SunGodRA Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I've noticed over the past few days my rear end has been a bit skittish and the rear off-side tyre looked a 'little' low on pressure - I went to top up at local petrol station and nothing happened - assumed there was a fault on the machine or perhaps I had a dodgy valve. I have just been into a tyre place and even he said it maybe looked a 'little' low. When he put his tyre pump on there it read ZERO pressure! He filled up to 35psi and it only looks slightly more inflated My question is, if the tyre have no pressure surely it would be totally flat? (tyre is NOT a runflat - its a Bridgestone Potenza RE050 275/35/19) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Most gauges on inflators arn't great. Well the one I attach to my compresor is crappp. I always use one of these.Cheap as chips,get one in your glove box. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000 ... 1ZE5D22HX4 Halfrauds flog them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tay Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I would say yes, if it's not a run flat then the tyre walls aren't strong enough to keep a tyre from being flat. You can get runflats in the RE050's saw a few on various websites when I looked recently. The only other thing is the gauge at the garage was faulty or something. I've got a digital one i use at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 so the tyre place read it as flat aswell? hmm very odd it wouldnt look it. i know the zed doesnt have huge sidewall tyres but still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Mystery solved!!! Just noticed a code on the tyre 'RFT' - yep the rears are run flats! (did you know this Husky, when you had them?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 NO! what!!!!! unreal! Ask bennet, he supplied them Shouldnt really have runflats on without a tyre pressure monitoring system but your arse dyno seems to have figured it out ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Ouch - £271 each (Camskill)!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Ouch - £271 each (Camskill)!!! you got a bargain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Ouch - £271 each (Camskill)!!! you got a bargain I bloody did didn't I!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Aren't you supposed to have special rims for runflat. I had them on my mini cooper s and hated them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Aren't you supposed to have special rims for runflat. I had them on my mini cooper s and hated them. Yes you are. Also your not supposed to mount normal tyres on rims designed for run flats, something to do with the tyre walls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 recommended mileage for run flats (when flat) is approx 50 miles (depending on manufacturer) I estimate I have done approx 500 miles since I noticed a change That being said, since sorting it out, I have taken off the wheel and inspected - I cant see any damage to the tyre or alloy. However, don't like run flats as there is no warning they have gone - I'm going to change both rears ASAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I had a BMW courtesy car a couple of years back, got a puncture in that, notified the hire company who didn`t seemed to interested so I drove nearly 2000miles on it until the tyre practically disintegrated There pretty tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I had a BMW courtesy car a couple of years back, got a puncture in that, notified the hire company who didn`t seemed to interested so I drove nearly 2000miles on it until the tyre practically disintegrated There pretty tough Drive it like a hire car, good to hear of a fellow hire car destroyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Nothing handles like a rental, I picked up 2 trophies for autotesting in the Bimmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 drove 1900 miles in the matiz i had for under 2 weeks, gear box whine, massive tappeting (due to running it with open throttle body), buckled wheels, wrecked tyres etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 Aren't you supposed to have special rims for runflat. I had them on my mini cooper s and hated them. You had be worried - so I did a quick google from Bridgestone website: Q. What is the difference between Bridgestone's Run-Flat systems and those of other manufacturers? Both of Bridgestone's Run-Flat systems - the sidewall-reinforced type and the support-ring type - can be equipped on conventional wheels, whereas the systems of other manufacturers require a special type of wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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