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stoppie · Jan 15th, 2008, 12:15 PM

I'd like to keep my stock white rims, but i hate the dunlop runflats as they totally ruin the feel of cornering, so can you put some standard low profile tires on these rims? Or are the stock rims run-flat specific? They are white 7 spoke fan alloys 16 inch. ta

oldnell · Jan 15th, 2008, 12:35 PM

There are plenty of posts on this, so it's worth doing a search.

You may want to consider whether your insurance covers you for this change. You might not think it would be an issue, but they might regard run-flats as part of the standard safety equipment of your car.

Oli

DaFlake · Jan 15th, 2008, 01:26 PM

To my knowledge there is no such thing as a run flat rim (I could be wrong but I have yet to find one). Run Flat tires are designed to work on standard rims. So, you can put any tire on the rim.

Jan 15th, 2008, 12:15 PM	#1
stoppie MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Local Time: 03:16 AM Posts: 21 Offline	Non-run Flats on standard rims??? I'd like to keep my stock white rims, but i hate the dunlop runflats as they totally ruin the feel of cornering, so can you put some standard low profile tires on these rims? Or are the stock rims run-flat specific? They are white 7 spoke fan alloys 16 inch. ta

Jan 15th, 2008, 01:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
DaFlake I miss my MINI Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hanging on The Cape! Local Time: 11:16 PM Posts: 10,417 Offline	To my knowledge there is no such thing as a run flat rim (I could be wrong but I have yet to find one). Run Flat tires are designed to work on standard rims. So, you can put any tire on the rim. Global Moderator

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Jan 15th, 2008, 12:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
oldnell MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gloucester Local Time: 04:16 AM Posts: 992 Offline	There are plenty of posts on this, so it's worth doing a search. You may want to consider whether your insurance covers you for this change. You might not think it would be an issue, but they might regard run-flats as part of the standard safety equipment of your car. Oli

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