Max performance tire options?
 

Hey all,

After a few months with my winter tires, I'm really appreciating the feel of a non Run flat tire. I think that once spring rolls around, I'd like to stick to a non RFT. What tires are you all running that are max performance (like the OEM dunlops), but that don't carry the extra weight and noise of the RFT?

When I had the M3, it always rode on Michelin PS2s. Ideally, I'd be looking suggestions that are the X5 equivalent of that tire.

Cheers,

i had PS2s on my Z06. not sure there is a comparable tire for the X5.

i have been driving on 19" Toyo Proxes STIIs for about 32K miles so far and i really like them. get the XL version as they are better suited for the weight of the vehicle.

very good grip wet or dry.

Thanks for the tip. I'm running the 214 20''s, and the reviews I've seen for the Toyo's are quite mixed.

I see that some folks have switched to Michelins, but then switched back to the RFTs due to DSC kicking in.

Has anyone tried the Yokohama Advans?

I've been googling for some time now, and this is pretty frustrating. The PS2s were amazing in the dry and wet, had excellent feel, and were quiet. That's exactly what I'd like for the X5.

I was faced with the same dilemma after 2 sets of Dunlops. I am running Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta and love these tires. great grip, quiet, wear well and have a nice tread pattern. Ultra high performance summer only. They do make them the in the specific size for the X5.

Call Tire Rack, their sales guys are very knowledgeable and will give you some good suggestions for the right tires.

Tire rack lists 2 RFT and 5 other tires for the staggered 20s. My pics would be Bridgestone Dueler (RFT or non) Conti DWS, Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (RFT or non), or a Michelin Lattitude Dimeris (never heard of that one). The Contis are the least $$ and the Michelin the most (over $400 a tire!).

I too came from an M3 (E46), and I'm running non RFTs, Vredrestein UltracSessanta, and I like them. I think that a heavy SUV like the X5 would wear out Michellin PS2s pretty quickly.

There's the Continental 4x4SportContact, and the CrossContact UHP which I have on my X3. Can't speak for the former, but the latter is a good performance summer tire. Good feel, easy to feel and handle at the limit, short stopping distances.

How hard are you driving your X3 to experience handling at the limit?:wow:. I mean I have pushed my X5 in the corners, but nowhere near the limit of the tires.

Thanks all,

From what I've read, the bridgestones and michelins are high performance, but not "ultra" performance like the dunlops. Still, I'm less than impressed by 80lbs of rotational mass on each corner, of which half of that is the tire.

I'm surprised by the Vredestein recommendations. I put those once on the M3, and literally gave them away after 1 month. The understeer that they caused was just unacceptable. Perhaps they build a better SUV tire?...

Oddly enough, I still haven't been able to find an X5 review on the yokohomas.