[Shotimes] Shotimes] Speaking of tires..

[bobsteig@att.net]

I've been running the Conti Extreme Contacts (255/55-16) 
for about a year now. They're obviously not as grippy as 
my Comp TA's were, but they're a helluva lot better in the 
rain and snow, and they do a more than acceptable job on 
the NY, CT, NJ, and PA on-ramps highways and byways.  
These are directional tires, they can't be rotated in the normal 
manner, (they must be broken off the rims if you need to 
rotate 'em). I just move 'em back to front and stay on top of 
my alignment and balancing. 
Nice sidewall stiffness, good wear, look cool. Also about $85-95.

Hope this helps, 
Best, Bob ( BB-NYC '89)
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 19:58:21 -0500
From: Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net>
To: Marc Levy <malevy_nj@yahoo.com>
CC: SHOtimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Speaking of tires..

The last two years I have run Continental Touring Contacts 
on my '96.  Cheap (about $90-100 per tire I think) and they 
behave well enough in the dry that I ran them at Two 
convention track events with pro drivers in my car also, and 
they thought the tires behaved well.  They also took me 
through snow and ice as well as could be expected of any 
all-season tire.  A dedicated winter tire would be a little 
better, but for year round use, these were great.

I will run them one more winter, and that will probably do 
them in with about 45,000 miles or so, some of them pretty hard.

Don Mallinson

Marc Levy wrote:
> What is the current suggested tire for all-weather
> street use?  I am in NJ, so I have rain and snow to
> deal with.
> 
> I was using The Dunlop D60's on the 90, and was not
> crazy about them in the rain..  They also did not last
> very long on the front.  :(
> 
> On the 95, what tires should I go with?
> 
> Thx