Wear of tyres and replacement?

[CS6913]

YES!

[CS6913]

Yes !

[CS6913]

Can we replace the tires Run Flat of origin by classic tires not Run Flat?

[kevinlpl]

My rears are gone at 11,000 miles. The inside of th erears are to cords. Clearly there is alot of Negative Camber (factory effort to eliminate oversteer in favor of understeer), but also the toe in must be excessive to have created teh cupping and feathering of the tread blocks. I feel foolish to writing this but I never even thought to check the rears this soon. My wifes drives this X5. I track M3s AND 911s so I know a few things about alignment.

I am pissed that these really expensive 20 inch run flats are gone so quickly. Yes yes I know low profile tires go quickly. I am going to do a custom alignment to see if I can get the scrubbing reduced before I spend a chunk of change on new rubber. The fronts have had pretty even wear.

Does any one know the factory Alignment specs for the 4.8 X5 Spport package with 20" wheels???

Any comments from anyone who has chosen to differ from factory specs?

Any comment on a tire choice? I do not like the Run Flats and will not buy them. They follow every imperfection in the road like Track/race tires. Is there a High Perf. tire whick is decent in rain and occasional snow?

Thanks for your help!

[rh71]

Originally Posted by kevinlpl

Any comment on a tire choice? I do not like the Run Flats and will not buy them. They follow every imperfection in the road like Track/race tires. Is there a High Perf. tire whick is decent in rain and occasional snow?

Thanks for your help!

Non-runflat 20s that are all-season.. your only choices are the Michelin Latitude Tour HP or the Toyo Proxes S/T. Michelin to play it safe but the Toyos have a very sweet looking tread. I went with the latter.

[kevinlpl]

Originally Posted by rh71

Non-runflat 20s that are all-season.. your only choices are the Michelin Latitude Tour HP or the Toyo Proxes S/T. Michelin to play it safe but the Toyos have a very sweet looking tread. I went with the latter.

How do the Toyos compare to the run flats? noise, ride, handling, tram-lining, feel? price difference?

[rh71]

Originally Posted by kevinlpl

How do the Toyos compare to the run flats? noise, ride, handling, tram-lining, feel? price difference?

Noise is the same as my run flats which was very minimal in my opinion on local and highways. People suggest they get louder as it wears but I personally don't expect to put that many miles on them anytime soon. And again, runflats weren't even that loud for me.

Ride & feel is much better - the bumps in the road are no longer "thumps" in the road. It actually feels like I'm on rubbers now. Biggest difference here.

Handling is slightly better, more stable, but not a huge difference even though they are noticeably wider. No experience in rain or snow yet as it's only been a week.

Tram-lining I have no experience with as I drive only local paved roads.

Price difference - the Toyos are definitely cheaper - like $200 ea. compared to $350+ for runflats, on top of the fact that you need an entire new runflat should something go wrong with it. No $10 patch jobs here. The Toyos are also slightly cheaper than the Michelin non-runflats. I would've been very satisfied with the Michelins non-runflats (which I got as OEM runflats) - they felt very good and handled well even in snow, but I felt I owed something less boring a try. One look at the Toyos and I was hooked. Good ratings there too.

[ekelly]

Hi

Does anyone know of non-runflat tyres for the OEM 21’’ rims (275 Front & 325 Rear)?
I still have yet to find any non-runflat tyres for the Spider Spoke 128 rims.

Kind Regards
ekelly

[delhite]

would it be safe to assume that regular wear and tear is covered if you have the tire warranty package?

[The Big Easy]

Dunlops, 21" on 215 rims, 275 front, 325 rear. Just hit 20,000 this morning.
Mine are going well, I really look after them - so no dirt roads etc. Will easily reach 30,000kms.

Cheers,