Run Flat Tire Life Expectancy?
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How many miles an average can you expect from a set of run flat tires on a 545 sport??
I'm at 15,000 miles now. Thanks
I'm at 15,000 miles now. Thanks
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I just replaced mine at 20,000 miles. The front tires had more tread than the back tires. I could have gone another 5,000 in our dry California weather conditions. I would not have wanted to go much further in rainy conditions.
I just replaced mine at 20,000 miles. The front tires had more tread than the back tires. I could have gone another 5,000 in our dry California weather conditions. I would not have wanted to go much further in rainy conditions.
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Thanks, I was hoping to get at least 20,000 out of them.
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Have driven close to 34 000km now, and about 6 000 of them are during the winter with other tyres.. and the badly need to be changed ![Smile](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/smile.gif)
Anyone tried having some fun with the tyres before having them changed?
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Anyone tried having some fun with the tyres before having them changed?
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I replaced mine at 15,000 miles. I had a slow leak in one that prompted the change but 1 of the rears really needed it. I have driven with DSC off less than 10 times but I wonder if full throttle accelerations still cause a small amount of slippage leading to premature wear since the rears were definitely worse. I probably could have gotten another 5,000 out of the fronts. I switched them all to NRFT so I wanted to do all 4 at once....
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Mine were around 43.000 kms when replaced.
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Thanks guys, I will keep an eye on them as I am at 15,000 miles now.
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