Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 vs General GMAX AS-03? Road noise?

[STUNNAH]

Originally Posted by Emig5m

Here's a review from Tirerack:

I bought the BFGs because of the reasonable price and the relatively high ratings on the Tire Rack site (including a "Tire Rack Tested" review that was very favorable.) Granted, I have only been driving on these tires for about 2 weeks, but already there are things I am observing that are concerning. First, because of the aggressive tread pattern on these tires, the noise level is significantly greater than the Continentals they are replacing. Having driven them for several days now, I am very surprised that they were given a noise rating of 8 (or better) when I read the reviews. The noise is significant enough that the installer thought that they were aggressive tread snow tires when they took them for a test drive following the install. Also, when the tires are cold during the first few miles of my commute, these tires feel shaky and unbalanced until they warm up--despite the fact that they were professionally balanced and a steering alignment was done during the install. On a positive note, I think the aggressive tread pattern will be helpful during wet driving and light snow conditions, but these are not smooth rolling or quiet tires at all. On another positive note, the grip and performance aspects of the tires in aggressive turns seems to be very good. Time will tell if these tires wear well or if the noise will be such a distraction over the life of the tire that I just cut my losses and go in a different direction.

Another loud tire? Yikes... That could be my same review for the GMAX including the initial shaky feel.... Worst case scenerio I'll just get another set of GMAX since at least I'll know I'm paying the least amount of money out of pocket to be dissatisfied or maybe try the Toyo Proxes since they seem to be working very well on my Lightning and seem like a higher quality product than the Generals, Hankooks, etc....

Well I certainly don't believe that an accurate assessment of the BFG's can be made on one negative response made to the source...It's kind of like one person wanting their egg's sunny side up and another wanting theirs scrambled...The response doesn't indicate what type vehicle, but we are all allowed our bias, it just happens that this tire has been a very good choice for me and my driving habits...

[NM34DUNN]

I haven't heard anyone say they would go back to the factory OEM? I never thought the factory tires were noisy, but this is my first set. 18K miles. Frts are still ok so looking to just get the rear. Has anyone gone a little wider than factory or best to just stick with what I have? Summer only driving / weekend / no rain. Thanks for the help.

[Emig5m]

I just wanted to update that I wound up with the GMAX again and the new ones don't roar like my old ones did (old ones did since day one/brand new BTW). They're nice and quiet. Maybe they changed formula or revised them due to noise complaints or I got a bad batch on my first set? Dunno, but my new GMAX are dead silent now like the stock tires.... I'm happy!

[xc_SS/RS]

Not on my Camaro, but I had the Conti DWS (original version) and the General GMAX AS-03's on my previous car and I liked both tires equally. The Conti's seemed to have a slight edge in all performance categories, as well as comfort and noise. But that's not to say the Generals are bad tires, I would have gotten them again for sure.

Only reason why I went back to Pirelli's on my Camaro is because they were on sale for 120 a pop lol can't pass that up