[no subject]

I never realized how important and how much compromise there is to tires 
until recently.  It seems more important than suspension setups, etc., for 
handling performance and there is certainly a lot of handling vs 
noise/comfort/tire wear tradeoff necessary in the selection.

Tyler Stewart
'97 540iA sport





"Dale Gange" <dandsgange@domain.elided>
Sent by: owner-bmw@domain.elided
08/21/2002 07:01 AM

 
        To:     <bmw-digest@domain.elided>
        cc: 
        Subject:        Octoberfest tires by Ryan


Of course the answer is negative on two days of track time on a plugged 
tire.

I have the Kumho 712's on my Miata --- very soft sidewall -- but cheap ---
getting mediocre mileage but quiet ride -- were good in wet when new.  I 
would
not call them a performance tire though.

I have new Falken SST115's on my on my E46 328i -- jury is still out -- 
but
reasonable price for my 225/45-17 sport package size. They also seem guiet 
and
soft when compared to Contineltal Conti sport or the last tire I had
Bridgestone RE-730's --- which were expensive and didn't last more than 
20,000
highway miles.

I have heard a few of the track day BMW people are running the Falken 
Azena's
(sp)
as a cheap but good traction track day tire -- but I am sure they wouldn't
last on the street.
(these bring an alternative to Kuhmo V700 as a sticky track tire)

Since we have 95,000 miles on a 99 328i -- we are going through a few 
tires as
you can see.

good luck
Dale - Florida


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