New Tyre Advice

[Malcolm]

I got 15k out my Dunlop Sports and recon another 5k on them before changing to 19"s I was happy with Dunlop Sport but recon understeer in wet was excessive. Fitted Goodyear F1 Assymetrics to both Roc and an A3 and wet wet is very good, not so sure in dry compared to Dunlop tho and wear rate I'm out on currently as edges seem to have taken a battering........... For. the record I thought Dunlops in snow were ok, Goodyears next to useless which was to be expected!!

[maisbitt]

Runflats and self-sealing are different. Run flats are very rigid, that's why they give such a poor ride - might as well have solid rubber and let the springs/shocks do all the work. Self sealing has the gel inside that is sucked to the puncture and plugs it. Don't think anywhere will repair a self sealing tyre, maybe the gel is too hard to remove to get a good adhesion with vulcanised rubber plug?

[markwiggy]

Runflats and self-sealing are different. Run flats are very rigid, that's why they give such a poor ride - might as well have solid rubber and let the springs/shocks do all the work. Self sealing has the gel inside that is sucked to the puncture and plugs it. Don't think anywhere will repair a self sealing tyre, maybe the gel is too hard to remove to get a good adhesion with vulcanised rubber plug?

Cheers, I stand corrected. You are correct about the RF's being solid though, I compared a RF with a normal tyre of the same size and there was no flex in the RF at all, and it weighed twice as much as the conventional tyre.Maybe the self seal will be a success, we will see.

Cheers
Mark