Absolute Dearth of All-Season Tires for CT5-V Blackwing

[BlackwingSwanny23]

Picking up a setup of the Yokohama Advan Evo’s tomorrow, will let you guys know how they are

 

[BimmerFan]

I've had the yoko advan summer tires (I'm not sure what the Evo variant is) and they were quite good. On other cars, natch.

 

[dtuna42]

I've been using Continental DWS 06 in winter in NJ on my CT4V BW. The sizes did not auto fill on TireRack's website for some reason, but if you individually input the tire size, they were available. I did not check the 5-BW size but I thought I saw others say they were using them.

 

[BimmerFan]

How about the Hankook Ventus V12 (summer) tires, has anyone tried them? They come in the correct size and are about $500 (set) cheaper than the Michelins.

At 9000 miles, my tires are getting a bit too thin, and I'm hoping for something quieter. I'd prefer AS, but it doesn't get that cold around here, so I can make do with summers.

 

[piranha971]

How about the Hankook Ventus V12 (summer) tires, has anyone tried them? They come in the correct size and are about $500 (set) cheaper than the Michelins.

At 9000 miles, my tires are getting a bit too thin, and I'm hoping for something quieter. I'd prefer AS, but it doesn't get that cold around here, so I can make do with summers.

I had them on a car in the past. Compared to MPS, they suck. They are ok if you are looking to save money and don't particularly care to have the best. Or even fourth best, honestly.

 

[RDATLTE]

I had them on a car in the past. Compared to MPS, they suck. They are ok if you are looking to save money and particularly care to have the best.

Agreed.

 

[G.Newt]

How about the Hankook Ventus V12 (summer) tires, has anyone tried them? They come in the correct size and are about $500 (set) cheaper than the Michelins.

At 9000 miles, my tires are getting a bit too thin, and I'm hoping for something quieter. I'd prefer AS, but it doesn't get that cold around here, so I can make do with summers.

Continental ECS02. Similar performance, cheaper price, a bit quieter on the highway although they're still not quiet lol. I run 305 rear and 275 front on my 4BW. The new Pirelli PZ5 came out but it's not available in a lot of sizes yet. That's the new #1 summer tire.

 

[dtuna42]

How about the Hankook Ventus V12 (summer) tires, has anyone tried them? They come in the correct size and are about $500 (set) cheaper than the Michelins.

At 9000 miles, my tires are getting a bit too thin, and I'm hoping for something quieter. I'd prefer AS, but it doesn't get that cold around here, so I can make do with summers.

I think you'd like the Continental Extreme Contact 02's way more - they're noticeably cheaper than the Michelin's, not as cheap as Hankooks - but MUCH better. I'd say get the General's or possibly even Nitto over Hankook (someone else said they're probably the 4th best - they may be right)

 

[BimmerFan]

Thanks for the feedback, guys. I don't mind spending a bit extra (I'm worth it) but enjoy saving money when I can.

I'll look into the contis.

 

[Melon]

Bold and underlined. Golly. Just trying to help. Good luck.

 

[Melon]

In the spirit of trying to be genuinely helpful, I did dig around on a few websites and I uh...

Well, they're all seasons...

https://www.prioritytire.com/amfinder/?find=275-35-19-1132925&load_index_min=100&r_load_index_min=102&r_speed_rating_min=W&season=2060&sfind=305-30-19-1143555&speed_rating_min=W&vehicle=162860

 

[vagabond]

In the spirit of trying to be genuinely helpful, I did dig around on a few websites and I uh...

Well, they're all seasons...

https://www.prioritytire.com/amfinder/?find=275-35-19-1132925&load_index_min=100&r_load_index_min=102&r_speed_rating_min=W&season=2060&sfind=305-30-19-1143555&speed_rating_min=W&vehicle=162860

Nice find. Looks like there are some good drift tires in there..

 

[williamset]

What's the consensus for a square setup tire size for winter tires in a ct5bw? Are spacers needed? I'd be running stock bronze wheels.

 

[huemangos]

So I got my 5BW recently. I'm going to need to figure something out for winter in the next two months. I'd really prefer not to get dedicated winters and just go all seasons.

The guys over at Apex told me that spacers for a 325 rear would require longer studs with open ended lug nuts. It seems like a lot of work just to get a wider rear.
Discount tire has the potenza sport AS's releasing in November now, but I'm pretty sure they've changed the date of when they're showing up so that might be too late.

Any recommendations?

 

[No Usury]

So I got my 5BW recently. I'm going to need to figure something out for winter in the next two months. I'd really prefer not to get dedicated winters and just go all seasons.

The guys over at Apex told me that spacers for a 325 rear would require longer studs with open ended lug nuts. It seems like a lot of work just to get a wider rear.
Discount tire has the potenza sport AS's releasing in November now, but I'm pretty sure they've changed the date of when they're showing up so that might be too late.

Any recommendations?
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I would reconsider that stance.

It's better to have dedicated tires for specific conditions, than it is to have less than ideal tires, which compromise under *every* condition.

So, you spend a little more, but you end up a lot safer. And, you are driving something that is a lot more capable of (safely) having fun with.

 

[huemangos]

I would reconsider that stance.

It's better to have dedicated tires for specific conditions, than it is to have less than ideal tires, which compromise under *every* condition.

So, you spend a little more, but you end up a lot safer. And, you are driving something that is a lot more capable of (safely) having fun with.

The winters here have way too high of temperature swings for me to want to deal with dedicated winters. I don't drive during the actual snowing days and our last three winters have had all of 3-5 days of snow. Its primarily just the cold except that we can swing 40+ degrees within a few days. I had PS4 as tires on my ct4 and they were perfectly fine for the winter here.

If I was somewhere where snow was a lot more consistent and temperatures were too I'd consider dedicated winters

 

[No Usury]

The winters here have way too high of temperature swings for me to want to deal with dedicated winters. I don't drive during the actual snowing days and our last three winters have had all of 3-5 days of snow. Its primarily just the cold except that we can swing 40+ degrees within a few days. I had PS4 as tires on my ct4 and they were perfectly fine for the winter here.

If I was somewhere where snow was a lot more consistent and temperatures were too I'd consider dedicated winters

The reason I say that is, I've been running all seasons for the past 5 years. Prior to living in the high desert, I lived in Southern California for 30 years, and before that, Michigan.

In my experience, all-seasons work for their intended purpose, but there is a significant sacrifice - in EVERY season - mainly traction, whenever you actually need it.

I have run what are considered to be the top two "Ultra-High Peformance All-Season" tires out there - the Contis and the Michelins. Both exhibit this characteristic.

I'm not saying DON'T run all-seasons. I mean, I do right now. But for a performance sedan, they pretty much suck, because I have to drive at the limits of the tire - I can't drive at the limits of the car.

The car I have now (my BW goes into production this week or next) is a RWD sedan powered by an LS3 (415 HP/415 TQ) through a 6-speed auto. It is relatively mild compared to a BW.

It is disappointing enough having to drive this car at the limits of its tires... there is absolutely no way I am going to do the same thing in a Blackwing. May as well just save $100K and stick with what I have.

When my BW comes in I am going to rip off the stock run-flats and get PS4S in 275/325 for the summer. Then a set of performance winters (or perhaps all-seasons) on different wheels for when it gets cold.

 

[RDATLTE]

The reason I say that is, I've been running all seasons for the past 5 years. Prior to living in the high desert, I lived in Southern California for 30 years, and before that, Michigan.

In my experience, all-seasons work for their intended purpose, but there is a significant sacrifice - in EVERY season - mainly traction, whenever you actually need it.

I have run what are considered to be the top two "Ultra-High Peformance All-Season" tires out there - the Contis and the Michelins. Both exhibit this characteristic.

I'm not saying DON'T run all-seasons. I mean, I do right now. But for a performance sedan, they pretty much suck, because I have to drive at the limits of the tire - I can't drive at the limits of the car.

The car I have now (my BW goes into production this week or next) is a RWD sedan powered by an LS3 (415 HP/415 TQ) through a 6-speed auto. It is relatively mild compared to a BW.

It is disappointing enough having to drive this car at the limits of its tires... there is absolutely no way I am going to do the same thing in a Blackwing. May as well just save $100K and stick with what I have.

When my BW comes in I am going to rip off the stock run-flats and get PS4S in 275/325 for the summer. Then a set of performance winters (or perhaps all-seasons) on different wheels for when it gets cold.

Run-flats? BWs don't come with run/flats. You'll be downgrading going from the BW specific PS4S, which have a hybrid compound, to the regular PS4S.

 

[No Usury]

Run-flats? BWs don't come with run/flats. You'll be downgrading going from the BW specific PS4S, which have a hybrid compound, to the regular PS4S.

I thought the BW came with ZP tires. Is this not correct?

Also, my understanding is that the spec BW tire just has a little bit of foam in it, which makes it a little more quiet than a regular PS4S. Big whoop. No performance advantage.

 

[BW56M]

My24 BW5 does not have run flats. Not sure about 25's and 26's.