Puncture :( (bye bye runflats)

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Popey

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Got a blood puncture today, but on the plus side I have used this as a reason to ditch the run flats, well at least on the front end.

A pair of Falken FK-452's arrive tomorrow, not bad at £132 (+ fitting at £20)

Back end coming soon :thumbsup:
 
Popey - lots on here about mixing and matching front/rear tyre types. Not a great fan due to the different characteristics of the tyres. If money permits would certainly go for a full change on all four corners.
 
AlanJ said:
Popey - lots on here about mixing and matching front/rear tyre types. Not a great fan due to the different characteristics of the tyres. If money permits would certainly go for a full change on all four corners.
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As a tire specialist, I could not agree more.
 
Agreed, get the rears changed as soon as you can.Not good to mix constructions anywhere ona car.Most lethal on the same axle,but not good front to rear either.
 
Didn't have a problem mixing tyre brands on the Z4 (front-back) and have done so on my previous cars.

I do this on purpose though as i much prefer a softer front compund to rear, can't stand understeer!

I changed just fronts to non-runflats for a while, then rears, I've never had a problem with different brands front to back either on road or track?
 
I don't see a problem at all to mix, as long as it is on the same axel. Think back in the old days we had winter tires on the back and summer or all seasons in the back (I always only had one set of winter tires on wheels only for the back in the 60s and 70s). Only later on in the 80s did I change to 4 winter tires on my cars when I lived in Western Canada.

I am not sure about mixing RFT and NRFT (say different types front to back). I guess one could experiment.
 
I have had the same mix before, also consider that my car is never driven on the edge, not even close. I wont be pushing it so worry not people.

I was half expecting the posts above and I can see your point but for use it will be fine.
 
Considering the RFT's on the rear have no grip I would not entertain fitting non RFT's just to the front, I also wonder what an insurance compnay would say in the event of an accident.
 
As long as the tyres are legal as is what Im doing I doubt very much they would say anything.
 
Popey said:
As long as the tyres are legal as is what Im doing I doubt very much they would say anything.
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you have to inform your insurance company if you remove run flats as technically the car has been modified from the standard specification. Some insurance companies will insure you if you remove them.
 
Can we move on from the insurance thing now, dont want this turning into another HID like debate :roll: .

225/40/18 from Camskill :thumbsup:
 
Check them out :) Ordred at 12.30 this afternoon, just tracked them and they will arrive with me tomorrow. Top service :thumbsup:
 
cj10jeeper said:
Popey said:
Not a problem with my insurance company :)
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Interesting - so your insurer accepts RFT on one axle and non on the other?
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Insurance companies just don't want to know, and they also find excuses not to pay when you make the claim.
 
My insurance company didnt class them a mod, I had non runflats on the MINI with no problems.

If I had any doubt I would'nt do it, no point in paying a fortune for insurance if your not covered.
 
ksher said:
cj10jeeper said:
Popey said:
Not a problem with my insurance company :)
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Interesting - so your insurer accepts RFT on one axle and non on the other?
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Insurance companies just don't want to know, and they also find excuses not to pay when you make the claim.
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Not only that, I read in magazines that they fix one flat then the next time they ask you to ship the tire for analysis :roll:

On the wheel insurance side they have the right to repair a wheel :roll: I would never drive with a repaired wheel would you?

So I ask what good is the tire and wheel insurance, I am glad I did not take it.

Thanks for clarifying that ... I don't think it is an issue in North America
 
Rolf-Dieter said:
Not only that, I read in magazines that they fix one flat then the next time they ask you to ship the tire for analysis :roll:

On the wheel insurance side they have the right to repair a wheel :roll: I would never drive with a repaired wheel would you?

So I ask what good is the tire and wheel insurance, I am glad I did not take it.
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It's not tyre/tire insurance we are talking about, in the UK you have to inform you Car Insurance company of any modifications on your car and this includes changing RFT's to non RFT's, and debating what an insurance company assessor would make of mixing RFT's and non RFT's on a car.
 
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