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Old Nov 23, 2006 | 01:34 AM
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i have got a 2001 std vette conv. with oem run flats on the car, the fronts are about shot and the rears or about 95% still there. i dont like the oem run flats and would to replace them wth kumho run flats on the front only. will this work and when the rears need changing getting two more kumhos.

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Old Nov 23, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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Old Nov 23, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by billyz06-2003
i have got a 2001 std vette conv. with oem run flats on the car, the fronts are about shot and the rears or about 95% still there. i dont like the oem run flats and would to replace them wth kumho run flats on the front only. will this work and when the rears need changing getting two more kumhos.
I've heard of these before. They are cheaper than my Goodyear GS and they are runflats. I bought the ContiComfortKit from Tirerack since these are not runflats. I'd love to have RFs when my Goodyears wear out.

I wonder though about the limitations on wet streets??
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/types/extremeperf.jsp

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