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      10-28-2012, 11:25 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by sfax View Post
I thought I read somewhere that there are issues / difficulties with removing run flat tyres (i.e. they get weakened or damaged when they are removed) but I can't find the post now so that may be BS.

The other consideration is damage to alloys caused by switching the tyres every time
Both valid reasons, I certainly wouldn't want RFTs on and off the rims, (it can be quite brutal) simply for the fitting risks and costs.

Tyres have a very small cost penalty long term, as you are only using one set at a time and rubber will last longer. Rims have value secondhand, so that isn't really dead money either. But mounting, balance, etc., is around £10 per wheel (or more) in most tyre shops, so with two changes a year, around £80 to £120. That is dead money.

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