Thread: Tyre Help
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      02-09-2010, 03:29 PM   #5
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OP - Go for Michelin PS2 if you want to stick with RFTs, Bridgestones are a bad choice for replacement.

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Originally Posted by djnas123 View Post
sounds to me like they are saying that the non 3G ones are rubbish as they will destroy a tyre at zero presure... kind of defeats the object
They are talking about 2G IMO. But thats exactly why you can't (officialy) repair 2G runflats after a zero pressure useage.

The sidewalls can be critically damaged.....

Even more so with future 3G runflats as they apparently use an initially soft sidewall (for better ride) which then instantly stiffens up chemically with the heat from low pressure running - again ruining the tyre in the process.

Remember RFTs (2G or 3G) are there for supposed safety under blowout only and to let you drive to a repairers without getting your nails dirty, you are sacrificing your tyre when punctured for that 'benefit'.
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