All-season tires
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Let me be the 1st to say I don't own a Bentley but I use the DWS tires as well and they are fantastic on AWD cars. As for the load capacity, I have seen Damon from TireRack who is on here alot state he did NOT recommend the DWS for the CGT, the car is just too heavy and will chew the tires up quickly.
Since they are not an expensive tire (mine were $128each for my car), replacing them every 12-15k miles is not that bad considering what the stock tires cost to replace.
Since they are not an expensive tire (mine were $128each for my car), replacing them every 12-15k miles is not that bad considering what the stock tires cost to replace.
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I had a funny email exchange with my service advisor over the past couple of days:
Me: Since Bentley itself switched from 275/35-20 to 275/40-20 for 2012 models, can you find out whether I can use 275/40-20 tires on my 2011 Supersports?
Him: I spoke to some people here and they stated that 275/40-20 may rub and will throw off the speedometer and other systems. We recommend keeping 275/35-20.
Me: I looked all over the place and could not find a single manufacturer that makes 275/35-20 all-season tires with load rating of 2039 Lbs (which is what stock tires have). However, there are plenty of tires in 275/40-20 size that meet or exceed that load rating.
Him: Yeah, you definitely cannot buy tires that do not have a proper load rating. Thats why we recommend 275/35-20 stock tires.
Me: That's great, but I need all-season tires because I need to use the car year-round and be able to drive it in ANY weather. Summer tires don't work for me and they are not safe in the winter. I also would not bigger sidewall because 275/35-20 does not have enough sidewall, which affects ride quality.
Him: Sure, we can sell you an all season tire that works. It's approved by Bentley and will work for your car.
Me: What tire is that?
Him: It's called "PIRELLI NERO A/S 2"
Me: There is no such tire. There are two all-season Pirelli tires: Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season and Pirelli P Zero Nero M&S. However, both of there tires are only rated for 1874 Lbs, while my current tires are rated for 2039 Lbs.
.....and it goes on and on....
Me: Since Bentley itself switched from 275/35-20 to 275/40-20 for 2012 models, can you find out whether I can use 275/40-20 tires on my 2011 Supersports?
Him: I spoke to some people here and they stated that 275/40-20 may rub and will throw off the speedometer and other systems. We recommend keeping 275/35-20.
Me: I looked all over the place and could not find a single manufacturer that makes 275/35-20 all-season tires with load rating of 2039 Lbs (which is what stock tires have). However, there are plenty of tires in 275/40-20 size that meet or exceed that load rating.
Him: Yeah, you definitely cannot buy tires that do not have a proper load rating. Thats why we recommend 275/35-20 stock tires.
Me: That's great, but I need all-season tires because I need to use the car year-round and be able to drive it in ANY weather. Summer tires don't work for me and they are not safe in the winter. I also would not bigger sidewall because 275/35-20 does not have enough sidewall, which affects ride quality.
Him: Sure, we can sell you an all season tire that works. It's approved by Bentley and will work for your car.
Me: What tire is that?
Him: It's called "PIRELLI NERO A/S 2"
Me: There is no such tire. There are two all-season Pirelli tires: Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season and Pirelli P Zero Nero M&S. However, both of there tires are only rated for 1874 Lbs, while my current tires are rated for 2039 Lbs.
.....and it goes on and on....
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They do a 275/40/20 for a reason. To stop bending the 20"
I just did a 265/40/20 if I had to do it again I would have done a 275/40/20
I don't care about the speedo difference it's so little it's not a big deal
Get the highest load rating you can to avoid bent wheels.
this is my 265/40/20 pirelli all season tire. I also would not do pirelli again just seems like there is not enuff meat on the tire like tread depth when its brand new.
I just did a 265/40/20 if I had to do it again I would have done a 275/40/20
I don't care about the speedo difference it's so little it's not a big deal
Get the highest load rating you can to avoid bent wheels.
this is my 265/40/20 pirelli all season tire. I also would not do pirelli again just seems like there is not enuff meat on the tire like tread depth when its brand new.
Last edited by REDNOSEGT; Feb 25, 2013 at 08:59 PM.
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They do a 275/40/20 for a reason. To stop bending the 20"
I just did a 265/40/20 if I had to do it again I would have done a 275/40/20
I don't care about the speedo difference it's so little it's not a big deal
Get the highest load rating you can to avoid bent wheels.
this is my 265/40/20 pirelli all season tire. I also would not do pirelli again just seems like there is not enuff meat on the tire like tread depth when its brand new.
I just did a 265/40/20 if I had to do it again I would have done a 275/40/20
I don't care about the speedo difference it's so little it's not a big deal
Get the highest load rating you can to avoid bent wheels.
this is my 265/40/20 pirelli all season tire. I also would not do pirelli again just seems like there is not enuff meat on the tire like tread depth when its brand new.
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Awesome. I am going to work with the dealer to allow 275/40ZR20 tires. I don't want them to void the warranty due to "unapproved" tires being on the car.
Love your wheels BTW.
Love your wheels BTW.
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