When Center Line Wheel Corporation set out to build a new bead-lock wheel, it didn't exactly copy the regular bolted-ring-on-a-rim concept. Actually, this new I.C.E. wheel is unlike most any wheel ...

With run-flat tires, drivers can typically travel about 50 miles as long as their speed is below 50 miles per hour. However, ...

Our grandparents would agree that they're a modern miracle: tires that keep on turning even when they're flat. But how ...

Dear Tom and Ray: I have a 2005 Honda Odyssey that needs new tires after only 32,000 miles, and a neighbor has the same issue. They are run-flat tires. My tire dealer says I cannot just buy new ...

The first run flat tires sprouted up in 1935, when Michelin adapted technology used for trains to make a road tire that would run on a safety rim on built-in foam lining when the tire was punctured.

The run-flat tires for your Odyssey sell for about $240 each. The extra labor involved in mounting them adds about $100 to the cost. But still, that's $340 a tire instead of $580.

Anderson also filed a class-action suit in 2005 against Toyota, Bridgestone and Dunlop over run-flats used on the 2004-6 Sienna with all-wheel drive. Lynn Mann, a Michelin spokeswoman, said that ...

As wheels and tires have become increasingly large over the past two decades, finding room to package a full size spare tire or leave room to store the flat have become more problematic.

Run-flat tires are working on a simple principle: once the “system” - we'll call it like that because the tire is usually closely working with the wheel to cope with the air pressure loss ...

Run-flat tires are expensive; a replacement P-Zero costs over $420 with labor and taxes. In my case, the repair cost was not covered by BMW, and while Pirelli has its own warranty, it's conditional.

Run Flat tires typically cost around 25% more than standard wheels, and that cost increases when something eventually does go wrong. If you run over a nail and get to a tire shop in time, standard ...