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Call Me Dane l 2/2004 330i ZHP l 18x8 ET45 BBS CK's wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ @ 245-40-18 l KW V1 Coilovers in front l KW V1 springs w/ Bilstein B8 dampeners in rear l BMW Performance Rotors l UUC StrutBarbarian l Racing Dynamics Rear Strut Bar l Jim Conforti Shark Injector l Light Birch Interior Trim l Bimmian Celly Mount l M3 Trunk Mat l l e90 Performance E-Brake & Shift Knob l M3 Tri-Stitched Boots l AL Headlight Retrofit with ZKW Lenses l CobyWheel Wrap w/M3 Stitching l LCM sw 4.5 triple blink and rear fogs l Maple Interior Trim
Call Me Dane l 2/2004 330i ZHP l 18x8 ET45 BBS CK's wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ @ 245-40-18 l KW V1 Coilovers in front l KW V1 springs w/ Bilstein B8 dampeners in rear l BMW Performance Rotors l UUC StrutBarbarian l Racing Dynamics Rear Strut Bar l Jim Conforti Shark Injector l Light Birch Interior Trim l Bimmian Celly Mount l M3 Trunk Mat l l e90 Performance E-Brake & Shift Knob l M3 Tri-Stitched Boots l AL Headlight Retrofit with ZKW Lenses l CobyWheel Wrap w/M3 Stitching l LCM sw 4.5 triple blink and rear fogs l Maple Interior Trim
A winter setup for San Diego? Maybe to plow through all of the sunshine?
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Call Me Dane l 2/2004 330i ZHP l 18x8 ET45 BBS CK's wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ @ 245-40-18 l KW V1 Coilovers in front l KW V1 springs w/ Bilstein B8 dampeners in rear l BMW Performance Rotors l UUC StrutBarbarian l Racing Dynamics Rear Strut Bar l Jim Conforti Shark Injector l Light Birch Interior Trim l Bimmian Celly Mount l M3 Trunk Mat l l e90 Performance E-Brake & Shift Knob l M3 Tri-Stitched Boots l AL Headlight Retrofit with ZKW Lenses l CobyWheel Wrap w/M3 Stitching l LCM sw 4.5 triple blink and rear fogs l Maple Interior Trim
I got them for 10 dollars a piece. They are 3 years old tires that were sitting at work.
You do not want the DWS if you are auto crossing, tracking, or just driving hard in general. They feel more feeble than Blizzak's WS series as far as dry handling and braking.
I'd recommend the Pirelli All Season, which is sort of a sleeper, under the radar tire I ran for 15k. Decent in the snow if you know how to handle your car, good in the rain, and dry grip rivaling more budget summer tires like the Sumitomo HTR ZIII and Hankook V12. Another good choice would be the RE970AS. The A/S Plus will get noisy as it wears based on tread design. Look at Tire Rack's most recent high performance all season shoot out for more information
Plain and simple the DWS does not belong in the highest performance all season category.
I think I come across as a negative nancy here, but to see what I'll be in for when I buy a tire I usually filter reviews by driving style- Spirited, then look lowest first ratings. I concur with these ratings 100%. These aren't low performance, consistent tires like a budget Sumitomo A/S tire or a snow tire, they are dangerously sloppy and feeble:
I have to completely and wholly disagree with what you said about the DWS and the Pirelli's. I'm not sure which Pirelli in particular you were referring to, but I had a brand new set of Pirelli PZero Nero tires on the car when I got it. Wore out in about 30k miles, which I'm told is expected, but didn't have near the handling abilities with them as I have with my DWS' now. I don't think it's in my head, either; there is a particular turn that I can take at a certain speed with the DWS' that I couldn't take with the Pirelli's without squealing like a pig. I haven't noted any snow performance yet as it hasn't snowed really here yet.
In addition, the speed rating of the Pirelli's was pathetic; less than 130mph. If I wanted to go out to a track where 130+ was attainable, I wouldn't have felt safe. The DWS' are rated for 186mph.
(I track my daily driving tires)
One last thing; I think the handling issues people are referring to is car specific, because I get none of those problems those reviews are referring to. I would buy these again in a heartbeat.
I did notice that a couple of those reviews are with less than the recommended break-in miles on the tires. That's pretty premature of them to post reviews when the tires weren't even broken in yet, IMO.
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