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Dom · Sep 9th, 2002, 06:59 AM

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Originally posted by Damo

The Manufacture says NOT to mix non run flat tyres on the same Axle. So you'd have to have both fronts or both rears non run flats. Although they don;t recomend mixing the run flat tyres with normal tyres at all.

There's probably a really good reason for it and no doubt someone of here will offer the reason why.

I'm guessing as runflats have stiffer sidewalls... having tyres flex different amounts by large margins under cornering may affect handling?

Dom

Sep 9th, 2002, 06:59 AM	#8
Dom Test thread infiltrator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Swindon Local Time: 03:44 AM Posts: 8,543 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Damo The Manufacture says NOT to mix non run flat tyres on the same Axle. So you'd have to have both fronts or both rears non run flats. Although they don;t recomend mixing the run flat tyres with normal tyres at all. There's probably a really good reason for it and no doubt someone of here will offer the reason why. I'm guessing as runflats have stiffer sidewalls... having tyres flex different amounts by large margins under cornering may affect handling? Dom