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Old 04-06-2010, 04:18 PM
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And yet another tire question.

Hi All!
Been out of touch for awhile, but still enjoying my X Glad to see this forum is still churning along!
So my Mich Diamaris tires are ready for the trash heap. 315/35/20 and 275/40/20 on style 87's. Been lurking around on this forum, and checking Tirerack's reviews in the search for a good summer tire. Living here in SoCal, this car never sees the snow, and only occasional rain. Diamaris were fine, but to me a bit overpriced. I like what I hear about the Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport (non runflat). Any thoughts? They offer several different flavors in these sizes, regarding load range, wear, etc. The rear is rated 106W, the front is available in 102W or 106Y. Does it matter? For those of you who have these, what did you get. I believe there is also a "BMW" oem version available. Yes, no, maybe???
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Old 04-06-2010, 04:44 PM
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Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport .
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Old 04-06-2010, 05:37 PM
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Those are the next ones going on my truck when the michelins come off. The original BMW ones you see are the runflats they put on the X5M.

Bridgestone Dueler HP FTW!
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I put the Dueler HP Sports on my 4.4x running 19s last week. I LOVE them. Car rides quiet and feels great on the horrible CT-NY roads. I've put about 300 miles on the tires so far and wish I had put them on years ago!

FYI, my X has 52k miles on it. I got a full 4 wheel alignment with the new rubber, and wish I had done that years ago. The front and rear were all out of whack, and while not perfect now, it's darn near close, and the car feels like new. Better in fact, with the new rubber!!
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Thanks for the feedback guys!
Toyo Proxies are also on my short list, but I'm thinking availability of the Duelers in the event of an emergency replacement might be a bit better.
With respect to the rating difference of the fronts available either 102W or 106Y (also carries an "XL" load rating) , while the rear is only available rated at 106W, is one preferred to the other? Maybe sounding a bit anal, but I really love my car and want to get this right
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Just replaced my Bridgestone Dueler HP RF with the new Continental Extreme DWS a week ago and I like it so far. Very similar handling in dry and rain to Bridgestone which was excellent and are my main requirements. However, the Bridgestone had zero snow handling. The continentals are supposed to do better in snow which is good enough for cleared roads going skiing.
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Liking my Vreds! IIRC there is a Vredestein dealer in Cali that I used to get my deal locally in TX (~800/set).

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Old 04-07-2010, 07:38 PM
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jazz47:
Actually originally ordered the DWS, but figured living where I am, really wouldn't have any need for the snow handling. From what I have read, these Contis are getting some pretty good reviews; hope you enjoy them!

tomcat:
Funny you mention Vreds. There is actually a dealer less than a mile from my office here in SoCal. Which model did you buy, and are you glad you got them? What tires did you replace?

Thanks again for the great input,
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Nankang Surpax SP-5's. Got about 2k on them now . . . so far so good. Only paid $176/tire for the fat ones on the back. Call me cheap!
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jazz47:
tomcat:
Funny you mention Vreds. There is actually a dealer less than a mile from my office here in SoCal. Which model did you buy, and are you glad you got them? What tires did you replace?

Thanks again for the great input,
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Got the Ultrac SUV Sessantas, standard 4.8is setup. I was thinking about the DWSs as well, but wanted summer grip. Bonus is they look cool with their odd tread pattern. Negative is they will probably wear much faster than the Contis. Replaced Diamaris. There is a thread somewhere around here, I never got to putting up pics on it.

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PS-Another selling point was the local shop that sold the tires had all of the Hunter equipment for RoadForce Balancing and alignment.
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