I might need to do this too, I was pleased that the place I got the car fitted Bridgestone Potenzas but man they are so noisy I thought. Upon closer inspection they have the dreaded letters "RFT" on them... :shake:
So yeah, it has runflat tyres which not only are noisy as sh*t, but make for a hard ride too. The worst part is as the car is not fitted with tyre pressure sensors like RFT cars generally are. I will be having to constantly keep an eye on the tyre pressures incase I get a puncture as there is no warning.
I have Dunlop blue sport response on the mazda which are great in the wet and very quiet, I would maybe opt for the Sport Maxx RT2s on the fSTi. Everyone raves about Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2's but having driven on the non Asymmetric's years ago on a previous car and I found them very squishy and felt the tread roll and meant there was usually initial nervous turn in and under-steer. They have probably sorted that now so probably worth a try.
The tyres I've enjoyed the most were Yokohama AD08Rs, brilliant on the track and dry road, even in cold (above 5C) weather but sketchy in standing water, been in plenty of R888 equipped cars and they are also mega in the dry.
Really there isn't much in it between most of the top brands main "all round/season" tyre so look for a decent deal, if you really want something specific in terms of performance (ie. dry or wet specific) then prepare to compromise in certain areas.
So yeah, it has runflat tyres which not only are noisy as sh*t, but make for a hard ride too. The worst part is as the car is not fitted with tyre pressure sensors like RFT cars generally are. I will be having to constantly keep an eye on the tyre pressures incase I get a puncture as there is no warning.
I have Dunlop blue sport response on the mazda which are great in the wet and very quiet, I would maybe opt for the Sport Maxx RT2s on the fSTi. Everyone raves about Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2's but having driven on the non Asymmetric's years ago on a previous car and I found them very squishy and felt the tread roll and meant there was usually initial nervous turn in and under-steer. They have probably sorted that now so probably worth a try.
The tyres I've enjoyed the most were Yokohama AD08Rs, brilliant on the track and dry road, even in cold (above 5C) weather but sketchy in standing water, been in plenty of R888 equipped cars and they are also mega in the dry.
Really there isn't much in it between most of the top brands main "all round/season" tyre so look for a decent deal, if you really want something specific in terms of performance (ie. dry or wet specific) then prepare to compromise in certain areas.
