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Old Feb 1st, 2007, 07:51 PM   #1
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Ideal tyre for the mini......

if they did smaller sizes!!!!


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Old Feb 2nd, 2007, 10:24 AM   #2 (permalink)
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If they did that in the same size as the regular GSD3s they'd sell like hotcakes!

I run 215/40 17s in the GSD3 and wouldn't use anything else

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If they did that in the same size as the regular GSD3s they'd sell like hotcakes!

I run 215/40 17s in the GSD3 and wouldn't use anything else

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But I wonder if the runflat version would warm up as fast or loose some of its great characters due to the high density tyre wall?

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Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey (original)
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But I wonder if the runflat version would warm up as fast or loose some of its great characters due to the high density tyre wall?


The stronger tyre wall would no doubt make high load cornering trickier, and probably less predictable on the limit. That really is the strong point of the normal GSD3s, you can feel when they are going to let go!

I should imagine the RFs would still warm up quickly, the compund is probably just as soft.

Would be interesting to try them... i wonder if MINI could stray from Dunlop 9000s if approached by Goodyear?

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Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey (original)
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But I wonder if the runflat version would warm up as fast or loose some of its great characters due to the high density tyre wall?

that tyre comes with the Ferrari 430
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