Tyre shoes

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Has anyone ever herd of this product. I was looking through a clssic car mag today and come across this advert for them, they stop tyres flat spotting. the website is http://www.permabag.com/tireshoes.htm If anyone has any info Im thinking of getting some for the van!

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I can't really see how a round pad will work. The weight of the car will deform the tyre so therefore it isn't round where it is in contact with the ground, even with a round pad it will deform when say 1.5 tons + gravity at 10nm3 is pressing down on it. The only way to prevent flat spots is to take the weight off the tyre.
 
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As the pad is shaped to take the tyre, it will increase the contact area slightly and so reduce the surface pressure between tyre and ground but I would imagine that the effect is so minimal that it certainly isn't worth the
 
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Axle stands have an additional benefit - they allow the rubber suspension elements to rest, which helps to extend their life. Al-Ko recommend this for their chassis.
 

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