Run Flat Tires - What Are They and Do They Work?

Exclusive summary about Run Flat Tires By Dirk Gibson

A tire goes flat at some inopportune time. You loosen the bolts on the flat, jack up the car, change the tire, stick the flat in the trunk and head off to the tire store. Run flat tires work on a different concept. If the run flat tire looks normal when it is flat...how do you know it is flat?!

A run flat tire (RFT) is going to hide a nail in the tread. By federal law, tire and car manufacturers are required to supply a low pressure warning system when run flat tires are used. Are run flat tires the wave of the future for cars?

Dealing With Run Flat Tires As Temperatures Heat Up

Run flat tires are all the rage with car manufacturers. What are run flat tires? A typical tire has a strong tread plain. The tire design has a fault however. While run flat tires are a better design than the older tires, they have a unique problem.

As temperatures rise, a quirk with run flat tires occurs. The low pressure warning deals with tires that are going flat, but what about increased pressures? What if your last tire pressure check was in February? The problem with run flat tires is you don't really know what is happening with your tires.