RUN FLAT TYRES

[BillyKontiki]

HI has anyone got any experience of having the run flat or ring support system fitted to there motorhome,
I’m just trying to weight up the pluses and minuses.

 

[Bailey58]

Got run flats on the Mercedes E Class, get a puncture and it's a new tyre.

 

[BillyKontiki]

Got run flats on the Mercedes E Class, get a puncture and it's a new tyre.

Cheers didn’t realise that

 

[Bailey58]

Cheers didn’t realise that

And depending on age and wear maybe two! I've been there.

 

[AG 2602]

Not necessarily I have run flats on BMW 5 series and depending where the hole is they can be repaired. I’ve had two repaired (one was a brand new tyre) without any issues.
Of coarse some tyre fitters would prefer to sell you a new tyre

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[Bailey58]

Not necessarily I have run flats on BMW 5 series and depending where the hole is they can be repaired. I’ve had two repaired (one was a brand new tyre) without any issues.
Of coarse some tyre fitters would prefer to sell you a new tyre

Opinions vary but I would never trust a repair. For a couple of hundred pounds I'd always play safe.

 

[funflair]

Opinions vary but I would never trust a repair. For a couple of hundred pounds I'd always play safe.

The repair is the same whether it is a run flat or standard tyre, the big question is how far has the tyre gone on it's sidewalls with no air in as that is what does the damage.

 

[funflair]

HI has anyone got any experience of having the run flat or ring support system fitted to there motorhome,
I’m just trying to weight up the pluses and minuses.

I am pretty sure that run flats need a special rim, best option in my view is tyre-pal monitoring and hopefully catch the tyre on the way down.

 

[AG 2602]

The repair is the same whether it is a run flat or standard tyre, the big question is how far has the tyre gone on it's sidewalls with no air in as that is what does the damage.

Yes that’s exactly what my independent tyre specialist explained to me.

 

[funflair]

Yes that’s exactly what my independent tyre specialist explained to me.

Our tyre guy said that he carries a plug kit and as long as you catch the run flat on the way down and plug it before "running flat" it is fine, guess what I carry, this is of course run flats on cars not motorhome although I do carry the plug kit in the van as well.

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[Silver-Fox]

Personally I wouldn’t bother with run flats.

We had them on a mini, as soon as it needed new tyres we put standard ones on.

Improved the ride no end

 

[AG 2602]

Personally I wouldn’t bother with run flats.

We had them on a mini, as soon as it needed new tyres we put standard ones on.

Improved the ride no end

I agree,unfortunately they came with the car but I’d rather just carry a spare

 

[SpeedyDux]

I remember seeing a BMW with rather poorly run flats stranded in a motorway Aire waiting for recovery.

 

[BillyKontiki]

Thanks very much for all the feedback
Just a thing about how long has it ran on flat, I think you can only fit them on vehicles that have a tyre pressure monitoring system.
Once again cheers.

 

[Bustup15]

I hate run flats. When you carry no spare and shred a tyre on the motorway at night a repair kit doesn't help. Try finding a supplier who has the right tyre in stock to allow you to get where you need to be.