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Which tires do you guys think is the best for a Contour V6?
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Do a little search. It really depend what you want. Treadwear, comfor, performance, etc.
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Contour 99 MTX V6 fully loaded, stock with 110000km. Illuminated sunroof switch. About to do the mystique rear dome light conversion with eyeball dome light.
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[image]http://www.coopertires.com/us/en/displaylarge.asp?file=cobraGT.jpg&name=Cobra+Radial+G/T[/image] i got this here works good on my car it's a 205 60 15 be better if you had the 215 60 15 cooper cobra gt Performance tread
Increased tire-to-road contact which leads to improvements in treadwear and handling.
Flat tread profile
Optimum footprint shape helps distribute the vehicle load improving handling and overall wear.
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1999 Ford Contour SE Zetec with 137k miles.
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i dont know if your looking for an all season or not but i run the all season goodyear eagle gt 2 on my V6 Mysitque they are ok in winter but the wet handling could be better
1998 mercury Mystique
2.5L with that stupid slush box
only engine mod so far a optimized tb
dark blue with midnight blue leather interior
finnaly got rid of the door ding guards and pinstripe
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All I want is the safety issue.
So, traction means something about safety, right?
Then, all season tires would be a good idea for me.
Sience I don't have a place where I could settle another set of tires.
What would be a good choice?
How about Potenza RE950?
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99 Contour SE
2.5L V6 ATX
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If "safety" is your main concern, then a lot of tires will fit the bill, but I assume you want a good, all-season tire with good traction in rain, and decent snow traction. (How much you get in Rolla?) There's a lot of those.
You don't need Z-rated uber-tires, so you could get by with any h-rated tire, or even a T, I think. (Your car is governed at 112mph)
I would start at Tirerack.com, and search H or T-rated all season tires. Tons of info on their site.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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tire rack also has tire reviews that you can read that might also be of help to you
1998 mercury Mystique
2.5L with that stupid slush box
only engine mod so far a optimized tb
dark blue with midnight blue leather interior
finnaly got rid of the door ding guards and pinstripe
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I remember asking for info in this post, might be useful.
1998.5 T-Red on Midnight Blue SVT
Build Number 5320 of 6535
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I recently put a set of Falken ZE 512 all-season (mud and snow) V-rated, A temperature, A traction, 320 tread-wear index tires. They are great in the rain. And the best part is that they only cost $70 each. They are extremely quiet for M&S tires. They work well on dry pavement, too. I think they are the best tires available for the money.
I changed from 215/50/16 to 205/55/16, which I think look better on my csvt.
99 csvt
amazon green/tan
pre-98 sail panels
pioneer sound
72K mi
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