Drives: 2011 Camaro RS M6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 795	Have you tried different tire pressures? I know my stock fron Pirelli's are very sensitive to tire pressure and too little and they wander on secondary roads and feel like soft sidewalls. __________________

04-26-2011, 11:57 AM	#11
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 8,529	to the OP, do you have any suspension upgrades (Sways, drop springs, trailing arms, etc)? I do not have ANY tire roll with my DWS's.

04-26-2011, 12:41 PM	#12
JSC81 Drives: 2010 1SS/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Charleston, WV Posts: 400 View My Garage	I have no suspension upgrades. As far as tire pressure goes I was going to bump up the pressure this afternoon. I'm just not sure how much would be overboard as far as uneven tire wear. Right now I'm running 36psi. I dont see how people can say they dont have this with the same tire. I know how my car drives, rides and feels. It's like your woman you know how she feels and how to drive her. When that changes its drastic. I drive spiritedly daily(probably why I avg 16mpg) Maybe they would feel OK if I followed every speed limit and recommended speed limits on curves. I understand that theyre all weather and I cant get what I had as far as traction compared to stock... but damn.. __________________ Last edited by JSC81; 04-26-2011 at 01:28 PM.

04-26-2011, 01:31 PM	#13
copper3000 Troy Drives: 2018 ZL1 Camaro Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,405 View My Garage	Actually, I run mine at 40 psi and get great tread wear. My original Zeros are still on and have more wear to go after 22,000 miles. Wide tires need extra pressure to support the middle tread area.

04-26-2011, 01:34 PM	#14
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 8,529	that may be the difference with my ride. I do have Pfadt springs, sways, trailing arms to really firm up the ride. I had that on my car when I got the DWS's, so I did not notice any difference in ride. The backend feels really solid, even driving "spirited" on occassion. I'm not saying you are not feeling the difference, but it may be those tires are making the understeer worse.

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