Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

[akimel]

[Hemin8r]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

Definitely a detailing curse.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

That's the Michelin "Tweel" that has been shown around the Internet and on various TV shows for a few years now. They're pushing tire/wheel technology with this but in all honesty I would be surprised if these ever went into production in this form. More likely would be the addition of a conventional looking sidewall of some sort to prevent build up of snow, ice and other foreign material.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

Like the idea for a car, would be cool if it could be used to make a large tires for 4x4's just to remove the risk of a flat tire.

Just installed 35" Boggers on my Jimmy and love them except now I have to drag around a huge spare tire...




Cleaning inside all those open areas would be a pain if the goal is to also make them look good. Easy enough to spray something in there to clean but to dress and make them look good is 2 things.

I've used our Hot Shine Tire Foam a number of times recently on neglected tires and it' works AMAZINGLY well.

Hot Shine Tire Foam




The sidewalls were brown and dull gray before the Tire Foam and this is after one wash after applying one time.

[Carfire]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

I do not like that.
It looks weird besides.
Detailing Curse!!

[3Fitty]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

Never, not in a million years would I prefer those over a conventional tire.

[SVT Lightning]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

Man....those are just plain UGLY!!!!!

[roushstage2]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

Design curse, lol

[Murr1525]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

Would certainly have to have the spokes on the rim match up with the spokes on the wheel. Or at least make some kind of sense....

[redhotchevy2000]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

i would hope thats just a "showy model" and that they would have a conventional sidewall to make them look less hideous....

i also agree with buildup of snow/mud... etc.

couldnt they just use that basic form and wrap it with sidewalls and put air in it anyway.... then the ZPT function would help for flat tires... so we "can have our cake and eat it too"...

[ColonelCash]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

If you park in a puddle and it freezes, you are in a bad situation.

There are some Michellin PAX tires that have hit the market, but they have sidewalls hiding a similar interior structure. There are lots of complaints about them.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

There are some Michellin PAX tires that have hit the market, but they have sidewalls hiding a similar interior structure.

There are lots of complaints about them.

In the end, the market will determine whether the product/idea lives or dies...

[Kevin Brown]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

Yup, gonna need sidewalls to keep debris and critters out.
Can you imagine the ear splitting noise those rubber blades would make at highway speeds?!

"WhEEEEeeeEEEEEEEeeeeEEEEEEeeeEEEeeEEEEEeeeeee...!!!"

I sure would like to see a set of those mounted to one of the clear-center wheels I saw at SEMA a while back.

That would be freaky.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

Can you imagine the ear splitting noise those rubber blades would make at highway speeds?!

Strange as it may sound, (no pun intended), for some applications, the sound of your tires going down the road sounds pretty cool...




The below tread lugs sings after about 10 miles an hour...




but in an open cab environment, (convertible), it's not that loud and sounds pretty cool...


One thing I've learned from the detailing chemical world, don't block yourself off to new ideas and/or new products and the same thing can apply to new tire technlogy...

[gjohn28]

Re: Zero-pressure tires: detailing blessing or curse?

Man....those are just plain UGLY!!!!!