Almost a gonner
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Almost a gonner
I was rolling down the interstate this morning and had my drivers front tire BLOW, not flat exploded. 75 mph luckily i was in the fast lane and was able to get off, without hitting anyone also lucky i didnt flip the truck, in the dirt/grass. To all FTEs take care of your tires, mine i thought were in good shape, but i was wrong apparently. And for all of us who love to run them big on a lift, watch your sidewalls for anything out of the ordinary. So thats how my friday the 13th started
I dodged a bullet and didnt do any damage to my truck other than the tire and a probably bent rim but whewwwwwwwww.
I dodged a bullet and didnt do any damage to my truck other than the tire and a probably bent rim but whewwwwwwwww.
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Ya after this happened the Florida highway patrol was telling me lots of horror stories about trucks flipping once they hit the dirt in the median, someone was watching my back big time this morning
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Wow Benny, thank god you didn't get hurt, plus your truck didn't suffer much damage. I bet you crapped your pants at that speed! Did you recall hitting anything in the road that could cause a blowout like that?
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Thanx but i also have to say that with the wider stance of my truck and the bigger tires it helped with controling it enough to get it stopped, and definetly the man up stairs
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Good to hear everything is OK.
Was there any indication of the tire weakening? rippled sidewall/soft spot
Was there any indication of the tire weakening? rippled sidewall/soft spot
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No thats the thing is i didnt hit anything i think over time those of us running bigger tires bump curbs and things like taco bell drive thrus etc The sidewalls are pretty exposed and i think the sidewall was just weak in one spot, and the wieght of our trucks in the front just put it over the edge
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Only thing i have ever noticed on all of 4 is kindof a seam that runs tread to rim on the sidewall, i think its a bfg thing, very slight indentation but other than that those tires only had like 20,000 miles on them i got a set of toyos today, on used rims, wow what a quality tire they make im impressed with thier stuff but spendy
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This brings to mind something interesting tha I learned at the Tire store i use.
I had a problem with my Mudders dry rotting( you know little hairline cracks ) Since tires are made out of a natural rubber, THEY HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE, as all natural things tend to decompose over time. On the back of the tire is a date code of manufacture, A tire should be sold and installed within 6-8 months of date, not sitting around in the hot warehouse. The tire dealer looked up my code and discovered that the tires I had purchased from him 8 months before were actually manufactured 30 months before that. Needless to say i told him that I didn't want to be riding around on old(new) tires and he agreed. He contacted Maxxis and they sent a brand new set at no charge to me. The dealer R/R old tires with a smile and sent me on my way. I have bought four more sets of tires from him (2 for different vehicle) and two more for my truck, I like my small town tire dealer.
I had a problem with my Mudders dry rotting( you know little hairline cracks ) Since tires are made out of a natural rubber, THEY HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE, as all natural things tend to decompose over time. On the back of the tire is a date code of manufacture, A tire should be sold and installed within 6-8 months of date, not sitting around in the hot warehouse. The tire dealer looked up my code and discovered that the tires I had purchased from him 8 months before were actually manufactured 30 months before that. Needless to say i told him that I didn't want to be riding around on old(new) tires and he agreed. He contacted Maxxis and they sent a brand new set at no charge to me. The dealer R/R old tires with a smile and sent me on my way. I have bought four more sets of tires from him (2 for different vehicle) and two more for my truck, I like my small town tire dealer.
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I have also heard this exp date factor from a tire guy, i wish he worked at a small time dealer though Great advice, the tire that blew didnt have any hairline cracks, though i do know what you mean.
Great advice, the tire that blew didnt have any hairline cracks, though i do know what you mean.