I know this has been asked before but I can't find the other threads

I've got 25000 miles on my goodyear runflats that came on the car. They are pretty much gone now. Slipping all the time in the turns and in heavy braking. I'd say 75% of those miles were interstate miles and the rest have been very spirited driving miles. I was hoping to wait till I could afford superleggeras and just buy new tires then, but I don't think these are going to last much longer. How many miles did everyone else get on their runflats?

I guess I'm going to have to sacrafice style for safety

Also, can I put 205 width tires on these 16inch wheels with no problems? The only 195 width tires I can find (that do not suck) are run flats and I don't want those again.

 

hahahaha, ive got 8k on my runflats and they are past the wear indicator....FRONT AND REAR!!!

 

oh no how did you manage that?

The weird thing is that there is still some tread left to the wear indicator, but the traction is completely gone and getting worse by the day.

 

i cant take a turn at 15 mph without drawing the attention of cops left and right!

i have a fairly agressive driving style and i like spinning my tires.

i'm gonna take it easier on my next set, perhaps some sumitomos....

 

15mph corner more like 50mph, AM I RITE?!

 

yeah, my car hasnt seen 15 miles per hour for more than 1 second since i bought it!!!!:smile:

i think my avg MPH is probably over 70 lol

 

Darkness, I have the 16-inch Dunlop Performance runflats on Wanda and changed out her first set at about 26K, even though they still had pretty good rubber left on them. I got a great deal on some take-offs when someone who bought a new MINI in FL sold his v-spokes with the Dunlops to YuccaPatrol. Yucca wanted the rims for auto-xing and I took the tires.

I'm at about 48.6K on the odo, meaning I have about 22.6K miles on the new tires, and they're still going strong. I'd say that 80% of my driving has been highway roadtrips. :smile:

Guess it just depends on one's driving-style. Even at The Dragon, I'm a smooth driver, which helps conserve the tires.


Clover

 

I had around 24K on mine when the fronts were completely shot -- probably another 8-10K left on the rears. And this was without rotating them (there are some threads about the never-rotate-a-FWD-car school of thought, if you're interested).

btw, I ended up replacing those tires with new runflats which arrived attached to a new MCS.

 

Hey. I just got my run-flats rotated today and the technician told me I have about another 5K miles left on them. That's going to put mine at 25K miles. By the way, I have rotated my tires every 5K miles and been very happy with the wear and performance. I was wondering the same thing about how long they should last since I got the news this morning.

 

Replacing the Pirelli Euphori@'s (what a bad name) at about 25,000 miles.

 

Pirelli Euphori@'s 20,000 miles and not much left of them

 

I have 195/55 16 Dunlops with 24k miles. There is still a little tread left, but the tires have become very loud and the car rides rougher and it darts and dives over irregularities in the pavement.

To answer your question, yes, you can mount a 205/50 tire on the factory 16" wheels. A lot of people here on NAM have done just that. I'll probably be going with Toyo T1R tires in a non-run flat, 195/55VR 16 size.

 

Gone through my "euphoria's" at 11,800 miles (one track day, one weekend in the NC mountains). Can't wait for my T1R's to arrive this week.

Wes

 

40,000+ miles on my 16" Goodyears before changing them

 

How'd you manage that? I have the 16" Goodyear Eagle runflats that came with the car and at 24k miles the fronts are pretty much shot. I'm not driving that aggressively, either!

 

u should rotate your tires every service the good year runflats are only rated as a 20k tire and they like to make rubbing noises

 

Does the free factory maintenance cover tires too?

 

Good one!

 

Sorry, No the tires are a wear item and not covered.

How long your tires last depend on many factors including but not limited to:
Driving style
How hard you corner
How often you spin your wheels
How much performance driving you do- track/autocross/driving school
Air pressure
Wheel balancing
Tire rotation every 5000 miles
Road hazzards/cuts/damage

If you can get about 20,000 to 25,000 from a set of runflats you are doing quite well.

Many performance non runflats won't last that long ( up to 20,000 if you are good on your tires). They are just too fun to drive on.


For 16" wheels to replace runflats you might go shopping for tires that are
205/50-16 (best selection of tires that will fit stock 16x6.5" rims)

 

.... although ... at about 40k ... driving home from The Dragon through Knoxville ... during a torrential downpour .... didn't have a whole lot of wet pavement "grip"