Run Flat Blowout
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Burning Brakes
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From: Vacaville Ca
Run Flat Blowout
Has anyone that uses run-flats on their C5's ever experienced a blow out on the hi-way and if so did was there any wheel damage before being able to stop ??? I know the EMT run flats have a stiff sidewall that keeps you going but will it stay together or self destruct like a non-run flat !!!! :cheers: :chevy :cheers:
Burning Brakes
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From: wilmington DE
Re: Run Flat Blowout (Oskee)
I hit a pothole at about 60mph and it tore a 6" gash in the sidewall of the left front. It did not damage the wheel and I was able to keep going. I drove on the tire for about 100 miles before it was replaced. (it took a few days for a tire to get to the Goodyear store.) It happened in the first year of ownership, so the replacement was free. I had the dealer do an alignment the next time the car was in for service to get things back in spec.
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St. Jude Donor '13
Re: Run Flat Blowout (stevenll)
Last year I saw a couple of posts from members who had genuine blowouts at over 100 mph. All of them said that the car remained easily controllable, none mentioned any wheel damage.
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Re: Run Flat Blowout (Gearhead Jim)
Last year I saw a couple of posts from members who had genuine blowouts at over 100 mph. All of them said that the car remained easily controllable, none mentioned any wheel damage.
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From: Swansea IL
Re: Run Flat Blowout (Oskee)
I hit a rain filled pot hole at about 55, lost all air pressure with a matter of seconds. I bent the rim. The tire is still on the car. This one experience made me a believer. I actually drove the car for two days with ZERO pressure while the dealer ordered a new wheel. I still have the old wheel as a souvenir. I can't imagine what my day would have been like without the EMT's.
Tom
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From: Swansea IL
Re: Run Flat Blowout (Oskee)
I agree street racing is for punks. So in any typical street enviroment I'm sure my MN6 coupe with EMT's will keep up with any C5 equipped with some other brand. Noise on the other hand is a different story. My EMT's will be 4 years old this Nov and they are getting noisy. But with the Corsa Indy's who cares.
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From: ann arbor michigan
Re: Run Flat Blowout (Oskee)
I was going north on I-69 from Angola, Indiana to Ann Arbor. Must have run over a re-bar end in the construction zone. Hole in the tread area was as large as a piece of re-bar. Of course all the lights & warnings came on. Slowed down to 55 MPH and continued the trip of about 200 miles. That night I had the Vette in Ann Arbor's street car show with the completely deflated tire (rear left). Except of about 1/2'' list in that corner, no one had any idea that only 3 tires had air. There is a reason for run flats.
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