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pflowers · Mar 25th, 2004, 08:58 PM

Hi,

I have recently bought a 6 month old MCS fitted with 17" S Spoke wheels and Pirelli run flats. I was reasonably happy with the ride quality until I drove one fitted with 16" wheels. The difference in ride quality was amazing. As I do a lot of motorway miles I really would like to improve the ride now I know how much better it can be.

My question is, is it the 17" wheels causing the hard ride or is it the run flats ? Should I change to non run flats or to 16" wheels. If so can any one reccomend suitable tyres / wheels.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Mar 25th, 2004, 08:58 PM	#1
pflowers MINI2 Senior Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: On the M4 Local Time: 11:01 PM Posts: 398 Offline	Ride quality Hi, I have recently bought a 6 month old MCS fitted with 17" S Spoke wheels and Pirelli run flats. I was reasonably happy with the ride quality until I drove one fitted with 16" wheels. The difference in ride quality was amazing. As I do a lot of motorway miles I really would like to improve the ride now I know how much better it can be. My question is, is it the 17" wheels causing the hard ride or is it the run flats ? Should I change to non run flats or to 16" wheels. If so can any one reccomend suitable tyres / wheels. Any advice would be appreciated.