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Runflat Tire Inserts for Standard Drop Centre Wheels

Runflat Tire Inserts for Standard Drop Centre Wheels

Runflat Tire Inserts for Standard Drop Centre Wheels

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We design and make runflat inserts for standard drop centre wheels (as well as for 2-piece take-apart wheels).  We are looking for people who have experience of operating in the runflat mode on sand, mud and rough cross country conditions.
We would also like information on tire roll-off tests
Oscar2.

RE: Runflat Tire Inserts for Standard Drop Centre Wheels

The problem that I ran across with the run flats over any terrains is slippage and speed. The vehicle that I was driving didn't have self inflatable/deflating tires and it was just a blow out. The outside tire is suppose to protect the rubber run flat and got torn up (I didn't slow down, I thought that the run flat would give me at least the last 40ft I needed to get on the black top again). The thing running through my mind was that if I NEEDED (in a life or death sit) to go further at a speed more than 30mph, neither the two piece nor the rubber insert would give the support needed to take the up the slippage. Off and on since then, I was thinking about maybe adding an inner tube to the rubber insert which would be rated to support a higher speed.

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