S03s are AWESOME!!

Tramlining...

... is when your tire hits a groove or dent in the road and wants to follow it.

I want to get me some S-03s as well. Gotta start searching for a deal.

Why is this OT, btw? Seems perfectly fine for the main forum to me.

ism409 said:

My conti-sports seem to have a lot of "tramlining"
I noticed this as soon as I took off my winter tires.
they had a lot less "tramlining" ..
What actually causes this phenomemon:dunno:

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Larger diameter wheels (17, 18, 19s) aggrevate this problem. Tramlining is a side effect of the larger contact patch that comes with wider tires or lower profile tires. Basically the larger your contact patch the more pronounced the tramlining effects are.

what were you running before?

'haus:

were you running conti touring before or contisports or something?

am guessing the stiffer sidewalls of hte s03s make quite the difference, huh? plus they're that much more difficult to install.

Re: what were you running before?

blackdawg said:

'haus:

were you running conti touring before or contisports or something?

am guessing the stiffer sidewalls of hte s03s make quite the difference, huh? plus they're that much more difficult to install.

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Yeah, the shop I went to has some serious equipment, and they said it took both of them (two guys own and run the shop) to get my Michelin Pilots on the rims. One said "A real tight fit".

Glad you like the S0-3's. My experience was the same - the Pilots are a HUGE improvement. Not just in handling - the ride quality and noise level is great too!

The S03's are incredible. I've got pilots on my 525 and the S03s beat them by a long shot.

Blackdawg: I had Dunlop SP Sports on my car from the factory, wore them out in lapping sessions hence the new rubber after only a year

I had to go to 3 different shops to get them installed because they are such a tight fit. You have to find a place with the latest and greatest tire machine $15K for the machine according to the shop that did mine. :yikes: