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      09-27-2014, 11:25 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by Dackelone View Post
@MattBianco ... there is no way your gonna get a needle past the belts in a run flat tire. I remember holding this RFT vs normal tire model at my German BMW dealer a few years back. The RFT was like three times the weight and you could not budge(move) the belts. Have a look...

Run Flat tires vs Normal tires - dealer cut away carcass...
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=412903
I plan to lift a lot of weights and strengthen my arm. That is one thick tire in that link. Really, I am hoping, as I said in my post, that I will never have to use these. It looks like you need an electric drill to get through the belt.

Do you think where there is a hole, there might be chance to slide a plug in? They are supposed to be lubricated and the manufacturer claims if the hole is big, to use two plugs, and that the second plug always goes in easier due to the lubrication from the first.
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