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pic of the cutdown runflats retains beadlock feature, but can air down.

changed it up 2 spares

now I run wheel + tire Now I do run radials, I like the way they flatten out and conform to the rocks. The other guys have trouble with sidewalls tearing out, I haven't yet. Even though I could change a tire in the field, turns out that in 100 degree heat I don't want to. So now I have the...

50? MPH? I don't know that mine will go that fast :)

I hated the bias plys at first, but now I wouldn't go any other way....other than bigger.

I have seen the run flats go for as cheap as free to as high as $50 each. Most guys throw them away because they start working when you get down to about 15 psi, that is, the tire is held up structurally by the runflat inside and starts chewing up the tire from inside out. Thats why I had mine...

Oh, mine are magnesium, four 9/16 inch bolts hold them together. Cut the diameter down with a bandsaw so can air down to 5 psi and retain the beadlock feature. The machinist did that for free because he likes to play with magnesium chips in the fire. Worked for me.

Make sure tire is completely deflated, remove the 8 bolts of the outer wheel ring, remove the wheel ring, but leave the wheel on the vehicle, remove the 4 bolts that holds the runflat together, take the run flat halves out, pull the tire straight off, reverse assembly with the spare tire...

M1009: Mine lays horizontal on the floor behind the back seat. Its just the tire, no wheel. Inside the tire I keep the tow strap, jumper cables, tiedown straps, air hose, all that kind stuff that get stored in a coil. A round igloo-type ice chest goes in the hole in the middle. After making sure...