'08 Cayenne S tires

[GlenC]

Okay, being an old man with a bad back, cleaning the OEM '08 Cayenne S II triple spoke wheels are hazardous to my back... I decided to buy a set of the 19" Cayenne Design wheels. I also was not fond of the sidewall profile of the OEM tires and 18x8 wheel... I don't like tires that are significantly wider than the wheel... thus the 19x9 wheels.

The used set of OEM wheels came with 2 sizes mounted... 255/50/19 and the OEM 275/45/19. With the slightly narrower tread width on the 255, both are similar in total section width. I am pondering sizes... the OEM 275/45/19 or the newer OEM for the 19x8.5 wheels, 265/50/19.

Tire brand is a delima, the OEM when I bought the '08 Cayenne S at 62K were the Michlein Latitude H/P ... I now have 80K on the car and really can't tell how much the tires have worn. Sidewall cracking is more of an issue than tread life at this point. The new 265/50/19 110V N0 Michlein Latitude H/P is a LLR tire with a higher load rating and cheaper than the 275/45

The usual delima is Wear, Handling, Tread life and Noise ... having a tough time deviating from the Michlein because of the acceptable performance I have experienced, however they are more expensive than many other Porsche approver tires.

Any comments?

Thanks,

Glen

[scubatahiti]

Continental Extreme Contact DWS are the best tires in my opinion. I have gone through most of the tires for the Cayenne/Touareg as i own both and these last the longest and give a very acceptable the noise and handling in my opinion. They also have a 60K warranty where the Michelin only have 20K. I've owned Michelin, Perrelli, and Toyo and the DWS beats them hands down. Oh and did I mention Price... they are a lot cheaper than the Michelin like $400 ($926 Vs $1,364) plus Tire rack is giving out a $70 prepaid visa card or a ion wifi Pro Camera with a purchase of 4.

Check out the link.... Dan

Edited March 25, 2014 by scubatahiti

[GlenC]

Thanks Dan, I'll consider them.

After 19K on my Michlein Latitudes, still another year if tread left (they were in the car when I bought it used) they have performed very well and going to the new LRR Michlein (265/50/19 N0) has some interest.

[gh0stman]

Try tires-easy.com they have a good selection of tires in all sizes.

[deilenberger]

+1 on the Conti DWS.. great tire at a reasonable price. I have not been disappointed in them, they outhandle and out-ride the Michelin Latitude at a fraction of the price - and seem to last longer.

[srfrdrew]

I just put these on my 04 S

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Dueler+H%2FP+Sport&partnum=745YR9HPSXLN0&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

So far really like them.. also porsche(N0) rated as well