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Apr 27, 2014 | 03:51 PM

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JR-01

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Originally Posted by Opti

I ran these on my Z28 and was happy with the performance for the price but was very unhappy with the ride quality and impact harshness.

I switched to Bridgestone RE760s and the ride quality, wet traction, and noise level have all greatly improved along with better performance.

Im gonna stick with the 760s I think they are a good DD performance tire.

I think I am going with the Bridgestones. Good price and I have heard good things about them.

Apr 27, 2014 | 05:03 PM

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leadfoot4

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Originally Posted by JR-01

No. Just stating fact.
I am going to replace my tires and after hearing all the pros and cons I am going with the non runflats. The different opinions helped me make the decision. If you only want to hear opinions just like your own, you might as well be done here.

And if you get stuck out in the boonies with a flat tire, you've been warned also.....

And BTW, I've been here a LOT longer than you have.

Apr 27, 2014 | 05:35 PM

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And if you get stuck out in the boonies with a flat tire, you've been warned also.....

And BTW, I've been here a LOT longer than you have.

I have had flat tires out in the boonies before. If you have any skill at all, it really is no big deal. I have plugged them and used sealer/inflator. No problem. Run flats have their own set of problems. Having to buy a new tire after driving on a deflated one is probably the biggest.

So you have been here longer, what does that matter?

Apr 27, 2014 | 06:02 PM

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Opti

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And if you get stuck out in the boonies with a flat tire, you've been warned also.....

And BTW, I've been here a LOT longer than you have.

geez calm down. Many manufacturers are running non run flats on cars without spares. Im pretty sure GM did it on the Z06. Its not a big deal.

On every fun car I've had I've removed the spare and never had a problem none of mine have even had TPMS. Yanked the spare out of the camaro 8 years ago and never looked back.

Why pay more money for bad ride quality and most of the time worse performance, JUST IN CASE, you have a flat, and the run flats really only helps when it leaks fast, a slow leak you can just air up a normal tire and head to a tire shop.

Run flats are really only needed a small percentage of the time and you give up a lot to run them