Reply to "Tires, wheels and ride height...."

dlearl476

Hey @Wright Conceptz, I have a lot of experience with those Contis you listed in your OP as they are OEM on the 451 Smart Fortwo. I've used both the ProContacts and the WinterContacs (as winter tires). I liked them a lot. As much as I liked them, on the recommendation of a fellow Smart owner I replaced them with Vredestein Quadtracs for this winter. As I told him, this added just as much enjoyment to driving it* as ditching the OEM shocks/struts with Bilsteins.

Youll also find much discussion wrt Vredestein SporTracs on here, as well. I'm planning on replacing the Walmart Specials I'm running now with Quadtracs next year. I wish I could use the Smart sizes on my Spyder, but without a bunch of suspension mods, I'd be scraping my butt on the pavement.

*On on further reflection, part of my loving the Vredesteins may be due to a softer sidewall, but I've noticed no degradation in handling over the Contis.

10/6/208:40 PM

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