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<blockquote data-quote="KL2DC" data-source="post: 218239" data-attributes="member: 3452"><p>To add on to Rookie's excellent response...</p><p> </p><p>- Not all tire shops are RFT friendly. It takes a special knowledge to plug, mount and dismount RFTs. This is due to the special bead/sidewall structure. </p><p> </p><p>- Lifespan depends on the make/model of your tires. Refer to the tire wear rating on the sidewall. To be honest, the performance tires like the RE050A and Pirelli Euforia have pretty bad tire wear rating so don't expect many years/miles on these puppies. For e.g. my RE050As have a dismal UTQG rating of 140 AA compare with what appears to be 350-ish AA average for passenger sedan ratings. I'm expecting not more than 16,000 miles, conservatively.</p><p> </p><p>-David Yong can tell you in person, the virtues of going non-RFTs. Without the stiff sidewall, the ride is more compliant and there is less unsprung weight as the RFTs weigh more - so increased response.</p><p> </p><p>- There is no need to alter the suspension to accomodate non-RFTs. In actuality, I feel BMW may have compromised the set up to accomodate the heavy RFT/wheel combos at each corner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KL2DC, post: 218239, member: 3452"] To add on to Rookie's excellent response... - Not all tire shops are RFT friendly. It takes a special knowledge to plug, mount and dismount RFTs. This is due to the special bead/sidewall structure. - Lifespan depends on the make/model of your tires. Refer to the tire wear rating on the sidewall. To be honest, the performance tires like the RE050A and Pirelli Euforia have pretty bad tire wear rating so don't expect many years/miles on these puppies. For e.g. my RE050As have a dismal UTQG rating of 140 AA compare with what appears to be 350-ish AA average for passenger sedan ratings. I'm expecting not more than 16,000 miles, conservatively. -David Yong can tell you in person, the virtues of going non-RFTs. Without the stiff sidewall, the ride is more compliant and there is less unsprung weight as the RFTs weigh more - so increased response. - There is no need to alter the suspension to accomodate non-RFTs. In actuality, I feel BMW may have compromised the set up to accomodate the heavy RFT/wheel combos at each corner. [/QUOTE]
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