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Nick M3 · 07-17-2020, 09:23 AM

Hankook and Vredestein are good. General is also good. I currently have Hankooks on the E90 M3 - for my use, they are better than the Michelin options. General makes the best non-extreme tires in E30 15" sizes (they are continental's off brand).

For that Honda, I would probably pick the General Altimax RT43. IMO, it's about 90% of the Continental DWS, but cheap. And it has great wet traction. Supposedly also good snow traction, but I've never tested. I'm about to buy a second set of them to go on the iX.

07-17-2020, 09:23 AM	#2
Nick M3 Relic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 12,458	Hankook and Vredestein are good. General is also good. I currently have Hankooks on the E90 M3 - for my use, they are better than the Michelin options. General makes the best non-extreme tires in E30 15" sizes (they are continental's off brand). For that Honda, I would probably pick the General Altimax RT43. IMO, it's about 90% of the Continental DWS, but cheap. And it has great wet traction. Supposedly also good snow traction, but I've never tested. I'm about to buy a second set of them to go on the iX. __________________ 2011 M3 2006 Sierra 2500HD 4WD LBZ/Allison 2004 X5 3.0i 6MT 1995 M3 S50B32 1990 325is 1989 M3 S54B32 Hers: 1989 325iX 1996 911 Turbo