dkmesa350z

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Got the Continentals. Will add a review after I get a couple thousand miles on them. So far they are very quiet and comfortable yet still grip great.

Please chime in if you have experience with either of these tires.

• How many miles do you have on the tires?
• How many miles do you think you will get out of them?
• What sizes are you running?
• How would you rate:
  • Dry handling and response
  • Wet handling and response
  • Ride quality and noise level

Will be buying a pair of 285/35-19 soon. Continentals are only 24 lbs versus 29 lbs for the Hankooks, so that is appealing. On the other hand, the Hankooks will be at least $100 cheaper.

Thanks for any input!

03LeMans350zed

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Tires I have in the rear are Continental DW:

How many miles do you have on the tires? - around 2000
How many miles do you think you will get out of them? probably a lot more haha
What sizes are you running? 265/40/18
How would you rate: 10/10 but its my opinion
Dry handling and response - awesome
Wet handling and response - awesome
Ride quality and noise level - ride quality is great and noise levels are almost non-existent

I really can't complaint about these tires. If I had the money when I bought them, I would have bought the fronts too. They are kinda pricey.

The front tires that I have are Nankang NS-II and honestly they are some nice tires for the price.

dkmesa350z

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Thanks for your input. What other comparable tires have you run on the Z?

03LeMans350zed

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I did have Nito NT555's when I bought the car and they were a hard rubber and made lots of road noise. Then what I did was installed my rims but only the rear at the time bc I couldn't find a shop to install the fronts (long story) but once I installed my rear Continentals I noticed that the road noise went down a lot and then once I installed the Nankang up front the road noise went down even more. Honestly, once my rear Continentals wear out I will probably switch to the Nankangs all around.

dkmesa350z

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Glad to hear they outperform the Nittos. Thanks.

350z-Jason

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DO NOT BUY THE HANKOOKS.

i bought them, after a performance shop recommended them. did a little dd... and i said sure, theyre pretty cheap relative to what i was replacing (t1-r's) and no one had said anything negative...

well i was very unhappy with the purchase at around 8k miles. traction went to ****... wet and dry... and the tread wear is MUCH faster than the t1-r's i had. granted- i am lowered... but my toyos did not eat up anywhere near as quickly as the hankooks.

i got 14k from them... and i now have t1-r's again.


my old car i used continental extreme's... and they were great. idk how they'd be on a performance car though.

dkmesa350z

iTrader: (41)

14K on the Z doesn't sound too bad, but traction diminishing at 8K is disheartening. My spring an extra $166 for the continentals.

350z-Jason

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why not get toyo t1-r's or falken fk452's?
known tires that perform well on the z

but 14k is bad when i can get 20k on tires that are $40 more a piece

dkmesa350z

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T1-Rs are still an option in the back of my mind, but I have heard that traction and tread life are worse than my current BFG KDWs.

350z-Jason

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why dont you want the bfg kdws? they have very good reviews as well... but were out of my price range in my sizes

dkmaxitus

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Hankook owner here. Love them. 245/35/19 up front and 275/35/19 in the rear. Mega upgrade considering I had super cheap no name tires on with the stock wheels (04 base) before these. Handling gets a 9/10 in the dry and sorry I can't give a wet rating since I'm here in Hawaii and we haven't had rain in a while. Road noise is low. I can't say much on wear since I've only had them on for about 1000 miles. Hope this helps.

67ZNISMO

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interesting thread...looking forward to more reviews

dkmesa350z

iTrader: (41)

That is what I have been running for my last two sets. Looking for a little more comfort and a little less noise.

zaperroni

iTrader: (17)

I have the continental dws for all season, but i completely agree with 03LeMans350zed
its a great tire if you want to put down the $$

dkmesa350z

iTrader: (41)

Continental guys - there are two problems I have read up on:

1) Vague feel in straight lines, not committed or planted well on the interstate
2) Hard to get balanced/ remain in balance

Have you had either of these issues?

dkmesa350z

iTrader: (41)

First impression of the Continentals is a good one. I will update the thread when I get some miles on them.

03LeMans350zed

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Haven't had the #1 issues at all but then again I only have them in the rear, might make a difference up front

As far as balancing, I haven't had a issue with them getting balanced. When I first got them on they balanced perfect on the first try. Sorry for a late response to the questions bro. Glad that the first impression was good.

So far on my rear Continentals, I am still happy with them after a good amount of miles on them. I drove the car down to the beach a few weeks ago and even after driving 4 hours they still performed great. Let us know once you put some miles on them.

dkmesa350z

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Thanks for the reply. My shop got them balanced alright, but F'ed just about everything else up

03LeMans350zed

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damn man sorry to hear that. what did they mess up on?

dkmesa350z

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broke one of the bands that holds my tpms sensors on and got my alignment further out of spec and want to charge me for a second alignment once I install my camber arms and toe bolts.