It's okay to put Ultra-High Performance All-Seasons on a minivan, right?

"DanimalHouse" (thrillerwa09)
03/15/2018 at 14:18 • Filed to: None

RIGHT?! I mean, the tire is the only thing connecting my car to the road. Why the hell not?

This morning in my 2014 Mazda5, I failed to avoid a piece of concrete debris in the road this morning and it blew out both tires on my driver side (significant chunk - at least it didn’t do any body or suspension damage). My tires were already about 2/3 worn, they were Continental PureContact with ECOSPORT technology. I liked them, they were great grand touring tires.

But for basically the same price, I opted for the Contental EXTREME CONTACT DWS 06 tires. Only discernible different was the tread rating fell from 700 on the PureContacts to 560 on the ExtremeContacts.

This is all fine, right? RIGHT!?!

DISCUSSION (28)

HammerheadFistpunch > DanimalHouse
03/15/2018 at 14:35

good tires are always good tires, no matter what you put them on.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > DanimalHouse
03/15/2018 at 14:35

Kinja'd!!!

DanimalHouse > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2018 at 14:41

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Plus, in the PNW, with all the rain and fairly poor road conditions, I’d prefer to have that extra grip/traction at my disposal.

DanimalHouse > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
03/15/2018 at 14:43

Kinja'd!!!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > DanimalHouse
03/15/2018 at 14:47

Kinja'd!!!

Vimto > DanimalHouse
03/15/2018 at 14:49

Probably going to cost you a mile per gallon or two. That’s about it

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > DanimalHouse
03/15/2018 at 14:55

If you’d gone with the ExtremeContact Sport summer tires I would’ve branded you a madman.

AM3R, lost another burner > DanimalHouse
03/15/2018 at 15:00

I’ve got those on my 328i. Very grippy, pretty soft so the ride is good, and they are solid tires in the snow.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2018 at 15:03

Speaking of good tires, and before I spend two hours looking for the reply, didn’t you recommend some Carlisle tires for my tent trailer a while back? Do you remember what those were?

HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/15/2018 at 15:04

yeah, that was me. I can’t remember the size...let me see if I can find it.

Shane MacGowan's Teeth > DanimalHouse
03/15/2018 at 15:10

I have those tires. I love those tires.

You’ve made a good decision.

HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/15/2018 at 15:11

this one

https://www.carlislebrandtires.com/our-products/product-detail/sport-trail-lh

the size for mine as 185/80D13 (Stock size replacement was C78-13ST)

there are 2 load ratings for this size, I got the 1710 lbs load version for me fat trailer.

HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/15/2018 at 15:18

my bad. Not those ones, they are bias. These ones

https://www.discounttiredirect.com/buy-tires/carlisle-radial-trail-hd/p/27227

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2018 at 15:19

I thought they were radials.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2018 at 15:22

Thank you. I’ve always had clunky Load Star bias tires that have worn terribly.

HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/15/2018 at 15:26

Loadstar = terrible. Bias ply = terrible wear. I went though 2 entire tires on a trip to yellowstone last year. never again. These radials are more stable, they heat up less, they ride better and they wear like tires not cheese.

SmugAardvark > DanimalHouse
03/15/2018 at 15:34

Nothing wrong with it, but they will probably be a bit louder and wear down more quickly. Regardless, get out there and make use of your new sticky treads!

404 - User No Longer Available > DanimalHouse
03/15/2018 at 15:38

Why not? My friend’s ML63 AMG has sport tires.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > DanimalHouse
03/15/2018 at 15:45

200 TW or bust!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
03/15/2018 at 16:01

Cheese. I have to make a 2300-mile loop: Bay Area / Eugene / Rexburg / Bay Area. In the space of about a week. Wedding then commencement.

HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/15/2018 at 16:09

yeah, you’ll want radials.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > DanimalHouse
03/15/2018 at 17:09

Obviously higher performance means it’s stickier which means you can turn really fast at high speeds and scare everyone in the vehicle it’s the safest choice!

Boxer_4 > DanimalHouse
03/15/2018 at 20:47

Hmm... these come in my size, too. Maybe I should consider these when it comes time to replace the TrueContacts I run during the non-winter months...

DanimalHouse > Boxer_4
03/15/2018 at 20:59

Mine were in 205 50/17s. There were a lot of options. I’ll try to remember to report in after a few days of use.

DanimalHouse > Vimto
03/15/2018 at 21:00

I’m in stop-go traffic half of my commute every day anyway, so my MPG isn’t a huge priority. I hover around the 23 mpg unless I’m way out on the open highway (then 26+)

SirDrivesAlot (now with hybrid powerrrr) > DanimalHouse
03/15/2018 at 23:28

I have a set of those on my Fit (205/50/16). They have about 10k on them, and they have been very good- I really liked having them with the heavy rain we got on my commute home tonight.... I did “lose” about 1 mpg compared to “regular” all season tires, but the trade off is worth it

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > DanimalHouse
03/16/2018 at 00:29

Excellent tires. I run them on my 55. Only way to improve in that category in my opinion is Michelin AS3's.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch
03/16/2018 at 11:49

I drove to the East Coast and back twice on Loadstars. And it wore them out each time.