HI All,

A little review on my new tires

Front DWS 235 40 19
Rear DW 285 35 19

It is a must to get the best for your tires.

And DW from Continental are

The size 285 35 19 are very nice. Fits the car very well, does not give a tuning look at all to the XF!

The size makes the car more stable and less to road fluctuations.

Very Comfy rubber..


The DWS are well, very good in rain and nice in dry but not as good as my Sumimoto for cornering, well almost...

I am always trying to get the best for tires. safety... I prefer to spend money for tires, brakes etc... before spending for tuning...engine etc...


Just did Oil Change AMSOIL 5W40...
Used the Mytivac OIL extractor model 7400 $66 @ Amazon shipping included. Received a day and half after ordering!
Was amazing to process the oil out of the engine. Easy to change the Oil Filter, Used a WIX filter $10 ( 4 Orings included )

So Next in my mind is the Koni struts....on my list

My best,

Max

 

you have the 235/40-19's on the front? or was that a mistype and meant 18's on the front? Just curious. and can you post a pic somewhere, as would like to see them on, especially if you have the 19's all around

 

These are the exact tires I am going to go with when I end up buying new ones (though I think I'll stick with DW all the way around). The reviews are fantastic and I like that they have good wear quality and a soft ride.

Pictures PLEASE. Especially a side shot. I was debating going 285/35/19 or 285/30/19 but cant decide if I want the wheel well to be filled in more or my speedometer to be off less...

Also, any rubbing on the rears?

 

You can get someone with an OBD11 programer to change the tires size in the car's and get rid of that error computer.

 

I may have to buy one of those extractors for the oil. I think it is best to do them my self.

 

Hi All,

Of course, I mistyped, the front has 235 40 18 NOT 19.

I discovered something interesting on Youtube, for the oil change.
You can set up at the oil drain an adapter that will replace it.
A valve , they call it the quickValve I believe.... it is in my mind, will have a cloer look on that tool later on this month.

I did change the 12 spark plugs.
I have scratches, blood. The 2 Dobermans and the Pitbull were drinking fresh beer while I was torturing myself.
not very difficult but with some thoughts you figure it out pretty quickly...

I will post pics of the needed tools... and old spark plugs
I replaced them by NGK 6988 paid $6.5 each

For those who love in my area, we should day a day of oil change. I will bring my extractor and let`s pump. fast, cheap and maybe fun too
You have to be in Houston of course. You are welcome to use it. Done in 15 minutes

I will also post some pics of the new set of tires DWS and DW tonight

 

May take you up on the oil extractor. Not sure about 5W40, but will let you tell me the AMSOIL story. Have to buy a filter and oil. not due for a few hundred more miles, but may change it early, just to make sure I have it done properly before we go to "Running of the Crossfires"on May 6,7,8.

 

any rubbing on the fronts Maxime? I'm just starting thye process to get new rears, going with the 285-35's, DWS, and was going stock on the fronts but that 235 inrtigues me.

 

Let me know for the oil extractor.

I was not pushing for the oil.
I will order another set of oil for a client , Wix oil filter too. let me know if you need some!

Let me know when I am in 77003 or 77019 area

Max

 

About the Tires,

The 235 40 19 have no issue at all...

If you do the 285 35 for the rear, it makes sense to fit the front with 235 for style purpose.

I will post pics tomorrow, was supposed to do it this week end , sorry guys!

My best

 

When I get ready to do oil, I will call you. I am curious.

 

Need... pictures... now... dying... of... anticipation...

 

To MJGROVES

You are funny, I was just uploading them, still working on it...

Should be up in a few minutes

let me know what you think.

I think it does fit amazingly!!!!!

 

Here we go

 

As said, Pic of the spark plugs.

Rought idle is gone, I do not know if it it the placebo effect but the car feels much better.

I could see some black stuff on the right bank spark plugs.

The left bank was fine... to my opinion!

Upgrade to new plugs... it worked for me.....

 

Nice pics. I need you to take 1 more! Full body side shot.

This time in the sun! I can hardly see! Sheesh!

Seriously though, if you get a chance I would really like to see a full body side shot with clear view of the wheels so we can see how filled in they look.

 

Ok, I will take some more pics tomorrow, No sun here for the past few days...

Patience!

;-)

 

Hey guys, FWIW, Quicklanes, which is usually geared to Ford dealers, now have a deal, 4/1-5/31/11 for $100 rebate on tires when you buy 4. So I'm planning on the 235-40's up front, 285/35's rears, and the price was prior to this, 360, 579 respectively, installed, so the price total before tax is 939, now less 100 so 839, averaging 210 a tire for the Conti DWS's. I think that overall that is a great price, and it includes the roadhazard. The Conti's have a 50K warranty, and the dealer said they're really good at prorating the warranty on them. That's where I'm going this time. The fronts still have good tread on them so I'll buy the 4, wait until late in the summer to put them on, by then the car will have approx 35K on it. Has 27+ now so I got good wear from the OEM Contis.

 

I'm going with either Conti Extreme Contact DW or Dunlop Sport Maxx TT on an SRT-6 I just bought. But I'll stick with one tire type all around in the stock size. Just curious, why you chose to mix an all season tire in front with a max performance tire at the rear? The car has inherent understeer characteristics with the stock alignment. The less sticky all season tires in front will just exacerbate that problem.

According to tire rack testing, the Conti Extreme Contact DW...

• More comfortable ride
• Less noise
• Better tread wear (340 UTQG)

And the Dunlop Sport Maxx TT...

• Better grip on wet roads
• Better dry road braking
• Drastically better wet braking
• Worse tread wear (240 UTQG)

Note, I'm used to extreme performance tires. The Dunlop Star Specs on my S2000 have a tread wear rating of 200 and the OEM tires on that car were Bridgestone RE050's with a tread wear rating of 140. I'm more concerned with absolute performance than wear. If any of you guys are running the Conti DW, how do you like them (dry, wet, noise, ride, braking, steering response).

The car will never see snow or even temps near freezing. It will be a 7 month car April - October in New England. So, all season tires aren't necessary. I have two SUV's for that.

I've never owned Conti tires. I've used Bridgestones extensively, some Michelin & Pirelli, and one set of Dunlop. I understand Conti has a pretty good reputation, definitely not a Kumho or Hankook. How is the quality in general? Does Conti stand behind their product?

Oh yeah, and here's a brand to stay away from. I blew two BF Goodrich KDWS (both rears) at 144 MPH on a straight. Both were sidewall blowouts. Sounded like gunshots. By the time I stopped, the tires were molten rubber around the outer sidewall. I won't be buying any more BF Goodrich tires.

 

The new DW & DWS Conti's are really good tires. And get very good press. But the original Conti All-Season tires that came as an option on the Crossfire were POS's. If anyone drove agressively, these faded bad right from the get go. And were really bad in the wet - not much grip.

I've still got the OEM Conti's on my XFire and they perform adequately based on my driving style & frequency. I've almost got 11k on them now. I'm considering the new Conti ExtremeContact DWS when I replace tires just because of their ratings & positive write-ups. But the Hankook Ventus V12 evo K110 Max Summer tire is a best seller on Tire Rack and folks on this forum are extremely high on it.

FWIW