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[aarwilli]

Originally Posted by ChrisCharcoalE92

i seen the spare kits for our cars...their like 300 bucks...lil steep is there a cheaper way of getting one? i dont wanna spend all this money on wheels and new tires then i have to drop another 300 just to feel safe on my way to work or somewere important lol

I bought a wheel that fit my old tire that I was replacing for $99 bucks on Tirerack. Wheel looks like crap but who cares, it just lives in the trunk... And the tire doesn't need to be brand new, just good enough to hold air and get you out of a pinch.

[driverman]

Originally Posted by aarwilli

I bought a wheel that fit my old tire that I was replacing for $99 bucks on Tirerack. Wheel looks like crap but who cares, it just lives in the trunk... And the tire doesn't need to be brand new, just good enough to hold air and get you out of a pinch.

This is a great solution if you are willing to give up most of your trunk. I bought the compact spare and regret it. I hate compact spares.

I'm going to pick up a wheel and do the same thing. I assume that a front wheel will fit on the back on a staggered setup but not vice versa. Correct?

[oilcrankinject]

I got rid of mine for Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s and for Nokian Hakkapeliitta R Tires for winter. Next summer set will be Michelin Super Sports.

[covinsky]

New Michelin pilot sport a/s plus non-runflats will be installed Tuesday.

[aarwilli]

Originally Posted by driverman

This is a great solution if you are willing to give up most of your trunk. I bought the compact spare and regret it. I hate compact spares.

I'm going to pick up a wheel and do the same thing. I assume that a front wheel will fit on the back on a staggered setup but not vice versa. Correct?

Yeah I wanted the ability to not have to limp home. I can't imagine you'd really loose THAT much more trunk space over the compact. maybe a few few inches vertically and that's about it...

I assumed that the front size would fit on the rears yeah. I am not positive. This wheel fitting stuff is new to me but it makes sense... Can anyone else comment on this?

[David9962000]

Michelin super sport on my 335is, it's the best money you can spend.

[SebringS2k]

lol, anyone get the Yoko Envigors? Got them mounted this morning, not sure how they ride...will report back

[aarwilli]

Just had my PS2's put on last night and a spare put in the trunk. I love my car all over again. HIGHLY recommend it!

[Young_Man]

*raises hand*

[Ox11]

I got rid of my rft's last winter for dunlop wintersport 3d's, and now am on new wheels with hankook ventus v12 evo blahblah whatever its called.

I agree with dafish, the cars suspension was clearly designed with these rft's in mind. The car will feel more pitchy without the rft's stiff sidewall but I would say overall grip is better with any decent tire over the stockies. As he said as well especially off the line, the sidewall flex of a non rft tire will give you much better traction.

Personally beyond all that I hated the bone jarring nature of the rft's. With its super stiff sidewall the car felt synthetic. I'm still on stock suspension now but I need to upgrade soon this body roll is hurtin!

[tunachris]

I don't notice much difference in cornering with non RFT's. I do have KW coilovers, so maybe that also helps? Next mod is a LSD, then maybe M3 parts?

[tibra1]

Ditched em for Falkens FK452s and didnt look back

[therealm3]

Dropped mine in favor of PS2's. got the spare wheel and tire from Bav Auto and the jack/lug wrench/wheel chock from a junk yard E60. The spare really doesn't eat up that much room. Ideally there would be a spot for it, but it is livable as is.

[brocklanders]

i switched mine to hankooks, it felt like i was floating on clouds. but then came across a set of hardly used runflats so i figured what the hell, and went back. i dont really care either way. in 6 to 8 months i will need a new set, so if you have 18" wheels, hate your run flats and live in driving distance of houston texas, because im not interested in shipping used tires unless you want to give them away, pm me i will take them off your hands. bottom line is your run flats are only as bad as the road you drive them on.

[EyeGuy]

Originally Posted by SebringS2k

lol, anyone get the Yoko Envigors? Got them mounted this morning, not sure how they ride...will report back

I've been running them for the past month. They're not bad for an all season tire. They do ride firm, however, dry handling is about average. They do give amazing grip in the rain though.

If I had to choose an a/s again I would go back to using pirelli pzero's or try the conti dws.

[JB E92]

I got new wheels on Hankook V12's, feels much better now..

[aarwilli]

Originally Posted by brocklanders

bottom line is your run flats are only as bad as the road you drive them on.

Sounds like I need to move to Houston then, the roads here BLOW! haha

[Dereks435Coupe]

RFTs

Hankook Ventus V12 Evos

[swifty]

Got Tc klines. Put runflats on and didn't think/feel there was much of a difference. 2 weeks in I started going crzy cuz I could feel every little bump on the road and the car would bounce everywhere on impact.

Got conti extreme Dw summers and the difference was night & day. Love my coilovers and love my tires.