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Paul Workman · 12-20-2014

Maybe if you're familiar with D3s, this (some first-hand) might help with the KDWs (I had).

A 2008 ish? Car And Driver skid pad test l saw put the KDWs @ the top of all the tires tested; pulling over .95+G. Second to them in that test was the Goodyear -D3's pulling (IIRC) .93(ish) on the dry pad.

However, the KDWs really sucked in the wet skid pad portion; pulling only .5x G's, down from the high .90s on dry. But, more important, they were not "well behaved" when they lost traction in the wet (primarily): they broke traction suddenly as opposed to transitioning into a controlled skid!

And, from personal experience, should I go for a bit of winter driving, they would get hard and "greasy" on dry pavement, and down right scary slick on a patch of ice or packed snow. And too, in that regard, the D3's weren't much better when they got cold. I got the sense one really had to watch his P's n Q's (read: NO spirited driving below 30ºF) on either.

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Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,493	Re: Tire question (BFG KDW) Maybe if you're familiar with D3s, this (some first-hand) might help with the KDWs (I had). A 2008 ish? *Car And Driver* skid pad test l saw put the KDWs @ the top of all the tires tested; pulling over .95+G. Second to them in that test was the Goodyear -D3's pulling (IIRC) .93(ish) on the dry pad. However, the KDWs really sucked in the wet skid pad portion; pulling only .5x G's, down from the high .90s on dry. But, more important, they were not "well behaved" when they lost traction in the wet (primarily): they broke traction suddenly as opposed to transitioning into a controlled skid! And, from personal experience, should I go for a bit of winter driving, they would get hard and "greasy" on dry pavement, and down right scary slick on a patch of ice or packed snow. And too, in that regard, the D3's weren't much better when they got cold. I got the sense one really had to watch his P's n Q's (read: NO spirited driving below 30ºF) on either. __________________ Good carz, good food, good friendz = the best of timez! 90 #1202 "FBI" top end ported & relieved Cam timing by "Pete the Greek" Sans secondaries Chip & dyno tuning by Haibeck Automotive SW headers, X-pipe, MF muffs Former Secretary, ZR-1 Net Registry Last edited by Paul Workman; 12-22-2014 at 05:46 AM.