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lewisd · 01-12-2018, 12:30 PM

How are the OEM SS tires in the rain? It's been about 5ºC (40ºF) here lately, how are the OEM SS tires at that kind of temp? Are they worth the money, or are there better tires for the price?

I just bought a 2016 SS, with Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 tires on it. (Yes, I know those aren't the stock ones.) They have a good amount of tread left. It's been fairly rainy here (as it always is this time of year) but I've been really surprised how slippery they seem to be. Are these tires just crap in the rain? They're bad enough that I'm considering replacing them long before they wear out. If I replace them with OEM tires, are they likely to be any better?

To be fair, my other car is AWD with snow & ice tires on it right now, but I've driven an RWD car (way less power, but also way lighter) with high performance summer tires in this kind of weather, and it was WAY better than this.

EDIT: Also, are we supposed to use "XL" tires on these cars? I can't seem to find anything about that in the owners manual.

01-12-2018, 12:30 PM	#1
lewisd Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 79	How are the OEM SS tires? How are the OEM SS tires in the rain? It's been about 5ºC (40ºF) here lately, how are the OEM SS tires at that kind of temp? Are they worth the money, or are there better tires for the price? I just bought a 2016 SS, with Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 tires on it. (Yes, I know those aren't the stock ones.) They have a good amount of tread left. It's been fairly rainy here (as it always is this time of year) but I've been really surprised how slippery they seem to be. Are these tires just crap in the rain? They're bad enough that I'm considering replacing them long before they wear out. If I replace them with OEM tires, are they likely to be any better? To be fair, my other car is AWD with snow & ice tires on it right now, but I've driven an RWD car (way less power, but also way lighter) with high performance summer tires in this kind of weather, and it was WAY better than this. EDIT: Also, are we supposed to use "XL" tires on these cars? I can't seem to find anything about that in the owners manual. Last edited by lewisd; 01-12-2018 at 01:21 PM.