Runflats? Yes? No?
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I have the Potenza RFTs and they'll be ready for replacement soon. I think I'm gonna go with RFTs again because with such low profile tires I'm worried about screwing up my wheels if I get a flat (18" sport package wheels). It seems like nobody likes the Potenza RFTs... does anyone actually LIKE a particular run-flat? I was thinking about the Dunlops. Suggestions?
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I had factory continental all seasons but they were size 16's which were brand new when I purchased the car. I wanted something bigger and got 17's with Bridgestone Potenza RFTs and honestly, I can't tell the difference in ride quality. They are both smooth. The old Continentals are maybe a little more quiet as far as road noise. Are the folks who hate the RFT's, are you all running them on 18's or bigger? The 17's seem to ride just fine on my 04 525i.
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Originally Posted by studavis' post='699754' date='Oct 22 2008, 01:50 AM
It is my learned opinion that the run flat tires are a gimmick perpetrated against those whom find comfort in knowing that they may operate a car up to 50 miles with no air in them. If you lack the requisite skills to change your own tire, or find it to be an unpleasant task, then by all means, employ them on your vehicle. However, RFT?s provide a much harsher ride than normal tires, cannot be fixed without jeopardizing speed rating (per BMW & Dunlop), produce discernibly more roadway noise, and cost significantly more than normal tires. The only upside is to enroll in Sir Rudy?s Benevolent free tire replacement program and drive new tires gratis from Dunlop and BMW.
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I just made the switch from RFT's on my oem 18" 124's to non rft's on my oem 19" 166. Definitely a smoother ride now with better performance/handling, but who's to say it's the wheels not the tires.....
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Originally Posted by juris335' post='700498' date='Oct 22 2008, 07:10 PM
Sounds like an interesting story there Stu. How did Sir Rudy secure the tires from Dunlop and BMW?
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G'day Diggy. I've had 3 E60s now. The first two had runflats. The 530i I had came with Dunlop runflats which were truly bad. Very noisy, twitchy in the wet and seemed to tramline a lot, wet or dry. I changed them to Pirelli non-RFTs on a 17-inch wheel and couldn't believe the difference. When I got my 535d it came with Bridgestone RFTs. They were MUCH better than the Dunlops. They were reasonably quiet, and had way better wet weather roadholding. In my opinion they were as good as the Pirelli non-RFTs for a couple of reasons. First on the roads we have here in SE England you can seldom hit any speed where the handling characteristics of tyres are going to make any real difference to the handling of an E60 (poor road maintenance, neverending road works, traffic congestion and speed cameras see to that). Second, there is such a load of crap on the roads over here that punctures are pretty common. Third, I was on a 17-inch 50 profile tyre on an SE (non-M-Sport) E60. The ride was much softer than a Sport with 18s anyway. I don't want to offend anyone, but I would take the opinion about ride quality from anyone running 18, 19 or 20 inch wheels with a pinch of salt. Bottom line is that so long as they are Bridgestones I have no problem with RFTs.
I suspect that from my memories of driving around Sydders / Newcastle the roads are still mostly long and straight and in averagish repair, with a few too many (kinda scary) cops to try any epic speeds. If that's still the case if I were you I'd stick to Bridgestone runflats.
Anyway I thought all you Newcastle boys drove hot FJ Holdens with chrome plated grease nipples and double reverse overhead twin cam door handles?
I suspect that from my memories of driving around Sydders / Newcastle the roads are still mostly long and straight and in averagish repair, with a few too many (kinda scary) cops to try any epic speeds. If that's still the case if I were you I'd stick to Bridgestone runflats.
Anyway I thought all you Newcastle boys drove hot FJ Holdens with chrome plated grease nipples and double reverse overhead twin cam door handles?
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Originally Posted by JMC' post='700865' date='Oct 23 2008, 08:22 PM
G'day Diggy. I've had 3 E60s now. The first two had runflats. The 530i I had came with Dunlop runflats which were truly bad. Very noisy, twitchy in the wet and seemed to tramline a lot, wet or dry. I changed them to Pirelli non-RFTs on a 17-inch wheel and couldn't believe the difference. When I got my 535d it came with Bridgestone RFTs. They were MUCH better than the Dunlops. They were reasonably quiet, and had way better wet weather roadholding. In my opinion they were as good as the Pirelli non-RFTs for a couple of reasons. First on the roads we have here in SE England you can seldom hit any speed where the handling characteristics of tyres are going to make any real difference to the handling of an E60 (poor road maintenance, neverending road works, traffic congestion and speed cameras see to that). Second, there is such a load of crap on the roads over here that punctures are pretty common. Third, I was on a 17-inch 50 profile tyre on an SE (non-M-Sport) E60. The ride was much softer than a Sport with 18s anyway. I don't want to offend anyone, but I would take the opinion about ride quality from anyone running 18, 19 or 20 inch wheels with a pinch of salt. Bottom line is that so long as they are Bridgestones I have no problem with RFTs.
I suspect that from my memories of driving around Sydders / Newcastle the roads are still mostly long and straight and in averagish repair, with a few too many (kinda scary) cops to try any epic speeds. If that's still the case if I were you I'd stick to Bridgestone runflats.
Anyway I thought all you Newcastle boys drove hot FJ Holdens with chrome plated grease nipples and double reverse overhead twin cam door handles?![Winkcool](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/winkcool.gif)
I suspect that from my memories of driving around Sydders / Newcastle the roads are still mostly long and straight and in averagish repair, with a few too many (kinda scary) cops to try any epic speeds. If that's still the case if I were you I'd stick to Bridgestone runflats.
Anyway I thought all you Newcastle boys drove hot FJ Holdens with chrome plated grease nipples and double reverse overhead twin cam door handles?
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I'm on my own trying to class this joint up!
Thanks for your advice. I have decided to stick with the Bridgestone RFT's, that is, replace the two rears, as the fronts are okay.
The local KMart guy gets them in for $370 (aust) a tyre.
Not too bad.
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