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I disagree, if I were on a highway the run flats would have saved me. I would be able to hobble home. The rims wont get damaged on flat runflats. I know, I've actually blown tires before on my X3 runflats and let me tell ya, was sure glad to have them cause I was far from home, on a dark rainy highway and with my kids.
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Chun, sorry about your tires. |
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That sucks man. Not sure is rft would've survived, best case it would help you get to where you need to but the tire might've still had to be replaced. I blew out 2 run flats (once on each of my cars) and the potholes weren't that big. If you do go back, let me know if you're interested in selling or trading those PSS. |
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Which springs are which? Dinan = blue?
I'm thinking of doing Dinan S3 suspension.
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Yea Dinan is blue (shorter), stock is the longer black ones
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When's it all going on?!?! This weekend? Or this morning? Also, I don't think Chunner has changed his shocks or springs yet. Think he has one dinan suspension part, the name of which eludes me at this time - maybe tie rods, end links, i don't know. |
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I definitely plan to keep running runflats in the winter, as potholes are even worse then, but stories like this make me question the wisdom of switching my summers. |
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On the Runflat vs Non-Runflat debate here recently:
I think the first recent post that started this discussion said that the sidewall was shredded. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but the way runflats work is that they have an extra stiff, or extra thick sidewall. That being said, if the sidewall of a runflat tire gets punctured, or slashed or whatever it may be, to a certain degree the tire may hold up a bit better. But, if the cut is really that bad, don't you all think that the sidewall of the runflat would also get shredded and thus also render the runflat useless? The purpose and design of the runflat from my understanding is that if you get a flat due to a nail or other puncture on the tread area, then the stiff sidewalls can give enough support to the tire that it can be driven on. Again, I'm not an expert so correct me if I'm wrong. |
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I am reconsidering going back to the run flats for two reasons. First, the ability to continue driving with a punctured tire or tires. Second, I have M3 rear axle subframe bushings and monoball joints in the front. The combination of the OEM runflats with these upgraded suspension components, IMO creates a drive that I like better then with the softer MPSS. My 2 cents. That's all.
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With the stock Sport suspension, I found that winter tire/wheel combination to ride much harsher than the PSSs on 313s, and even harsher than the factory runflats that came with the car. Since reinstalling the 313/PSS combination in the spring, I installed a set of Whiteline rear subframe inserts, then the Performance Suspension kit and springs. I don't know what to expect when I put the PA3s back on in a couple of weeks, but I'm hoping the ride isn't something I need to "settle" for. The biggest issue I had last winter was the extra rattles and squeaks induced by the runflat winter setup.
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Sorta off-topic but us IS folks really need to plan a mini track day or something lol.
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Last week I discovered another 135is in my parking lot at work. It is a LMB w/6MT. He bought the car in early 2013 with 150 miles on the odometer... it had been returned to the dealer by the original purchaser who didn't like the car. It sure is a small world!
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when my 1M ran over a shiv/knife and punctured immediately. I had to be flatbedded OFF the freeway....then towed again to my house. The whole ordeal took 5 hours in the middle of a friday night and i got home at 2 am. it SUCKED. Now i carry an extra tire in my trunk. For this winter, i am getting a 5th wheel and tire to carry in the trunk as well. you were lucky you could walk home! well played to puncture near home. |
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Sorry Chunner, I did not mean that you started that debate, only that the conversation was going in the direction of a debate and thought I would give my two cents from a Civil/Mechanical Engineer's perspective (more my way of logic and reasoning really than anything to really do with engineering, although I do have a buddy that works at a tire testing facility).
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