Re: My C5 Eats tires, does yours?

the run flat tires have a poly urathane material in the  corners between
the
tread and the side wall to sup****t the tire and because the there is  not
much sidewall there is enough sup****t  to hold the car
up....................you cannot get enough sup****t with steel belts
"richk" <richk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> I don't know... I think the run-flat tire is a good idea and the
technology
> should improve in the future. It is good not having to change a tire
beside
> the highway with traffic flying by at 70mph. I also don't see why the
rubber
> MUST be VERY HARD to have a run-flat. Can they not use sidewall sup****t
in
> the form of steel belting?
>
> "Willy B Right" <bright@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> > On Thu, 7 Nov 2002 13:02:12 -0500, "ZeeOhSix" <ZeeOhSix@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >I don't think it's the rubber that is hard, it's whatever under the
> rubber that
> > >makes it a 'run-flat' (but I could be wrong).
> >
> > The sidewalls are very stiff, that's what allows it to be a runflat.
> > It also makes the tire tread very very hard. I know of no other tire,
> > in this category, that has less grip. It's an abortion of a tire that
> > even Goodyear will be glad to get away from.
> >
> >
> >
> > >Check www.tirerack.com for the best prices and reviews by thousands
of
> > >consumers.  That site will show you what tires fit on a C5.
> > >
> > >
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> >
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