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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 12:59 AM
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issue with the dw is

1. they are only .4" apart front to rear
2. the 275 runs wide giving a balloon front appearance
3. the tire does not have square sidewalls further promoting #2

the nt05 runs TTS or slightly narrow, but, has a great warm temp compound and square sidewalls.

cosmetically a better tire and faster in the dry

cold weather or rain and the dw should win
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Old Feb 8, 2014 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by RedZMonte
I run Conti Extreme Contact DW 275/295 setup on mine. more options for fronts in a 275 and cheaper too.
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Old Feb 8, 2014 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SKMCOBRA
Falken carries the OEM front size for a very affordable price. I have them on my front and they are definitely grippy enough.
I ran that tire up front & the Conti WD out back. No rim protection with the Falken though but is a great tire.
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re-11?
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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by DirtyZ06
I run Toyos on my Z06 and need new tires soon but it looks like there are virtually no options anymore. What model tires are still manufactured in stock sizes?
Michelin PS2 if you can afford them
Nitto NT-05 if you can't
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