Tyres

BMW86 · 12-23-2009, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by aus135i

if u going non RFT get urself a set of RE11... they are good.. but with the amout of Ks u do... maybe its not a good idea after all...lol

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I spent this evening going for a nice long cruise and got a good feel for my new RE-11's. The first thing I noticed is how much more comfortable they are over the runflats and much more forgiving over hard bumps. Also, I feel like my handling has improved too when I was push it around corners. Very happy so far

BBK · 12-23-2009, 08:40 AM

What width did you get BMW86?

ps- imported_dizzy lives at Calamvale!

BMW86 · 12-23-2009, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BBK

What width did you get BMW86?

ps- imported_dizzy lives at Calamvale!

225/40 18
255/35 18

I've noticed that my car definitely sits a bit higher now with these tyres. They must be taller. I was going to get coilovers anyway, but now it's a must. The car sits just a bit too high for me tastes.

aus135i · 12-23-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW86

I've noticed that my car definitely sits a bit higher now with these tyres. They must be taller.

really? pictures?

BMW86 · 12-23-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by aus135i

really? pictures?

No worries I will take some soon although I'm not sure if photos will give an accurate representation of what I mean. It's very subtle but I can definitely notice the difference.

The RE-11's are holding up really well, I'm going to go for a drive soon. I've launched my cars a few times and I'm getting very clean launches with all the nannies off. I'm confident I'll have a new 0-100km/hr PB soon. I have to relearn how to drive my car again because my runflats were completely bald and I got used to having the back slide out which wasn't such a bad thing because of the cars tendency to understeer with stock suspension. These tyres grip very well.

takahashi · 12-23-2009, 05:37 PM

I am officially jealous... especially I am driving a patched RFT

x5mad · 12-23-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW86

225/40 18
255/35 18

I've noticed that my car definitely sits a bit higher now with these tyres. They must be taller. I was going to get coilovers anyway, but now it's a must. The car sits just a bit too high for me tastes.

Yeh this size will give you a larger radius, although to be honest I have not really noticed a difference with mine. I went for same size but with Pzero.

BMW86 · 12-23-2009, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by takahashi

I am officially jealous... especially I am driving a patched RFT

Do it man!! You won't regret it!! I didn't think the runflats were that bad until changing over. It's a world of difference.

zenderm3 · 12-23-2009, 09:29 PM

MMmmmmm 19s

TimMc · 12-23-2009, 09:42 PM

With 35/40 aspect tyres, 10mm wider should mean the car sits 3.5/4mm higher.

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