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Anyone using non RFT tires in 20' wheels
Since the roads here in Costa Rica are getting worse every day, I'm seriously thinking in buying a second set of tires for my spare 20' wheels set but regular tires.
I will use the non RFT's on the dry season where you can see the potholes and leave the RFT's for the rainy season. Any feedback regarding the experience using regular tires on 20's will be appreciated, some people say that regular tires for such a heavy truck will not "hold" as well as RFT's when hard cornering, but honestly I'm kind of tired of feeling the whole road at all times.
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I'm running the Nitto Motivo's on my 20's.. I am very happy with them.. Road noise reduction and vibration are down 70%. True the RFT's have a stiffer sidewall but I only go fast in a straight line who the hell is cornering at 60mph in their 5000lb X anyway! Maybe some of you but not me...
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11-03-2013, 09:28 AM | #3 |
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The conti DWS can provide the best of both worlds for the x5m.
I put them on my E90 M3 last year as I still wanting to drive the car in the cooler months in Boston, MA. Could not believe the grip they provided especially with the car having an ESS600 kit on it. I ended up putting them on the X5M as well and it has made a world of a difference to the handling and ride comfort. For where you live OP these are going to be a great option. I believe Michelin has an all season high performance tire as well. Can't comment on it, but I'm sure they are amazing |
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Thanks!
But UTQG 560 seems to me too high, probably the grip for this tire is very low and very dangerous in wet conditions. I found the Toyo Proxes STII with a nice thread design and the UTQG reading is 420AA which is great for my needs. I love Toyo's, they usually are great tires at a great value, same as Cooper's but Cooper Tire does not make the sizes I need.
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Check out the road test performance test by Motortrend here - http://www.motortrend.com/features/c...ivo_tire_test/ Here's another article from an independant reviewer who ran Toyo Proxes than swapped them for the Motiovo's and wrote up a review - http://www.clublexus.com/forums/the-...vo-review.html |
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For those of you who now run a non-RFT, what do you use as a spare? As a matter of fact, if you do get the BMW available spare, what would the hub size be, as on the X5m the front and rears are different, so do they supply a hub ring?
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Its been so long since I have had a flat tire - literarly 15+ years that I no longer am concerned about it.... Now I define a flat as no airpressure stuck on the side of the road... I have had nails or tire punctures but nothing that has got me stranded... The typical nail in the tire scenario causes a very slow tire leak - and usually will not cause the stranded scenario.. I keep an air compressor and tire repair kit in my X5 if I needed to help my wife of one of my kids out of a jam - but after 7 years of doing that without a single event I lean towards the "call triple AAA" soluton for the rare instance when you would get stranded... just my opinion on the subject -
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I did read the links you sent me, the Toyo Proxes they are talking about are not even close to the one's I want to buy, they are talking about a factory installed Toyo A20 on a Lexus, the Proxes I want to buy are the ST2 which have an agressive rain thread and the reviews all over are also great, usually I do a lot of research before buying tires, and never got a bad one from Toyo Proxes ST1 and ST2, so I think I'm going to choose those tires, check the picture below... Last edited by motex; 11-08-2013 at 04:45 PM.. |
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Its very nice and looks even better in person, I bought a set last year but trade it for RFT so I never got the chance to use it, as for the price is great, $175 fronts and $211 rears with an XL load rating
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Here a few questions....... How about road noise? I have read some reviews over the internet and a few talk about road noise...... How about grip on wet conditions? Any plus and cons will be great before I make my mind Thanks in advance Bernie
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I can't compare them in road noise to anything else except to say that I don't find it objectionable and I hate road noise. They definitely don't sing. Grip is good. I live in a sometimes wet climate and have had no trouble with them at all. I haven't (yet!) driven them in the snow. I may switch to snow tires anyway, to get some bite in the rear instead of the 315 "sleds". Handling is good - I tend to drive in a "spirited" manner and I'm very satisfied. I am impressed with how well they do on such a heavy vehicle. (My other ride is an SLK AMG, so I can "push" things.) There's really no cons. When I bought the car it needed new tires, and I had to pick one with only internet research for the dealer to install. As I mentioned, I'm satisfied with them. There may be better but these suit me. |
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I just moved from 19" RFT's to 20" Continental DWS, and the ride quality has improved significantly! I strongly suggest you go with DWS since they are performance all season tires. I am very pleased with them.
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Thanks a lot for your post!
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