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Old 05-10-2012, 11:28 PM
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It's Tire Time and I need your opinion
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It's time for new tires on my 2007 X5 4.8i with 19's

I'm SICK AND TIRED of the RFT's and ready to swap for non-RFT's because I want a quieter and smoother ride.

Who has done this, what tire, where did you go and how do you like it?
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Hey All!

It's time for new tires on my 2007 X5 4.8i with 19's

I'm SICK AND TIRED of the RFT's and ready to swap for non-RFT's because I want a quieter and smoother ride.

Who has done this, what tire, where did you go and how do you like it?
Conti Extreme Contact DWS's are a common choice with positive feedback.
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Conti Extreme Contact DWS's are a common choice with positive feedback.
Agreed. I have them on my x. Price was good and they do ride much better than the run flats.
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What about the toyo stII? Reviews are good but anyone with experience with them personally here?
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Old 05-11-2012, 09:31 PM
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What about the toyo stII? Reviews are good but anyone with experience with them personally here?
plenty have the 20" STII... they are extremely durable and noise level is low.
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I replaced the RFT Michelin Lattitudes with the non RFT version. As far as I'm concerned, there is no equal with regard to tread life.
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Old 05-11-2012, 11:36 PM
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i'm on my second set of 19" Proxes STIIs. got 50K out of the first set.

great dry traction, great wet traction especially standing water. can't speak for snow.
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Some clarification, please.
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I replaced the RFT Michelin Lattitudes with the non RFT version. As far as I'm concerned, there is no equal with regard to tread life.
Are you saying, the RFT gave better tread life?

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Pirelli*Scorpion Verde All Season

IMO this is the best all season tire for the X5 right now. Smooth riding, sharp steering response, excellent traction in all conditions, quiet, long lasting with a wear rating of 600. I've got 7K miles on them and they look like I installed them yesterday. It will feel like a completely different and much nicer car when you replace your RFTs with these
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I replaced the RFT Michelin Lattitudes with the non RFT version. As far as I'm concerned, there is no equal with regard to tread life.
Interested to hear about the differences...of course it is hard to recall what the new tires were like, the most acute reference is the old worn out tire to the new ones...but given the complaining about RFTs, there are vurtually NO comparisons of the same tire, same everything- comparing just RFT to Std.
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