Bourne33065 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hey guys, I drive a IS 350 and I was wondering.....Before the IS came out I was looking at the Nissan 350Z (yea I know big difference :P ) and the sales guy said that the Z has a safety feature where if your driving and you get a flat the tire will wrap itself around the rims to prevent you from losing control, now my question is, does the IS have this safety feature as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartkat Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Sounds like some kind of run-flat or a saleman's dream. Anyway the IS tires don't have that. They are conventional tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx330driver Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 chances are your better off with regular tires, i hear bad things about run flats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourne33065 Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share Posted October 10, 2006 chances are your better off with regular tires, i hear bad things about run flats Really, could you elaborate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx330driver Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=7...&id=3463443 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartkat Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Runflats have really stiff reinforced sidewalls. They don't ride well and they don't handle all that well. Tire companies have been working on them for years but they just don't have one that compares to regular tires yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piblo Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Runflats have really stiff reinforced sidewalls. They don't ride well and they don't handle all that well. Tire companies have been working on them for years but they just don't have one that compares to regular tires yet. How about these? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartkat Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Thanks, but no thanks. We worked on some wheel/tires like that back in the 80's. Ours looked like a sombrero with a strip of rubber tread on the edge. We actually had guys driving around with them on their cars. The technology ended up being used inside regular tires for application on armored VIP limos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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