Wouldn't they rub inflated?
Nope, they are only a little taller than the stock tire. Inflated they are 165/70-16 tires.Wouldn't they rub inflated?
The flat goes in a garbage bag and the passenger gets to hold it on their lap.But......if you have a passenger.........what do you do with the flat tire :shrug:
The deflatable does not have a tube and it has standard beads to seal to the rim. Where it all gets weird is when the sidewalls fold inward and the whole tire collapses like an accordion. The tires are generally not sold separate of the Porsche wheel, but there are couple of Porsche guys here in the US that know how to remove them from the original spare wheel. The tires were the hardest to get, but I finally found these two. A 16" alloy Porsche spare wheel with a collapsible tire usually goes for about $150 and up. PM me if you are interested in a tire and I can see what I can do for you on a price now that I have some contacts in the Porsche world.That's pretty cool. Does the deflatable have a tube, or is it somehow sealed to the rim? How much did the tire itself cost?
Thanks
Carrying one and never using it would make carrying it worthwhile.That is an amazing solution - congratulations!
On the other hand though - when was the last time you had a flat tyre and would have needed this solution? :shrug:
Thanks for the offer, but I was mainly just curious. So is it partially inflated when collapsed? I'd assume it needs some pressure to keep the bead sealed.The deflatable does not have a tube and it has standard beads to seal to the rim. Where it all gets weird is when the sidewalls fold inward and the whole tire collapses like an accordion. The tires are generally not sold separate of the Porsche wheel, but there are couple of Porsche guys here in the US that know how to remove them from the original spare wheel. The tires were the hardest to get, but I finally found these two. A 16" alloy Porsche spare wheel with a collapsible tire usually goes for about $150 and up. PM me if you are interested in a tire and I can see what I can do for you on a price now that I have some contacts in the Porsche world.
Here is the really interesting thing about these strange tires: there is absolutely no air pressure at all when the tire is collapsed and the inward folding of the sidewalls keeps outward pressure on the beads to keep them on the rim and sealed for the next inflation.Thanks for the offer, but I was mainly just curious. So is it partially inflated when collapsed? I'd assume it needs some pressure to keep the bead sealed.
Or a couple of nutserts and a backing plate to attach the bracket :shrug:.I know at least when i was test fitting, it had very little room to move, and it didn't seem to want to, though amazing things happen at high speeds. I wonder if a simple bracket couldn't be mocked up to mount on the battery mount points to hold it.
good luck getting that in your bootWhy not just put a real tire on it?