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Originally Posted by taibanl
It WILL affect the performance of the car. It will be an improvement. RFT will not handle the same as non-rft. Some have said that the grip 'feels' stiffer with RFT but this is misleading as RFT will feel stiff right up until they lose grip. NON-RFT allow sidewall flex which you need at the margins of handling because the tire will flex and hold the surface before giving away.
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It will improve the grip (well as other's have stated my comparison is between NRFTs and the older Bridgestone RFTs, I dont know about newer RFTs) if you are happy with the grip of the RFTs, then it will make up for the grip you lose by moving to all seasons and now you can get into snowy areas once in a while.
If you stick with summer/or wet/dry tires you will gain grip, you will have a more comfortable ride, you will have no more pothole explosions and no more sidewall bubbles, and you wont get stuck in ruts so easily.
I always carry a plug kit and a space saver spare with compressor, jack and lug wrench.