Car doesnt handle very well
03-03-2009, 04:45 PM
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i noticed my car doesnt handle as well as i thought it would. it is all over the place on corners and with DSC deactivated i need to put my skills to the test. can this be blamed soley on the run flats? will changing them out make a huge difference?
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perhaps it's not the car 
But the RFT's are a good place to start... 
But the RFT's are a good place to start...
03-03-2009, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='806740' date='Mar 3 2009, 09:01 PM
perhaps it's not the car But the RFT's are a good place to start...
But the RFT's are a good place to start... i drive very well, thankyou sir. 
i am hoping to get opinions of people who went from RFs to good tires and what their experience are. i am just suprised how easily the car breaks loose on corners at relatively low speeds
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='806727' date='Mar 3 2009, 08:45 PM
i noticed my car doesnt handle as well as i thought it would. it is all over the place on corners and with DSC deactivated i need to put my skills to the test. can this be blamed soley on the run flats? will changing them out make a huge difference?
I like my car a ton but to this day I can't believe BMW sold my car for $65K +/- with those tires.
The size of the E60 tires also seems to be a detriment, the larger the tire the worse the impact of the run flat technology. Some of the 3 series with smaller size run flats seem to work better.