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Might be a bit randonm this but I thought I would share it with you anyway.
I have got an '09 335D Touring as a daily driver and since new it has had those dreadful Michelin runflats.
They are absolutely shite. They tramline even when crossing white lines, the ride is very crashy and and any mid-corner bumps unsettles the car to the point where the traction control kicks in. Dry grip is average but any damp or loose surface has the car wheel spinning on even moderate throttles.
Anyway, I picked up a bolt through one of the rears last weekend and as it was fairly low tread and can't be repaired I though I would take the opportunity to change both rears. Turns out you can't mix runflats on one axle and non runflats on another so a 4 tyre swap was on.
4 x runflats = ?830 from Blackcircles
4 x Contis Sport Contact 3s = ?600 (I had trawled around and these seemed to be one of the best replacements for runflats on my car)
I changed the tyres yesterday and the car is transformed. The ride is much, much softer, almost as if the car has been setup very soft.
The road noise has quitened.
The handling is incredible now and best of all the bump on the corner out of my village has no effect whatsoever on the handling nor does the car'skip' across it.
Grip under acceleration is faultless. My car has the DMS MAP settings so it puts out 350BHP and 770NM of torque and this is the first time I have been able to put it down on the road without wondering how long before the traction control kicks in.
Short version: If you don't like your runflats, and can afford to do it, ditch them. The transformation is astonishing
I have got an '09 335D Touring as a daily driver and since new it has had those dreadful Michelin runflats.
They are absolutely shite. They tramline even when crossing white lines, the ride is very crashy and and any mid-corner bumps unsettles the car to the point where the traction control kicks in. Dry grip is average but any damp or loose surface has the car wheel spinning on even moderate throttles.
Anyway, I picked up a bolt through one of the rears last weekend and as it was fairly low tread and can't be repaired I though I would take the opportunity to change both rears. Turns out you can't mix runflats on one axle and non runflats on another so a 4 tyre swap was on.
4 x runflats = ?830 from Blackcircles
4 x Contis Sport Contact 3s = ?600 (I had trawled around and these seemed to be one of the best replacements for runflats on my car)
I changed the tyres yesterday and the car is transformed. The ride is much, much softer, almost as if the car has been setup very soft.
The road noise has quitened.
The handling is incredible now and best of all the bump on the corner out of my village has no effect whatsoever on the handling nor does the car'skip' across it.
Grip under acceleration is faultless. My car has the DMS MAP settings so it puts out 350BHP and 770NM of torque and this is the first time I have been able to put it down on the road without wondering how long before the traction control kicks in.
Short version: If you don't like your runflats, and can afford to do it, ditch them. The transformation is astonishing