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Originally Posted by 0w40X1
I'd replace that one tire with or maybe both fronts with Michelin Pilot SS in your (I think) 225/40r19 size. It has rolling diameter of 26.1 which is same as your 255/35r19 rear Pirelli when new.Your Pirelli P Zero 225/40r19 front has 25.9 diameter new.
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I'm leaning toward this. Just have to find a shop that will do this. I'm getting a sense that no one around here wants to touch a run flat tire.
Perhaps if I tell them it's OK to damage the old tire, that will sway them to try it? Or is it damaging the rim that they're afraid of? The moment I say "BMW" and "run flat" - right away I get "we don't do those... click"
So far all my trips have been close to home (within run-flat range), and the tire is holding up fine even at local highway speeds. No change whatsoever.
So far seems mostly cosmetic. But I wouldn't be doing this with a normal tire. Who knows, this experience might give me a new respect for run flats if it continues to hold up for another 10K miles.
