Two automotive enthusiasts have been seeing airless tires for years, but only in concept form. So, they decided to take things into their own hands by making their own using PVC drainpipes and tire treads. More specifically, they used a 14-inch steel wheel sourced from an old Mondeo before placing 15 pieces of PVC pipe all around it. Several smaller pipes were then installed to reduce vibrations before everything was assembled using 300 nuts and bolts.
The entire steel wheel and PVC pipe was wrapped in standard tire tread before they were put to the test. Sure, they can withstand driving over a bed of nails, potholes, and even drifting around a racetrack. However, there are some downsides too, with two of them being the noise they give off as well as the extreme vibration. On the bright side, making your own functional airless tires is now a possibility.
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