Seeking Tire Recommendation/Advice

[Infiniteflow]

Hello

My car suffered from some serious alignment issue and I had it fixed by the BMW dealership about a half year ago I noticed that the wear on the outer side of the tread is severe whereas the innerside is very good, the rear tires are still looking like new... is this normal?

I am not exactly sure what would be the best course of action given the situation.

The car is used as a family car and I often drive it if we are going out as a family otherwise it's for my wife and we have a 3-year-old daughter.

I am mainly looking to improve the driving comfortability and to reduce the noise level so my wife can have a comfortable/smooth ride which seems to be the case when swapping the RFT to Non-RFT, however, I am not sure if I need to focus on that one tire with the issue or the front set only or to replace all 4 even though three other tires have a lot of life on them, it also seems that it's not advisable to mix RFT and Non-RFT which would force me to change all 4.

Searching from this forum the stapled selections of tires really come down to the following four tires.

• BRIDGESTONEALENZA AS ULTRA
• Conti DWS06
• Vredestein Quatrac Pro
• MICHELINPILOT SPORT ALL SEASON 4

brief profile summary is

• 17 X5 Xdrive35i
• 20" 469M Wheels ( M Pack )
• From SoCal so snow/rain are our concerns or no road conditions to worry about
• 10k miles per year or less usually
• 27k miles on the car
• Family/Wife's car - Family of 3 myself, wife and 3 y/o daughter

They all seem to be at a similar price point and seem equally good choices but I hear people talk highly of DWS but also see comments on its sidewall appearance but i really dont know how to picture that

Once decided what to do with my situation, I plan on going with America's tire since they are convenient for me but many people here seem to get their tires from Tirerack, is there any benefit of getting them from that Tirerack over other tire companies?

Thanks for your help

[X5Brian]

Conti dws plus!, hands down best tire I have had !
Snow, rain, over 140mph (maybe ), corners like crazy, comfortable ride, no road noise. Lasting forever …

[RED_Y_]

If you absolutely do not care about snow or bad weather I would go with Continental DWS06, if you might consider occasional ski trip Vredestein. Bridgestones are nice but I feel like they wear faster. Michelin are the most expensive and in my opinion a bit overpriced.

[Infiniteflow]

Originally Posted by X5Brian

Conti dws plus!, hands down best tire I have had !
Snow, rain, over 140mph (maybe ), corners like crazy, comfortable ride, no road noise. Lasting forever …

OK Thanks for the input!

[Infiniteflow]

Originally Posted by RED_Y_

If you absolutely do not care about snow or bad weather I would go with Continental DWS06, if you might consider occasional ski trip Vredestein. Bridgestones are nice but I feel like they wear faster. Michelin are the most expensive and in my opinion a bit overpriced.

Ok Thanks! So far first two people responded to my thread are on the same page with DWS now.. I am going to drop by the shop tomorrow or Saturday to make sure I am in absolute need to replace my tires for sure.. my wife actually said that the tire grip isn't very good already so I am sure it's gotta be replaced

[F15_SGM]

I have the continental DWS 06 plus. Got from the tire rack. This is the way to go. I also have 469M 20in. Tire rack gives free road hazard warranty for 2 years instead of having to pay for it. You also get 12 months of road hazard and 3-year roadside assistance from continental themselves via their own warranty. Tire rack website also has many payment options such as allowing Bridgestone credit card to work on their site and you get 0% financing as well as other cards such discount tire card.

[Infiniteflow]

Thank you all, the life on the front tire only had like 3 left on it so I did go ahead and order DWS 06 Plus as everyone suggested so far. The total including the installation and etc came out to be around 1400.

The cost of tires alone from TireRack and America's tire was a penny difference.. lol

I guess now I will have to sell my rear tires.. they have 6.5 and 7 left on them.

[astonishingmatt]

Originally Posted by X5Brian

Conti dws plus!, hands down best tire I have had !
Snow, rain, over 140mph (maybe ), corners like crazy, comfortable ride, no road noise. Lasting forever …

Had you runflats before? I've got the Scorpion Verdes and they sound like a drone on the highway. I want to get into non-RFT and, even though I don't drive off-road or literally anywhere (5000 miles a year), i'm still a bit worried about getting a flat on the highway or something.

You carry a patch kit or anything, or AAA, or nothing really?

[P1]

The DWS tire is popular, but it's not a good looking tire. And for that reason only, I couldn't ever get them. I prefer the "steamroller" look. The DWS tires look bulbous.

[RED_Y_]

Originally Posted by astonishingmatt

Had you runflats before? I've got the Scorpion Verdes and they sound like a drone on the highway. I want to get into non-RFT and, even though I don't drive off-road or literally anywhere (5000 miles a year), i'm still a bit worried about getting a flat on the highway or something.

You carry a patch kit or anything, or AAA, or nothing really?

Buy a spare kit and ditch RFT.

[kendallc24]

Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ perform better than my previous Conti DWS 06's

[F15_SGM]

Originally Posted by RED_Y_

Buy a spare kit and ditch RFT.

Not worried about flat tires since I have roadside assistance free and any tire shop that sells continental can replace the tire for free under road hazard warranty. So pretty much there is a tire shop on every other corner unless it happens after 6 pm then you will have to wait until the next morning.

[calvin-my]

Originally Posted by Infiniteflow

Hello

My car suffered from some serious alignment issue and I had it fixed by the BMW dealership about a half year ago I noticed that the wear on the outer side of the tread is severe whereas the innerside is very good, the rear tires are still looking like new... is this normal?

I am not exactly sure what would be the best course of action given the situation.

The car is used as a family car and I often drive it if we are going out as a family otherwise it's for my wife and we have a 3-year-old daughter.

I am mainly looking to improve the driving comfortability and to reduce the noise level so my wife can have a comfortable/smooth ride which seems to be the case when swapping the RFT to Non-RFT, however, I am not sure if I need to focus on that one tire with the issue or the front set only or to replace all 4 even though three other tires have a lot of life on them, it also seems that it's not advisable to mix RFT and Non-RFT which would force me to change all 4.

Searching from this forum the stapled selections of tires really come down to the following four tires.

• BRIDGESTONEALENZA AS ULTRA
• Conti DWS06
• Vredestein Quatrac Pro
• MICHELINPILOT SPORT ALL SEASON 4

brief profile summary is

• 17 X5 Xdrive35i
• 20" 469M Wheels ( M Pack )
• From SoCal so snow/rain are our concerns or no road conditions to worry about
• 10k miles per year or less usually
• 27k miles on the car
• Family/Wife's car - Family of 3 myself, wife and 3 y/o daughter

They all seem to be at a similar price point and seem equally good choices but I hear people talk highly of DWS but also see comments on its sidewall appearance but i really dont know how to picture that

Once decided what to do with my situation, I plan on going with America's tire since they are convenient for me but many people here seem to get their tires from Tirerack, is there any benefit of getting them from that Tirerack over other tire companies?

Thanks for your help

The rear tires usually adjusted with negative camber to provide a better stability. This would end up the inner thread worn out faster.

My 40e with heave battery, the rear tires only last for 20k km. I was on Continental SC5 SUV and GY Eagle F1 SUV RFT.

[Appalachian]

I recently put Conti DWS06 Plus on 469Ms; very happy with the ride and handling so far.

[Infiniteflow]

Originally Posted by P1

The DWS tire is popular, but it's not a good looking tire. And for that reason only, I couldn't ever get them. I prefer the "steamroller" look. The DWS tires look bulbous.

so what tires do you have? I ended up with the DWS06 plus and I am not bothered by ther look

[P1]

Originally Posted by Infiniteflow

so what tires do you have? I ended up with the DWS06 plus and I am not bothered by ther look

I have Michelin tires on all my BMWs.

[ricerboi]

Sounds like you seriously need an alignment. I've been using Nitto Motivo's on 20" for the last 80k miles. They're basically DWS06 equivalent, so I would also second the DWS's if you like Conti. Got 70k from the fronts and 50k from the rears on my 1st set. Just make sure you always do a fresh alignment with new tires and rotate every 15k miles ish.

[tlow98]

I love my DWS. Drive across country through several snowstorms in the mountains. Made the stock Good Years look like absolute garbage.

In general you get about 40k miles of decent snow usage, and like any tire, after that they don’t have the tread depth to safely handle snow.

So far 14k miles of use has only equaled about 1/8” of wear. Was pretty shocked and happy to see that!

[FCX5]

Originally Posted by astonishingmatt

Had you runflats before? I've got the Scorpion Verdes and they sound like a drone on the highway. I want to get into non-RFT and, even though I don't drive off-road or literally anywhere (5000 miles a year), i'm still a bit worried about getting a flat on the highway or something.

You carry a patch kit or anything, or AAA, or nothing really?

I just switched to DWS 06 + from Scorpion Verde RFT. I have the BMW patch kit. Honestly, I don't notice a huge difference, but I like the DWS 06+. The Scorpions lasted 20K miles.

[Gkacmaz]

+1 for DWS06
We had a pretty brutal snowstorm last year (CT) and I went out for a ride just to test it out and absolutely no problems handled it like a champ