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TYRES 19 OR 18?

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Old 10-07-2006 | 11:32 PM
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I have a number question on wheels & tyres

1. Which size is smoother on the road ? 19 or 18

2. Is it ok to have front tyres RFT and back tyres normal ?
Old 10-08-2006 | 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by rar' post='342753' date='Oct 8 2006, 03:32 PM
I have a number question on wheels & tyres

1. Which size is smoother on the road ? 19 or 18

2. Is it ok to have front tyres RFT and back tyres normal ?
I have 19" rims with BF goodrich tyres and these are 100 % better than the RFT 17" and they are much quiter too
I bad thing is that these tyres will wear down fast, they get very sticky when hot.
Old 10-08-2006 | 02:43 AM
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I have 19" wheels on 172 style rims and they're non RFTs. They are AWESOME . 245's front and 275's rear.
Old 10-08-2006 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by rar' post='342753' date='Oct 8 2006, 08:32 AM
I have a number question on wheels & tyres

1. Which size is smoother on the road ? 19 or 18

2. Is it ok to have front tyres RFT and back tyres normal ?
Like-for-like 18" will be better than 19". But I'd take 19" non-RFT over *any* size runflat!

It's not recommended to mix RF and non-RF... (I guess you've only worn one end but want to move to non-RFT without replacing all 4 at once?)
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