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      04-26-2008, 09:08 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by Gary@TireRack View Post
Keep matched tires on the Xi for sure. Even on a rear drive car mixing an non runflat with a runflat of a different brand, model, and tread pattern of tire will cause some unstable hanlding at the limit and perhaps even in mildly aggressive corners.
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That's true, if you're doing any aggressive driving I'd keep them matched. With a 50/50 balanced car you want tires to keep the same grip all the way around or else the front of back may lose grip before the other. Kind of defeats the purpose of a perfect 50/50 balance.
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