Thanks Andy.
The problem with departing from the OEM tires is that it seems no two Contours are made the same. Some poeple have installed for example 225/50/16 instead of the original 215/50/16 on their SVTs with no problem at all. Others had serious rubbing problems with the same tires installed on the same model/year car. The old forums were full of stories on this subject. I myself have to get rid soon of my noisy KDW tires and I really don't know what size/brand to choose. Some CEGers advice to actually put the tires on the car and see if they fit correctly. Anyway, whatever the tires one chooses to replace these KDW tires, one would never get the exact rolling diameter, and thus an error of +-2% in the speedometer is inevitable. I find that an error of 5% or more would not be without an impact on the electronics and the controls of the car.
