91H REALLY needed?

UncleWede · 12-23-2006, 01:05 PM

06 E90 stock non-Sport. Wife drives most of the time, around town and on freeway. When I get it we drive a bit differently, and I sometimes bump up near triple digits, but not for sustained periods. We're in SoCal, and will probably rent/trade when we plan to go to snow-covered areas. Typiclly ~400lbs of passengers.
We only got 19K out of the Bridgestones,

so I'm pretty sure I'm going to get non-RFT and carry a bottle in the back.
Looking at tirerack, if I want to bump the treadwear significantly over 300, I need to drop to an 89(V or H).

///Matt · 12-23-2006, 01:50 PM

Just get non-rft and they will last longer. Personally, I'll never get another tire that's not at least y rated. I drive too fast.

gos · 12-23-2006, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Matt

Just get non-rft and they will last longer. Personally, I'll never get another tire that's not at least y rated. I drive too fast.

Z is 149, you consistently go faster than 149?

///Matt · 12-23-2006, 07:55 PM

yeah all the time. Lol.

Z is 149. But that rating is not what is a safe cruising speed, it's what top speed can you get to and not risk blowing out a tire right away. If I, hypothetically, cruise at 110 most of the time, I don't want a tire RATED for 110, or I'd be pretty likely to have a blowout. At that speed, that could hurt.

arcrox · 12-23-2006, 09:00 PM

You are going to carry NOS in the back?

Better get a mobility kit or a conti comfort kit! j/k I know what you mean

UncleWede · 12-26-2006, 09:17 AM

I was more concerned with the weight rating than the speed rating. I can find a good choice of H, which is fine for our driving habits, since the bottle in the back will just be O2, not NOS

12-23-2006, 01:05 PM	#1
UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18027 Rep 9,378 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	91H REALLY needed? 06 E90 stock non-Sport. Wife drives most of the time, around town and on freeway. When I get it we drive a bit differently, and I sometimes bump up near triple digits, but not for sustained periods. We're in SoCal, and will probably rent/trade when we plan to go to snow-covered areas. Typiclly ~400lbs of passengers. We only got 19K out of the Bridgestones, so I'm pretty sure I'm going to get non-RFT and carry a bottle in the back. Looking at tirerack, if I want to bump the treadwear significantly over 300, I need to drop to an 89(V or H).
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///Matt United States Marine 318 Rep 2,748 Posts Drives: 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (8) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Just get non-rft and they will last longer. Personally, I'll never get another tire that's not at least y rated. I drive too fast.
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12-23-2006, 07:55 PM	#4
///Matt United States Marine 318 Rep 2,748 Posts Drives: 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (8) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	yeah all the time. Lol. Z is 149. But that rating is not what is a safe cruising speed, it's what top speed can you get to and not risk blowing out a tire right away. If I, hypothetically, cruise at 110 most of the time, I don't want a tire RATED for 110, or I'd be pretty likely to have a blowout. At that speed, that could hurt.
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arcrox E90post addict 17 Rep 489 Posts Drives: 2024 G20 M340i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Scottsdale, AZ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	You are going to carry NOS in the back? Better get a mobility kit or a conti comfort kit! j/k I know what you mean
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UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18027 Rep 9,378 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	I was more concerned with the weight rating than the speed rating. I can find a good choice of H, which is fine for our driving habits, since the bottle in the back will just be O2, not NOS
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