LS1TECH - Camaro and Firebird Forum Discussion

Notices
Wheels & Tires Forged | Billet | Cast | Radials | Slicks

seethrough tires...anyone seen these

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 05-15-2008, 12:06 AM
  #1  
TECH Enthusiast
Thread Starter
 
needadvice's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 625
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default seethrough tires...anyone seen these










needadvice is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 12:12 AM
  #2  
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (9)
 
sixvi6-camaro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Schaumburg, IL
Posts: 1,693
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default
yes welcome to like 2 years ago.. lol.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-tires/527825-new-michelin-tweel-what-do-you-think.html
sixvi6-camaro is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 12:15 AM
  #3  
TECH Enthusiast
 
LT1-DAN's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: FLORIDA
Posts: 708
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default
that is one ulgy tire.
LT1-DAN is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 12:50 AM
  #4  
10 Second Club
iTrader: (3)
 
jmill96Z's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Movin' On Up
Posts: 2,554
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Default
I saw those a while ago. Look like ****.
jmill96Z is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 10:08 AM
  #5  
TECH Senior Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Xsta Z 28's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Schaumburg, IL
Posts: 12,092
Likes: 0
Received 7 Likes on 7 Posts

Default
I think that is a testing a design for the INSIDE of a proposed run flat tire . . .

Michelin's design on RF's sucks . . . the tire AND wheel is an assembly and cannot be serviced (yet) . . . . ask a sucker who bought a Honda Oddessey . . .
Xsta Z 28 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 10:14 AM
  #6  
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (2)
 
Slvr00Bird's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Ashland & Lexington, KY
Posts: 1,419
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by sixvi6-camaro
yes welcome to like 2 years ago.. lol.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=527825
LOL.. +1..

And there's no way a tire like that would ever happen unless they put a cover on it. Mud, water, anything would throw that bad boy out of balance and there you'd be having to clean it out all the time or with shitty ride quality...
Slvr00Bird is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 11:01 AM
  #7  
TECH Junkie
iTrader: (23)
 
Turo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Posts: 3,467
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default
Originally Posted by Slvr00Bird
LOL.. +1..

And there's no way a tire like that would ever happen unless they put a cover on it. Mud, water, anything would throw that bad boy out of balance and there you'd be having to clean it out all the time or with shitty ride quality...
I had read somewhere a while back that the production models (if it made it that far!) would have sidewalls to prevent that, and for it to be more aesthetically pleasing.
Turo is offline  
Reply Like

Trending Topics

Old 05-15-2008, 11:26 AM
  #8  
TECH Senior Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Xsta Z 28's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Schaumburg, IL
Posts: 12,092
Likes: 0
Received 7 Likes on 7 Posts

Default
I like the center section . . . It's a Fikse Profil 10
Xsta Z 28 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 11:42 AM
  #9  
TECH Regular
 
OSUBraden's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Corvallis, OR
Posts: 448
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default
I remember a special on TV about this design. They were calling it the "Tire for the Future" because it couldn't go flat and could be easily retreaded.
OSUBraden is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 12:06 PM
  #10  
TECH Resident
iTrader: (4)
 
xXSilencerXx's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Manassas, VA
Posts: 794
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default
That's ugly
xXSilencerXx is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 12:10 PM
  #11  
TECH Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
 
NHRAMAN's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Vancouver,[KITSILANO].B.C. Canada *WestCoast*
Posts: 8,810
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Lightbulb
Originally Posted by Xsta Z 28
I think that is a testing a design for the INSIDE of a proposed run flat tire . . .

Michelin's design on RF's sucks . . . the tire AND wheel is an assembly and cannot be serviced (yet) . . . . ask a sucker who bought a Honda Oddessey . . .
NOPE--That IS the whole thing...not to be put inside anything..
NHRAMAN is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 12:13 PM
  #12  
TECH Fanatic
 
wabmorgan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: USS Enterprise 1701
Posts: 1,799
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default
It is actually the tweel.

It is a new(old now) concept on how to build tires. The only thing that gets replaced when the tread wears out is the tread.

I post this about a year ago.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ghlight=twheel
Last edited by wabmorgan; 05-15-2008 at 09:45 PM. Reason: removed h from twheel
wabmorgan is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 03:43 PM
  #13  
TECH Enthusiast
 
eLTwerker's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Metairie, LA
Posts: 631
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default
isn't that called a tweel?
eLTwerker is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 05:56 PM
  #14  
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (4)
 
lt1noob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,443
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Default
what in the hell.
lt1noob is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 06:01 PM
  #15  
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (4)
 
lt1noob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,443
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Default
so instead of people slashing tires (which can just be patched alot of times and fixed) theyll be cutting the little spoke things, and theyre going to repair that how?
lt1noob is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-15-2008, 09:44 PM
  #16  
TECH Fanatic
 
wabmorgan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: USS Enterprise 1701
Posts: 1,799
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default
Originally Posted by eLTwerker
isn't that called a tweel?
You are correct. I have edit my post and removed the h.
wabmorgan is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-16-2008, 01:38 PM
  #17  
Banned
 
rick@latemodelspeed's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 132
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default
should call it the shitweel.
rick@latemodelspeed is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-16-2008, 03:58 PM
  #18  
TECH Senior Member
iTrader: (8)
 
staringback05's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 6,695
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default
michelin will be putting these out with primarily european cars...they will look like that...you cant really go out and cut those bands with scissors...no idea as of yet when these will come out
staringback05 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-16-2008, 05:42 PM
  #19  
11 Second Club
iTrader: (14)
 
Camaro396's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Toledo, Oh
Posts: 5,091
Likes: 0
Received 7 Likes on 7 Posts

Default
Do they come in a DR?

Camaro396 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 05-16-2008, 07:07 PM
  #20  
On The Tree
iTrader: (2)
 
TXB4Z's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Austin, Tx
Posts: 137
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default
Originally Posted by Xsta Z 28
Michelin's design on RF's sucks . . . the tire AND wheel is an assembly and cannot be serviced (yet) . . . . ask a sucker who bought a Honda Oddessey . . .
The PAX tires can be serviced and have been for at least a year now.
TXB4Z is offline  
Reply Like



Advanced Search
Quick Reply: seethrough tires...anyone seen these


Reply Closed Thread Share

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:57 PM.