Who has suffered a flat tire?
05-04-2019, 06:25 PM
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Who has suffered a flat tire?
I apologize if this is a redundent question but could find no thread. Who has had a flat tire on their corvette in the last 5 years?
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05-05-2019, 08:09 AM
Le Mans Master
Right 
I will put up with a little more road noise .... to have the security of knowing that 99.9 percent if the time I will be able to get to my destination or at the least someplace safe
Those that say I will carry a plug kit , and a air pump ... how the heck are you going to .....
Get a jack under a vette that has a flat
Or try to lay on the ground in some unsecured place trying to find a nail or what ever is in the tire so you can pull it out
Then push a plug through said hole in tire
and then pump up with some 12 volt pump
Or
"I have Towing"
I have two cars that require Flat Bed towing , a AMG and my VETTE . For those that say this, have you ever waited for a Flat Bed tow truck that has the ability to pull your car up ...? Not all drivers know how to lift a low expensive car . I have and in both cars I have had 2 drivers see the car and say that they could not pull my cars up without damage . And then what are you going to do when they get it up on the bed , have them drop it off in the parking lot of a closed repair business ...and then have to come back when they are open
No thanks ... I will keep my runflats on both cars ....
Dave
I will put up with a little more road noise .... to have the security of knowing that 99.9 percent if the time I will be able to get to my destination or at the least someplace safe
Those that say I will carry a plug kit , and a air pump ... how the heck are you going to .....
Get a jack under a vette that has a flat
Or try to lay on the ground in some unsecured place trying to find a nail or what ever is in the tire so you can pull it out
Then push a plug through said hole in tire
and then pump up with some 12 volt pump
Or
"I have Towing"
I have two cars that require Flat Bed towing , a AMG and my VETTE . For those that say this, have you ever waited for a Flat Bed tow truck that has the ability to pull your car up ...? Not all drivers know how to lift a low expensive car . I have and in both cars I have had 2 drivers see the car and say that they could not pull my cars up without damage . And then what are you going to do when they get it up on the bed , have them drop it off in the parking lot of a closed repair business ...and then have to come back when they are open
No thanks ... I will keep my runflats on both cars ....
Dave
05-04-2019, 06:28 PM
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05-04-2019, 06:41 PM
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I recently did with my OEM "runflats". Very disappointing they couldn't hold up better after a pothole.
Replaced with non-runflats.
Replaced with non-runflats.
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05-04-2019, 06:44 PM
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If you don't mind sharing, what did you replace with?
05-04-2019, 06:45 PM
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FIREHAWK INDY 500- 255/35/19 front and 295/30/20’s rear.
Very happy with them!
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...0&goto=newpost
Very happy with them!
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...0&goto=newpost
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05-04-2019, 06:48 PM
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I got one a year and a half ago driver side rear. Got a quarter mile from my house when I got the low pressure warning. I went back home and removed the tire to find three punctures. One of the holes was too near the side wall to repair but I had about 33,500 miles on the tires and it was getting close to replacement time anyway.
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05-04-2019, 07:00 PM
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Did you replace with OEM?
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05-04-2019, 07:11 PM
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05-04-2019, 07:19 PM
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Do you travel with items to help with a flat?
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05-04-2019, 07:41 PM
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Pretty incredible!
05-04-2019, 09:02 PM
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I picked up a screw, right rear tire, this past winter. Tire had five thousand miles. I replaced it with an identical tire, total cost was around $400.00.
05-04-2019, 09:02 PM
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Dave
05-04-2019, 11:17 PM
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I have run flats and I never have to worry about getting stuck somewhere with a flat. Priceless!
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