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My 2 cents. Had the conti ECS for less than 6 months on OEM 19" wheels and was pretty disappointed. The sidewall was too soft for the car suspension and every lane change caused the sidewall to flex compared to OEM conti 5p. Breaking was worse than OEM 5p and wet performance was worse than OEM 5p. Was not impressed with the tire grip either. Due to the soft sidewalls the car did not feel planted taking high speed ramps/curves. The mechanic that changed my tires did mention to me that a most drivers don't notice this attribute and he had the same problem with the PS4s. I commute on average 2hrs daily on highways and twisty back roads to have a very good measure of the ECS. Only positive I found with the ECS tires was that they had decent grip in low temps. I got rid of the tire and went back to OEM 5p. I believe the PS4s has the same soft sidewall as the ECS. Looking to give the 007A a chance next or the new eagle F1 supersport.
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yes. Initially the tires felt good. I ignored the soft sidewall thinking they needed be broken in or it was non OEM tire pressures. I made changes to tire pressures but the sidewall still felt soft. The biggest surprise to me was the when the tires did break in and I got more confident with them like OEM contis 5p, I kept getting wheel spin on wet or dry roads. Wet breaking caught me off guard a couple of times (almost crashed at least twice) at the same breaking distance I used to break trying to turn onto an exit ramp I used daily to get home. I never had the problem and I still have not had the problem with my current 5p. Conti 5 p traction still sucks but I realized it had more pros overall for my driving style than cons. I have decided to embrace wheel spin and traction loss in 1st and 2nd gear in the name of fun for now. What sold me on the M3 during my test drive was the stiff ride and the ECS took that away from me. It had to go. I considered the cup 2 but it rains a lot in the east coast so I decided to stay away. Last resort for me would be the MP4s made for the 2020 lexus rcf.
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Hi guys
Listen I have 437 mm stock wheels and new front conti tires 255 . My rear ones are done and now I have to buy the new rear ones. Planing to buy size bigger 285. It not going to be a problem having front 255 and rear 285 ? Thanks ! |
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No problem at all. I have used this size combo with zero issues.
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I was going to get 285s ecs but they are not rated as an XL tire which BMW recommends per manual. Have an order for 285 p4s that are xl rated but they are back ordered which no date in sight |
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I'm not a huge fan of Continental Tires as I haven't had the best experience with their previous tires but I'm always open minded. I was looking at Continental ECS before I purchased Michelin Pilot Sport 4S and since I daily drive my M4, NVH was important to me and along with tread life and performance.
The ECS tires are rated the same for 30K miles and warranted for 15K miles. However Continental support isn't that great as they're always stickler when it comes to warranty claims. Ran into this issue on one of my previous cars. Also the price difference isn't much different. I recently purchased a full set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4S for only 1300 dollars out the door installed with Road Hazard Warranty from Americas Tire. I had a lot of discounts. I cannot get the same discounts for ECS. I think the price difference is only ~120 between ECS and PS4s. Lower NVH was a deal breaker to me so I got the PS4s and so was the better manufacture support.
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This is a 3 year follow up report since I started this thread. My M4 is a weekend car. Spirited driving. I’ve about 16k mikes on a 2015 M4. I have MP HAS (factory recommended settings, any lower and the compression/rebound was too compromised IMO) and coded EDC for CS which is a clear upgrade IMO. 19” wheels 9.5 and 10.5” with 265/285 tires.
I still stand by what I said 3 years ago. I just did 3 hours spirited driving on isolated California foothills near Tahoe this past weekday. Temperatures where hot in the 80s or 90s. I started cold with about 27psi in front and 29 in rear. After tires warmed to around 105 +, these tires did great in corners, acceleration, braking, etc. My brakes started to fade before the tires frankly. Bottom line, still a great choice. Again, as I initially said, I’ve been a Michelin only guy for decades on my various M cars, Porsche, and spousal units BMW wagons. I’ll considering some RE-91R next. Maybe.... Hope all are weathering this pandemic reasonably well.
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Based on this thread, and given the recent rebate available, I just got a set of these in 265/285 to replace my old MPSS when they fully go. Considering I have other dedicated setups for winter and track, these seem like a good value for summer street/wet driving. |
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Are these just as comfortable as the DWS06 if all you need is a summer tire? Looking for a quite nice highway ride but no ice or snow here so don't need all season. I believe the review said they were only 6% more harsh but another review said it definitely did not ride as nice as the DWS06 all seasons.
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I have Conti ECS 265/35/19 & 285/35/19 ready to install. I’m on 437M and Eibach springs.
What size of spacers should I buy for a flush/agressive stance? Thanks! |
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Do you think the Michelin PS4 could have done what you wanted? I don't track my car, but would like good straight line traction, and decent wet traction, as I live in Long Island, NY and we get rain more than needed. If anyone can chime in, that the Michelin PS4s are hands down way better than ECS for straight line drag racing then, I will purchase them right now! sidenote: (I much prefer their rounder sidewalls of the ECS and Pilot supersports than the PS4's square look) |
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Sold!! Lol jk but just ordered 285/35 PS4s last night for the stock 19s. 325 width...Jesus. how wide are your wheels? Let's see your car!
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