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johninjax
12-20-2008, 06:42 AM
Gary ,I have the RE760's on my car(08 328i w/sp) and I'm getting vibes that make my hands feel as if I've been riding a motorcycle. The oem rft's were worn smooth, no cupping ,no high or low spots. The new tires have been roadforce balanced 3 times after the initial install and one tire was replaced,they even recalibrated the balancer. I don't want to go back to the oem tire but was looking at the RE050 pp,will it wear the same as the RFT as they have the same UTOQ? What do you think of replacing it with the RE960 A/S or the Pilot Sport A/S plus? Would I loose a lot in handling?

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johninjax
12-20-2008, 10:27 AM
If anyone has any ideas they would be greatly appreciated, I would like to be able to move on this Monday.
Thanks
Gary@Tirerack
12-22-2008, 06:31 AM
Gary ,I have the RE760's on my car(08 328i w/sp) and I'm getting vibes that make my hands feel as if I've been riding a motorcycle. The oem rft's were worn smooth, no cupping ,no high or low spots. The new tires have been roadforce balanced 3 times after the initial install and one tire was replaced,they even recalibrated the balancer. I don't want to go back to the oem tire but was looking at the RE050 pp,will it wear the same as the RFT as they have the same UTOQ? What do you think of replacing it with the RE960 A/S or the Pilot Sport A/S plus? Would I loose a lot in handling?

Thanks

Going to an all-season tire will indeed give up a noticeable amount of dry grip and have slower steering response compared to a summer performance tire. We've had better feedback on noise levels on both the Bridgestone RE050A pole position and the Goodyear F1 Asymmetric, but neither are runflat tires. The runflat Bridgestone is not the pole position version and has not faired as well overall.


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johninjax
12-22-2008, 08:22 AM
Will the RE050A PP give me the same wear as the RE050A II did as they are both 140 treadwear and both Bridgestone also will the vibes go away? The popular opinion is what I am feeling is the tread pattern.