So fellow Addicts, how many miles did your RFT's last?

993 911 · 09-17-2009, 05:54 PM

13,500 miles for me...

Found it surprising how few miles I got out of my rear tires in comparison to the Hankooks on my previous M3.

For my driving style I found this to be a pretty low amount of miles. The car has never done a "donut," never been "drifted," and hasn't had too many hard launches.

Will be replacing with normal tires.

xbook · 09-17-2009, 06:15 PM

10k miles for me. And I live in a very dry area of the US.

Feyd · 09-17-2009, 08:35 PM

I've got about 16k on mine. Fronts look new... rears seem to have lots of tread left. *shrug*

NihonX · 09-17-2009, 09:11 PM

Mine were nice until about JB3 (3000+mi)

I got rid of them at 7,000?

(I can't even remember anymore!)

Yes2m3cs · 09-18-2009, 07:23 AM

I got 26k on mine - rears are about done and the fronts are still perfect!

Brian

rodi · 09-18-2009, 08:07 AM

about 11k on the rears. @18k, the rears were bald again (bought them with 5k on them), at which point i swapped them all for non-RFTs. the fronts could have survived another few thousand miles at least.
i did a lot of "fun" driving in the mountains.

BrokenVert · 09-18-2009, 08:10 AM

Mine rears were not bad in terms of treadwear, but they were very messed up in terms of pitting. My rfts were very pitted and scared when I ditched em...its kinda funny because I ditched em before I started driving the car past 4/10s its ability. I ditched em at 7K miles for my lovely PS2s.

Tom K. · 09-18-2009, 11:58 AM

I got nearly 30,000 miles out of a set of 050As on a Z4 by rotating once at about 16k. But this was with a lot of highway cruising in a 3,000 lb. car.

The NCT5s on my 128i will be down to 3/32" at 24,000 for the rears and about 50k for the fronts. Having only 200 ft. lb. of torque seems to be beneficial for tire life

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Tom

Lester · 09-18-2009, 12:17 PM

I'm thinking of taking mine in for retreading. Do you know anyone who can retread RFT's?

Excitmnt94 · 09-18-2009, 01:28 PM

^ LOL ^

Hind · 09-18-2009, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lester

I'm thinking of taking mine in for retreading. Do you know anyone who can retread RFT's?

Never heard of that, sounds kind of dangerous...

Lester · 09-18-2009, 02:45 PM

They do them for planes, trucks and buses - why not RFT's? I see a huge potential market - not to mention keeping the earth greener by not throwing out all those old tire carcasses.

Sansnoetic · 09-18-2009, 06:54 PM

Lester, I like your humor.

I also like your photoshop skills as demonstrated in a previous "creamsicle" 135. Nicely done....

zamm3k · 09-18-2009, 08:05 PM

I'm at 14,700. Rears are treadless. Completely slick. Front are... almost gone!

zinman74 · 09-19-2009, 02:55 PM

....13,900 miles and the rears are cupping and pretty much done. they wouldn't be safe for the first month of the rainy season. The fronts could probably handle the rain for a few months. Hankook Ventus V12 should be in next week.

xantdieselx · 09-19-2009, 04:38 PM

Im at 12600mi and the rears are getting down there. Front are still like new. Wet traction goes first on these tires. Dry traction is still pretty good but wet...not so good.

Dave Mac · 09-19-2009, 07:21 PM

26k on mine... need to change them though.

IDBMW · 09-21-2009, 04:09 PM

15k miles and I am at the wear bars on the rears. Front still have about ½ the tread left. I had a couple of track days and a few drift sessions on the tires.

Xin1120 · 09-21-2009, 04:18 PM

I would have liked this thread a lot more if it was how many miles did your RFTs last and what setup did you switch to.

Excitmnt94 · 09-21-2009, 04:54 PM

my Zed made it 20k and were at 6/32 front and 5/32 rear. granted the last month i probably scrubbed off at least 1/32 before my lease turn in. those were the RE050A...with wider contact patches and a few hundred pounds less. with that said, i expect about 20-30 out of my Dunlops due to the harder compond...but a lot more power and torque.

mshahidz · 09-21-2009, 10:39 PM

My RFT's dont grip anymore and im at 4000kms :S I measured and im at 4/32 tread!

too much fun.

SpeedballTrix · 09-22-2009, 07:37 PM

Mine are going strong at 8200mi except for the fact that one is impacted and another has a patch in it =X

But I'm impressed at how well they hold up.
Both front and rear looks barely used, except for the aforementioned damage =/

09-17-2009, 05:54 PM	#1
993 911 Captain 47 Rep 882 Posts Drives: Z3M, F31, G07 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Portland iTrader: (0)	So fellow Addicts, how many miles did your RFT's last? 13,500 miles for me... Found it surprising how few miles I got out of my rear tires in comparison to the Hankooks on my previous M3. For my driving style I found this to be a pretty low amount of miles. The car has never done a "donut," never been "drifted," and hasn't had too many hard launches. Will be replacing with normal tires.
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09-17-2009, 06:15 PM	#2
xbook Lieutenant Colonel 131 Rep 1,540 Posts Drives: '14 EBII M235i & '06 R53 GP Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northridge, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 MINI Cooper S GP [0.00] 2014 BMW M235i [0.00] 2008 E82 [0.00]	10k miles for me. And I live in a very dry area of the US. __________________
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09-17-2009, 08:35 PM	#3
Feyd Major 348 Rep 1,288 Posts Drives: a DEEZZULL Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (2)	I've got about 16k on mine. Fronts look new... rears seem to have lots of tread left. shrug
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09-17-2009, 09:11 PM	#4
NihonX Captain 63 Rep 901 Posts Drives: 2011 VO 1M Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Antioch iTrader: (8)	Mine were nice until about JB3 (3000+mi) I got rid of them at 7,000? (I can't even remember anymore!)
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09-18-2009, 07:23 AM	#5
Yes2m3cs Captain 155 Rep 851 Posts Drives: 2018 M3CS 2016 M4 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sunshine State iTrader: (2)	I got 26k on mine - rears are about done and the fronts are still perfect! Brian __________________ 2018 M3CS - Alpine White 2016 BMW M4 - Vorsteiner \| Michelin MPSS \| Dinan \| Swift \| M Performance Carbon Everything (Garage Queen) 2016 VW GTI - Unitronic Stage 1 Tune \| AWE Track Edition Exhaust (Daily Driver)
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09-18-2009, 08:07 AM	#6
rodi . . . 183 Rep 2,391 Posts Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper iTrader: (-1)	about 11k on the rears. @18k, the rears were bald again (bought them with 5k on them), at which point i swapped them all for non-RFTs. the fronts could have survived another few thousand miles at least. i did a lot of "fun" driving in the mountains. __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710
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09-18-2009, 08:10 AM	#7
BrokenVert Resident Kerbalnaut 477 Rep 10,703 Posts Drives: Topless Brute/Hybrid Boogaloo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fahrvergnügen/NY iTrader: (0)	Mine rears were not bad in terms of treadwear, but they were very messed up in terms of pitting. My rfts were very pitted and scared when I ditched em...its kinda funny because I ditched em before I started driving the car past 4/10s its ability. I ditched em at 7K miles for my lovely PS2s. __________________ Last edited by BrokenVert; 09-18-2009 at 02:21 PM..
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09-18-2009, 11:58 AM	#8
Tom K. Major General 124 Rep 5,627 Posts Drives: '07 328iT, '13 Boxster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	I got nearly 30,000 miles out of a set of 050As on a Z4 by rotating once at about 16k. But this was with a lot of highway cruising in a 3,000 lb. car. The NCT5s on my 128i will be down to 3/32" at 24,000 for the rears and about 50k for the fronts. Having only 200 ft. lb. of torque seems to be beneficial for tire life. Tom
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09-18-2009, 12:17 PM	#9
Lester Brigadier General 295 Rep 3,350 Posts Drives: Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	I'm thinking of taking mine in for retreading. Do you know anyone who can retread RFT's?
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09-18-2009, 01:28 PM	#10
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09-18-2009, 02:45 PM	#12
Lester Brigadier General 295 Rep 3,350 Posts Drives: Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	They do them for planes, trucks and buses - why not RFT's? I see a huge potential market - not to mention keeping the earth greener by not throwing out all those old tire carcasses.
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09-18-2009, 06:54 PM	#13
Sansnoetic Private First Class 111 Rep 137 Posts Drives: '09 135i Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: washington Dc iTrader: (0) Garage List m [0.00]	Lester, I like your humor. I also like your photoshop skills as demonstrated in a previous "creamsicle" 135. Nicely done.... __________________ '09 135i, Monaco Blue, Savanna Beige, AS, ZPP, ZSP, ZCW, CA, Hi Fi, USB, PDC
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09-18-2009, 08:05 PM	#14
zamm3k Bla! 82 Rep 909 Posts Drives: F82 M4 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (4)	I'm at 14,700. Rears are treadless. Completely slick. Front are... almost gone!
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09-19-2009, 02:55 PM	#15
zinman74 New Member 0 Rep 17 Posts Drives: Join Date: Nov 2008 iTrader: (0)	Pirelli eufori@ ....13,900 miles and the rears are cupping and pretty much done. they wouldn't be safe for the first month of the rainy season. The fronts could probably handle the rain for a few months. Hankook Ventus V12 should be in next week. __________________ 2008 128i 6spd Black Sapphire/Black Leather Sport Premium I-Pod Sirius Alarm and that's it....... ...........for now
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09-19-2009, 04:38 PM	#16
xantdieselx Kingslayer 411 Rep 1,479 Posts Drives: 23' M3 Base Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: SWFL iTrader: (0)	Im at 12600mi and the rears are getting down there. Front are still like new. Wet traction goes first on these tires. Dry traction is still pretty good but wet...not so good. __________________ Previous Cars: 2008' 135i, 2010' 328i, 2013' 328i, 2016' M235i, 2017' X1, 2019' M240i Current Cars: 2019' X3, 2021' M3 Comp
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09-19-2009, 07:21 PM	#17
Dave Mac Private First Class 1 Rep 122 Posts Drives: Join Date: Aug 2008 iTrader: (0)	26k on mine... need to change them though.
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09-21-2009, 04:09 PM	#18
IDBMW Captain 41 Rep 825 Posts Drives: 2019 X3 M40i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boise, ID iTrader: (0)	15k miles and I am at the wear bars on the rears. Front still have about ½ the tread left. I had a couple of track days and a few drift sessions on the tires. __________________ 2019 X3 M40i - Black Sapphire Metallic - Mocha Lather - 21" 718M wheels - Every option except Sun Shade
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09-21-2009, 04:18 PM	#19
Xin1120 Captain 41 Rep 667 Posts Drives: 135i Coupé Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Texas iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 135i Coupé SOLD [0.00]	I would have liked this thread a lot more if it was how many miles did your RFTs last and what setup did you switch to.
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09-21-2009, 04:54 PM	#20
Excitmnt94 Detailer & Fitness Freak 23 Rep 514 Posts Drives: '09 135i ///M Sport Coupe Join Date: May 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0)	my Zed made it 20k and were at 6/32 front and 5/32 rear. granted the last month i probably scrubbed off at least 1/32 before my lease turn in. those were the RE050A...with wider contact patches and a few hundred pounds less. with that said, i expect about 20-30 out of my Dunlops due to the harder compond...but a lot more power and torque. __________________ 135i coupe...Alpine White // Glacier Silver Aluminum Trim // Heated Coral Red Leather Seats // M-Sport Package // I-pod // PDC // 6-Speed Manual
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09-21-2009, 10:39 PM	#21
mshahidz Major 129 Rep 1,347 Posts Drives: M4, 991 GT3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (7)	My RFT's dont grip anymore and im at 4000kms :S I measured and im at 4/32 tread! too much fun.
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09-22-2009, 07:37 PM	#22
SpeedballTrix Second Lieutenant 3 Rep 242 Posts Drives: 2009 135i 6MT SBM/CBL; 2022 X5 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	Mine are going strong at 8200mi except for the fact that one is impacted and another has a patch in it =X But I'm impressed at how well they hold up. Both front and rear looks barely used, except for the aforementioned damage =/
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