RF tyres and non Runflat
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You should not mix different construction of tyres between the front and the rear. It will unbalance the car and if involved in an accident cuold be cited as a cause making you liable.
I doubt you 'll feel any improvement as you sit closer to the rears than the mor ecompliant fronts. You may even feel a deterioration as some report less 'bite on turn in on the likes of Falkens.
Of course uo'll get posts that members have driven this way and in 99.9% of the time you'll never notice.
Your judgement call, but I'd sell the RFT's on and fit a full set.
I doubt you 'll feel any improvement as you sit closer to the rears than the mor ecompliant fronts. You may even feel a deterioration as some report less 'bite on turn in on the likes of Falkens.
Of course uo'll get posts that members have driven this way and in 99.9% of the time you'll never notice.
Your judgement call, but I'd sell the RFT's on and fit a full set.
Not recommended. Sell your rear RF's and start enjoying your car to the fullest.
Echo what the other folks say, just replace all 4 and sell on your redundant RFTs - rear tyres are usually easier to sell on anyway as they're replaced more often on RWD cars like ours anyway.
Non-RFTs like the Falkens have, by definition, softer sidewalls with more compliance. As cj10jeeper says, softer sidewalls (which is what makes them more compliant and comfortable) mean less bite in turn in, but this is marginal and I doubt most of us would notice much of a difference. Certainly, you can make more of a difference to the turn-in feel by changing the degree or toe and camber on the front wheels anyway.
Non-RFTs like the Falkens have, by definition, softer sidewalls with more compliance. As cj10jeeper says, softer sidewalls (which is what makes them more compliant and comfortable) mean less bite in turn in, but this is marginal and I doubt most of us would notice much of a difference. Certainly, you can make more of a difference to the turn-in feel by changing the degree or toe and camber on the front wheels anyway.
Massively different levels of grip, I wouldn't recommend it!
I had proper tyres on the front and ruin-flats on the rear of a Mini for a week, while I waited for a 2 tyres to be fitted. It was lively handling to say the least, used to 4 wheel drift around roundabouts at ridiculously slow speeds.
I had proper tyres on the front and ruin-flats on the rear of a Mini for a week, while I waited for a 2 tyres to be fitted. It was lively handling to say the least, used to 4 wheel drift around roundabouts at ridiculously slow speeds.
