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      01-03-2007, 04:37 PM   #1
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runflats wearing very quick??

im going to be on my next set of runflats soon (still have to keep them for the lease) ive done coming onto 19k miles and my tyres r bold, the rears and fronts are both shot the rears are nearly compleatly slick. i hate the wear on these tyres they r horible, has anyone else had problems with them?
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      01-03-2007, 04:39 PM   #2
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      01-03-2007, 04:40 PM   #3
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Oh man, I'm not looking forward to replacing those. What kind of driving do you guys do?
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      01-03-2007, 04:43 PM   #4
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No, they're perfect (tongue in cheek)



they're lots of info on this in "wheels and tires"
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      01-03-2007, 04:51 PM   #5
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I'm going to go run over some nails and then drive 50 miles so I can feel better about my tires.
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      01-03-2007, 05:02 PM   #6
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i admit i do drive hard in it but my old 200hp fwd pug went throughtyres slower and i draged in that...
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      01-03-2007, 09:59 PM   #7
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Do you guys check your tire pressure on a regular basis or do you let the TPMS tell you when to add air? Keeping tire pressure at and above recommended PSI should extend the useful treadlife...unless you do a lot of drifting like that video that was posted.
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      01-03-2007, 11:02 PM   #8
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