OEM wheel/tyre combo
01-06-2006 | 11:08 PM
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I was cleaning my garage the other day and I had to move my summer wheels with Bridgestone runflats on them I had forgotten just how heavy they are. Is it the wheel or the tyre that makes it so heavy? I have lifted 18" wheels before but they were nothing like it. If its the Rfts I am definitely changing them for non-rfts next summer. Could it be that the oem wheels are very heavy as well?! If anyone has any idea of these weights please post
01-06-2006 | 11:27 PM
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I have heard that the 18" RFT are almost +5kg compared with N-RFT! And that's the tyre only.
01-06-2006 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by sapkan' post='220392' date='Jan 7 2006, 03:08 AM
I was cleaning my garage the other day and I had to move my summer wheels with Bridgestone runflats on them I had forgotten just how heavy they are. Is it the wheel or the tyre that makes it so heavy? I have lifted 18" wheels before but they were nothing like it. If its the Rfts I am definitely changing them for non-rfts next summer. Could it be that the oem wheels are very heavy as well?! If anyone has any idea of these weights please post
01-07-2006 | 12:30 AM
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yeah the tires are somewhat heavier since they have the strengthened rubber side, it adds up! But I have no numbers sorry.
You want to change just cause they are heavier? I wouldnt ever switch from RFT just be?cause of the safety issue. Have a flat and continue driving, come on!
You want to change just cause they are heavier? I wouldnt ever switch from RFT just be?cause of the safety issue. Have a flat and continue driving, come on!
01-07-2006 | 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by sapkan' post='220392' date='Jan 7 2006, 12:08 AM
I was cleaning my garage the other day and I had to move my summer wheels with Bridgestone runflats on them I had forgotten just how heavy they are. Is it the wheel or the tyre that makes it so heavy? I have lifted 18" wheels before but they were nothing like it. If its the Rfts I am definitely changing them for non-rfts next summer. Could it be that the oem wheels are very heavy as well?! If anyone has any idea of these weights please post
01-07-2006 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by dude_in_germany' post='220425' date='Jan 7 2006, 11:30 AM
yeah the tires are somewhat heavier since they have the strengthened rubber side, it adds up! But I have no numbers sorry.
You want to change just cause they are heavier? I wouldnt ever switch from RFT just be?cause of the safety issue. Have a flat and continue driving, come on!
You want to change just cause they are heavier? I wouldnt ever switch from RFT just be?cause of the safety issue. Have a flat and continue driving, come on!
The RF tires are not only some 5 kg heavier per tire (this is "not suspended" weight, the worst there is)
but they are also hard as hell, do to the steel enforcement in the sides.
They give a bad riding comfort and they seem to have a tendency of tramlining also and they are also much noisyer than non RF tires.
Just check out from Search what most of us on this Forum thinks about the RF's!
01-07-2006 | 09:21 AM
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agree with everybody above. No more RF's
01-07-2006 | 09:25 AM
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tires: 245 40 18 Sottozero Pirelli winters (non runflats)
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I'm for the safely of runflats-if it wasn't for Pirelli running out of the winter run flat Sottozeros I'd be using them now...
I plan to get a set of Pirelli zero nero run flats - Road and Track tested them and the tester states that he couldn't tell the difference in performance, handling, or noise between the non-rf and rf tires.
I'm sold.
I plan to get a set of Pirelli zero nero run flats - Road and Track tested them and the tester states that he couldn't tell the difference in performance, handling, or noise between the non-rf and rf tires.
I'm sold.
01-07-2006 | 11:36 AM
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Non-run flats for me all year round. SottoZero in winter and PS2s in summer.