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Wow, I did not expect such a response when I posted this topic! I do agree that when looking at them from a blowout point of view with wife and family in the car, they are probably much safer than normal tires. It is interesting to hear that some of you have been able to repair your tires. I was told and also read other posts here, that you cannot, or the tire service companies just refuse.
Interestingly enough, I changed the Bridgestone All Season RFT's 400's tires which came with my car on 19" rims for Bridgestone Blizzak LM25 4x4's 255/50/19. The tire service company moaned about having to take off the RFT's and did not know if they could do it with the equipment they have because of the large rim size and the difficulty of removing an RFT. They did do it in the end and it cost me $30 per tire instead of $10 per tire because of the difficulty and extra labour involved to do it.
So I drive out onto the road with these heavy duty snow and ice tires and instantly notice that the road noise is reduced by about 50%. Amazing. Also they most certainly absorb bumps or road variations a lot better than the RFT's. Obviously in the snow, packed snow and ice that I drive on every day, the difference is night and day compared with the All Season RFT's.
Because of this difference, when my normal tires wear out, I will most certainly not be replacing them with RFT's. I guess it boils down to personal opinion and how worried you are about losing control in a blowout or trying to make it as easy or safe as possible for the wife if she did get a flat. My wife is great at changing tires so for me this is not an issue!!!
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12-19-2007, 08:21 PM
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