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Originally Posted by Rolf-Dieter
1) I recommend you check your wheels for cracks here and then. I had 2 of my rear wheels crack after 18,000 KM on a new car. Mind you I have 19" wheels for my summer wheels with the Bridgestone RFT Also my vacation trip included a 3 hour plus drive through the Mohave Desert this past summer (shortly after that I had cracks found due to a flat tire).
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I'm not too worried about that with 17" tires.
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Originally Posted by Rolf-Dieter
2) I read that Bridgestone now has a better RFT Generation 3. The latest and greatest from Bridgestone has cooling fins on the sidewall surface. Do you know what Generation # your winter tires are?
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Not sure. I'll take a look.
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Originally Posted by Rolf-Dieter
3) I also like to recommend having your winter and summer tires on there own wheels. Changing tires spring and fall will add up in $ and chances of wheel damage is always there (RFT are hard to mount and get off the rims).
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That's the plan. I used to switch but this was with non run-flat.
I'm planning on getting 18" wheels (BMW or BBS) and mount non-RFT comes Spring. I'm not a fan of 19" or bigger wheels; too heavy.