white99c2

I have to change my tires again and I'm thinking of using these. They are priced pretty good and so far using Kumho Escta SPT, Pirelli P Zero's and Sumitomo HTR Z III has not been good. They are all noisy.

Has anyone tried Continental ExtremeContact DW?

Hal

They were on a set of BBS rims I bought last winter. I could not get them off soon enough. They were LOUD and had radial pull.

Plenty of threads out there on various tires. Do a search and your decision process will be easier.

rpm's S2

You do know that 285-series summer ultra high performance tires are going to be fairly loud no matter what the brand, right? Quiet is a relative concept in a 911' particularly on some highway surfaces.

Hal

Maybe. My new Michelin Super Sports are great across all road surfaces. And this includes a 2600 mile round trip to Bretton Woods, NH for an Early S event last weekend.

white99c2

I wish I understood what characteristics make a tire quiet. I learned the Porsche does not put directional tires on the cars when they are new so they can be rotated right to left and vice versa. I've read so much and cannot get 2 opinions that agree. The car is loud no matter what but the tire noise just makes it ridiculous. I'm not a new 911 owner so I know what to expect, I'm just trying to avoid another expensive tire mistake, I've made a few already and the P Zero's were the worst. After 5K miles the rears were so loud it sounded like a semi.
Putting Kumho's and Sumitomo on the car are like taking a really sexy girl to Kmart to buy lingerie. Been there with both of those brands and the quiet wears out even faster than the Pirelli's, and I don't drive hard at all. The Arizona heat wears the tires out even quicker. The pavement can get to over 150 degrees in the hot summer months.

golftime

This is not really a direct comparison but I put the Conti DW's on my 88 Targa replacing some old Yokohamas, and the Conti's were extremely smooth and quiet. Dry performance was excellent. They were the top performance rated tire at Tire Rack when I bought them and I had to wait about 4 months due to them being back ordered, which I took as a good sign.

hind

I had these on my 135i, they were fine. BUT I came from runflat tires which are equivalent to having rocks for tires.

jdog

Absolutely love them! I have always liked Conti tires and will buy again and again!

cannon1000

Love them. Ran them at AutoX and DE @ Road Atlanta and they did fine there too.

ALE

Has anyone tried Continental ExtremeContact DW?[/QUOTE]

I had a very good experience with the Conti EC/DW on a Shelby GT; the car was a DD and occasional DE event participant. These tires did very well.
Good luck and please share your results after you have some miles on them.

alpine003

I went with DWS for the wife's car due to the slightly softer sidewalks, more quiet treads, almost double life rating. All season rating only factored in afterwards since we already have dedicated snows.

So far I'm pleasantly surprised as it seems to have the same or better grip than previous Sumis and Khumos without the ride harshness or noise.

cannon1000

DWS are good if you are street only. Might get a lot more mileage compared to the DW's. DW's offer better traction if you push your car occasionally.

Interesting feature...there is an impressed D and W on the tread signifying the "DRY" and "WET" capabilities of the tire. When the "W" disappears - it signifies that the tire is only suited to "DRY" only and not the "Wet" anymore.

white99c2

Because I work for a dealer I managed to get 2 Conti Sport Contact2 for the front of my car that have 8/32's left on them, they have 10/32's on them when new. They came off of a 911 Turbo that we sold to a guy that wanted New Michelin Pilot Sport's. I grabbed the tires and tomorrow morning I'm having those put on the front with the new Continental ExtremeContact DW put on the rear. It's my budget way out of the noisy crappy Kumho Escta SPT's that are on my car. Its a shame because the fronts have 7/32's left and the rears have 6/32's left. The tires are crap, so noisy I have to play the radio loud to drown out the noise.
The thread design of both the Conti Sport Contact2 and the Continental ExtremeContact DW is close enough that it wont look odd. I'm getting the 2 rears mounted and speed balanced for $580.00 including tax and $30.00 to mount and balance the fronts.

Conti Sport Contact2


Continental ExtremeContact DW --- Cannon 1000, there's that D W you mentioned in your post

Jacks911

I have both the DW (on a 968) and the DWS (on my C4). NO complaints with either tire for noise. Both are good ride quality for my tastes. These tires are great in our rainy Northwest conditions and that was an important purchase choice for me.

alpine003

Since you have both types, have you noticed any perceived differences in the sidewall stiffness and noise between the two?