"Old Tires Suck" well it wasn't the age.

[KKroger]

On my way to work this morning and blew a tire...well not really blew so much as got a punch through the tread out the sidewall...
Ended up driving another 10 Miles on the Run flat to get to a place to call help, tire went at about 65MPH, on a highway.
wasn't going to plug it or patch it anyway. wasn't my punch, and there is a second one it appears stuck in the tread I can't pull it out though.

 

[kendelrio]

So you ran over the punch and it got you?

 

[KKroger]

Would appear so, not my punch either... on the way to work at 65MPH or thereabouts, pulled over got out to look and saw the shiny shank of that punch sticking out the sidewall... rolled forward a bit to get it higher, I thought initially in the dark it was some sort of wire like a pegboard hook or some such then after I rolled forward and got under noticed the hex shank and took a picture. grabbed my trusty channeloks and pulled it out after a brief struggle... got in the truck and drove about 10mi to a place I could get far off the road and then called for extraction. while sitting there I looked some more and found what appears to be the end of a smaller punch in a tread block near the inboard edge of the tread... it is still mostly inside the tire and I cannot get a grip to pull it free. Ill try more after I get the newer tire to install. NEW tires is on the list but not right now.

 

[wjeeper]

That made for an expensive addition to the toolbox!

 

[98G]

That made for an expensive addition to the toolbox!

I was going to say "it isn't a total loss. Subtract the value of the punch from the cost of the re placement tire."

 

[KKroger]

Reality looks like $1800 in Tires and wheels in my future... possibly one more wheel and some balancing...

 

[G744]

Balancing runflats? Surely you jest....

 

[Thunderbirds]

Reality looks like $1800 in Tires and wheels in my future... possibly one more wheel and some balancing...

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If you haven't already, check out Feltz tires... I got 4 load rated E, 24 bolt pattern with a DOT of 2018 for $1,055 delivered to South Dakota. Very happy with them, they are military balanced, between 12 and20 ounces of weights on each, run really good without major vibrations...

Edit: I forgot to mention, they are installed on the rims including runflats, hold air great, not a single sign of material fatigue. Great to do business with them as well.

 

[KKroger]

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If you haven't already, check out Feltz tires... I got 4 load rated E, 24 bolt pattern with a DOT of 2018 for $1,055 delivered to South Dakota. Very happy with them, they are military balanced, between 12 and20 ounces of weights on each, run really good without major vibrations...

Edit: I forgot to mention, they are installed on the rims including runflats, hold air great, not a single sign of material fatigue. Great to do business with them as well.

I didn't see any mounted tires on Feltz I got a tire from FELTZ right now but now have a secondary issue two of the Rim Bolts spun out. so I may need to tack those in so I can disassemble...

 

[Thunderbirds]

I didn't see any mounted tires on Feltz I got a tire from FELTZ right now but now have a secondary issue two of the Rim Bolts spun out. so I may need to tack those in so I can disassemble...

Give them a call. IIRC I spoke with Tyler, they have mounted ones in stock. They’re awesome to work with.

 

[juanprado]

Balancing runflats? Surely you jest....

I was successful in having an old school tire guy with a Coates balancer that does light truck wheels up to 1 ton. Lots of lead and he had no issues zeroing them out. Stock hmmwv rims with run flats.
Most just shy away at the tire places as they don't want to work that hard.....imho
Ymmv

 

[G744]

Maybe it was the early 80's inserts, a two-piece bolt together alloy thing that was a real bitch to get in and out of a tire.

 

[Thunderbirds]

Maybe it was the early 80's inserts, a two-piece bolt together alloy thing that was a real bitch to get in and out of a tire.

Even the new rubber one-piece are a PITA. Takes brute force to get them out of the tire, best if you don't plan on reusing the tire, but possible.

 

[KKroger]

Even the new rubber one-piece are a PITA. Takes brute force to get them out of the tire, best if you don't plan on reusing the tire, but possible.

I just cut the sidewall of the old tire with my pocket knive Emerson C6 Folder... like buttah... since the tire was trash anyway.
flapped it back and pulled the runflat out. Ratchet strap method of installation was used however. my left shoulder is missing a muscle the Deltoid so some of the geometry of strength is lacking and the over 100 heat was no help and fedex managed to dick up my overnight delivery.

 

[Thunderbirds]

I just cut the sidewall of the old tire with my pocket knive Emerson C6 Folder... like buttah... since the tire was trash anyway.
flapped it back and pulled the runflat out. Ratchet strap method of installation was used however. my left shoulder is missing a muscle the Deltoid so some of the geometry of strength is lacking and the over 100 heat was no help and fedex managed to dick up my overnight delivery.

I tried an alternate version of this, worked pretty good. Not as fast as this gentleman, but still easy. Then Feltz tires offered 90% with rims as quoted earlier and haven’t touched run flats again.