Runflat tyre jumped the rim?

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Wed 22 Jul 2009 22:32
Runflat tyre jumped the rim? - gordonbennet
Runflats...i've had no experience of them, but i saw a remarkable sight on Monday.

As i bowled along the motorway inside lane at my frantic 53.8mph, i spied a newish 5 series BMW on the hard shoulder sporting 'Carlos Fandago' wheels or that's what it looked like as i approached.

The nsr wheel was sticking out some 4 or so inches outside of the wheelarch, but the tyre appeared to be supporting the car, the inside bead of the tyre seemed to be resting in the centre dish of the wheel.

I could clearly see the inside rim and about 4" more of the wheel, but the outside bead must have jumped off the rim and presumably by that point the driver must have realised something was amiss, and stopped.

I would imagine the wheelarch took a battering by the tyre, but that's probably of little concern in the grand scheme of things.

The car had stopped in a straight line and no one else was at the scene, except of course for the driver who was on the phone standing by their car (no not standing on the phone..;)

I wouldn't know what the lead up to this was, but it's made me a bit unwary of trusting a runflat to continue a journey safely.

Anyone had similar...was it indeed one of our merry crew?
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