To those who swapped out their RFT's

johninjax · 11-23-2008, 07:27 AM

I have a 328i w/sport pkg. and am getting rid of my RFT's after 22,000 miles. I'm pretty set on getting the Bridgestone RE760 sports, I feel they will give a good compromise between wear and handling. My question is there a big difference in steering response compared to the RE050A RFT. I drive about 30K a year and don't want to spend better than a grand every 8-9 months for tires. Thanks.

johninjax · 11-24-2008, 04:41 PM

Any opinions?

jongchen · 11-28-2008, 07:30 AM

It may all be in my head but I think the steering response for the RFT is better than my "regular" tires. I switched from the stock run flat RE050 to the regular RE01's which are MUCH stickier tires. The RE01's just feel a little "squishy" at the start of the turn compared to the RE050 and I think the turn starts a smidgen slower. But once the turn is started the stickier tire wins.

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johninjax Private First Class 7 Rep 123 Posts Drives: 2014 X128i LeMans Blue M Sport Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jacksonville,FL iTrader: (0)	To those who swapped out their RFT's I have a 328i w/sport pkg. and am getting rid of my RFT's after 22,000 miles. I'm pretty set on getting the Bridgestone RE760 sports, I feel they will give a good compromise between wear and handling. My question is there a big difference in steering response compared to the RE050A RFT. I drive about 30K a year and don't want to spend better than a grand every 8-9 months for tires. Thanks. Last edited by johninjax; 11-24-2008 at 04:41 PM.. Reason: spelling
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johninjax Private First Class 7 Rep 123 Posts Drives: 2014 X128i LeMans Blue M Sport Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jacksonville,FL iTrader: (0)	Any opinions?
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jongchen New Member 0 Rep 26 Posts Drives: BMW '07 335i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alexandria, VA iTrader: (0)	RFT Better steering response It may all be in my head but I think the steering response for the RFT is better than my "regular" tires. I switched from the stock run flat RE050 to the regular RE01's which are MUCH stickier tires. The RE01's just feel a little "squishy" at the start of the turn compared to the RE050 and I think the turn starts a smidgen slower. But once the turn is started the stickier tire wins.
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