Hello all! 
I've been lurking on the forums for a few years now but decided it was time to make an account.
I've inherited my dad's 2010 Challenger SE and I'm extremely excited. However, he hasn't taken the best care of it (for example, finally forced an oil change down his throat today after nearly THIRTY thousand miles.) :fight:
Anyways, the tires are nearly bald and I need to start shopping for some.
The car has the stock 215/65/17 tires on them, however I was planning on going up to 245/40/20 so I could put some R/T or SRT wheels on it. This shouldn't be too much of a hassle, as the local dealer said for $30 they'd recalibrate the speedometer.
I'm thinking since I'll have two sets of wheels, I'll have separate tires for winter. But that might not work out, because unless I get a cheap 2nd pair of 20s I'll be having to constantly recalibrate the speedo. Not sure if I'm doing one pair or two.
I live in Ohio. Weather here can get wacky. So I'm looking for two recommendations.
1.) For the route of two separate tires - a really good summer tire and a really good winter tire
2.) For the route of a single tire - a really good all season tire.
I've been looking at Michelin Pilot Super Sport, Bridgestone Potenza S04 Pole Position and Continental ExtremeContact DW tires on TireRack.
I want something that's got really good handling/performance on the road, and good traction in the wet stuff would also be fairly important. The Challenger already is pretty well insulated against noise, so road noise isn't too much of a concern, but I don't want a whole lot. A decent lifespan would be nice too, especially if we go the single tire route.
I'm not gonna be smokin' the tires too much -- I'll come back for a recommendation on those tires once I get the supercharger and the dozen or so other mods I have planned done. :thumbsup:
BTW, off topic question: Expected life expectancy out of the stock V6? My dad works at Chrysler's Toledo plant (Home of the Wrangler/Cherokee) and has a nearly 70 mile daily commute. As a result, it already has 91k miles. :/
I've been lurking on the forums for a few years now but decided it was time to make an account.
I've inherited my dad's 2010 Challenger SE and I'm extremely excited. However, he hasn't taken the best care of it (for example, finally forced an oil change down his throat today after nearly THIRTY thousand miles.) :fight:
Anyways, the tires are nearly bald and I need to start shopping for some.
The car has the stock 215/65/17 tires on them, however I was planning on going up to 245/40/20 so I could put some R/T or SRT wheels on it. This shouldn't be too much of a hassle, as the local dealer said for $30 they'd recalibrate the speedometer.
I'm thinking since I'll have two sets of wheels, I'll have separate tires for winter. But that might not work out, because unless I get a cheap 2nd pair of 20s I'll be having to constantly recalibrate the speedo. Not sure if I'm doing one pair or two.
I live in Ohio. Weather here can get wacky. So I'm looking for two recommendations.
1.) For the route of two separate tires - a really good summer tire and a really good winter tire
2.) For the route of a single tire - a really good all season tire.
I've been looking at Michelin Pilot Super Sport, Bridgestone Potenza S04 Pole Position and Continental ExtremeContact DW tires on TireRack.
I want something that's got really good handling/performance on the road, and good traction in the wet stuff would also be fairly important. The Challenger already is pretty well insulated against noise, so road noise isn't too much of a concern, but I don't want a whole lot. A decent lifespan would be nice too, especially if we go the single tire route.
I'm not gonna be smokin' the tires too much -- I'll come back for a recommendation on those tires once I get the supercharger and the dozen or so other mods I have planned done. :thumbsup:
BTW, off topic question: Expected life expectancy out of the stock V6? My dad works at Chrysler's Toledo plant (Home of the Wrangler/Cherokee) and has a nearly 70 mile daily commute. As a result, it already has 91k miles. :/