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      03-22-2011, 03:23 PM   #1
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I currently have Goodyear eagle f1 Asymmetric tires on my e90 335i. My front tires look perfectly fine and I can go another 10-15K miles but rears are almost bald after 15K miles. Is that normal for the rear tire or do you think I have some allignment problem.

Since I only got 15K on goodyears I am thinking about getting Michelin Pilot sport PS2 for rear replacement. Now can I have goodyear in the front and Michelin in the back?

Any other tire recommendation for summer performance tire? Non RFT

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Hi

I currently have Goodyear eagle f1 Asymmetric tires on my e90 335i. My front tires look perfectly fine and I can go another 10-15K miles but rears are almost bald after 15K miles. Is that normal for the rear tire or do you think I have some allignment problem.

Since I only got 15K on goodyears I am thinking about getting Michelin Pilot sport PS2 for rear replacement. Now can I have goodyear in the front and Michelin in the back?

Any other tire recommendation for summer performance tire? Non RFT

Thanks
You can run different brand tires F/R, but it's not ideal. They'll have different handling/wear characteristics. That being said, I would personally run the two different tires without blinking twice.

Your wear is typical for a high performance summer. I'm lucky to get 15k on mine.

As far as what tire to run, I'd look into the RE-11s. I highly recommend them.
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You can run them as you say, just be advised that I´ve experienced the 3-series to be quite twitchy when running new tires on one axle and old tires on another..
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You can run different brand tires F/R, but it's not ideal. They'll have different handling/wear characteristics..
Ditto. Especially during evasive maneuvers or bad weather conditions, this can be dangerous. If you plan on getting from point A to point B temporarily, you'll be fine.

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