steve2324 Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Hi, Can anybody tell me what i can expect for mileage from a set of the standard 17 inch 225,50. dunlop tyres or equivalent? Just wondered if it is worth while to upgrade to 18" alloys and tyres once these have worn out? any help will be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Hi mate, 18" tyres don't wear out quicker than 17".... the brand/type of tyre is the main factor. Harder rubber lasts longer, softer rubber gives more grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2324 Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Has anybody noticed how many miles they are getting out of a set of 17" run flats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 I didtched the run flats on teh ones series at 8k miles, they were wearing unevenly and felt dangerous. On the 535d I ditched them at 6000 miles, just because they were horrid, however the rears didn't look like they had that much left on them at all anyway. What car is it?? How many miles a year do you do?? Makes a big difference. What tyre is it?? The Pirellis wear really fast and uneven, the Bridgestones (from 05/06 cars) wear out really quickly too and start to become very twitchy early on, where as the Michelins seem to be pretty good, as do the newer Bridgestones. They are all different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2324 Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 the car is a 520D SE reg sept.2006 , i do about 7k a year and i have dunlop sp01 sports fitted as standard. they look about half worn now and the car has done 10.5k, so not sure how much more miles i will get out of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Well I would guess you will get around 15k from the rears and 25k on the fronts. I think I would ditch them now while they are worth soemthing on ebay and put on 4 nice Falken FK452's, and a spacesaver in teh boot. Makes the car so much nicer to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2324 Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Thank you for all your help. going to look on ebay now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 I got my local tyre fitter to match the online price for 4 x 17" Falkens, superb tyres that are a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zc4dw Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Hi, Just changed the original 225/50 R17 Dunlop runflats today. The vehicle is a 520D SE Touring (57 Plate). I got 29,000 miles out of the rears. Tread on the rears was down to 1.6 mm and wear was pretty even. The original fronts are still going strong. The recent snow reminded me it was time to renew! Cheers, ZC4DW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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