hotspur

The August 24 issue of AutoWeek has a brief piece on Bridgestone's third generation run-flat tires. It describes a new rubber compound that allows the sidewall to be thinner, increasing compliance and improving ride comfort.

The author concluded, after driving Bridgestone's third-generation run-flats, the second-generation, and conventional tires on identical cars, that he still preferred the conventionals but said the new-generation was "getting closer to what could be called excellent ride and handling. Compared with the second-gen tires, the new rubber was significantly better and nearly indistinguishable from conventional tires."

LTC Z06

Come in our sizes?

peter pan

Need sizes

cthusker

that's the million dollar question! Love to have more options on buy RF tires for my vette....

Vette_DD

Here's what the Bridgestone website says about 2006 base Corvettes.

Tally Ho

For you Z06 or widebody or wide booty owners the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Pole Position RFT tires come in the Z06 sizes. I just installed a set on my 06 vert with wide booty and they are a huge improvement over the GY Supercars. I have LG World Challenge wheels in 18x10 front and 19x12 rear and the fronts do not stick out with the C6 offset up front.

Looking straight down from the top of the fender.

hotspur

No sizes, or even a model designation, given in the article.

Luckyme

Personally, I've had a bad experience with the Bridgestone Run Flats (Potenza RE050A) on a 2007 BMW 335i Convertible. They were terrible tires in my opinion. They got so noisy at 6K miles, and Bridgestone and BMW said they were feathered due to not being able to rotate them. Also, at 8K one of them developed a buldge in the sidewall, which dealer replaced under a warranty I bought, but I was stuck with the terrible ride and noise from them. I'll never buy another Bridgestone product.

Repleaced with Michelins, and the BMW once again was a great ride quality. I'll put Michelins on the Vette when the time comes.

AORoads

That's an interesting reason for "feathering." Can't rotate the Corvette's either and most don't get "feathered;" they wear out either inside (most likely) or outside edge/ribs.
Here's another explanation for "feathering:"

"Feathering Feathering
Feathering is a condition when the edge of each tread rib develops a slightly rounded edge on one side and a sharp edge on the other. By running your hand over the tire, you can usually feel the sharper edges before you'll be able to see them. The most common cause of feathering is incorrect toe-in setting, which can be cured by having It set correctly. Occasionally toe-in will be set correctly and this wear pattern still occurs. This is usually due to deteriorated bushings in the front suspension, causing the wheel alignment to shift as the car moves down the road."

from: http://www.procarcare.com/includes/c...dtirewear.html