tire carnage; pics
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tire carnage; pics Not sure what happened but after a hard 1-2 shift the car got extremely squirrelly and when I let off smoke and vibrations everywhere
Thinking about just going to a set of 18's, the 17x11 did survive without damage
Thinking about just going to a set of 18's, the 17x11 did survive without damage
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That is wild, I don't think I have ever seen a tire failure like that before.
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Yeah going to have to agree with everything said above. Never seen something like that before either. A few weeks ago some friends of ours were at the OKC Street Car takeover and shredded their tire, but it didn't look like that!
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To be fair they have been in my garage for at least six years but show no signs of cracking or rotting. Pressure was good and the other side of the tire that blew out does not have wear marks on the side wall from low pressure driving
I'll take an up close picture of the damaged tire tonight, this pic was two weeks ago
I'll take an up close picture of the damaged tire tonight, this pic was two weeks ago
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I really doubt the stretch had anything to do with it, dot stamp is cx-5n. I'm assuming November 2005
Its almost like the sidewall separated exactly where it meets the tread pattern. I guess it could have been the stretch but it went on the rim with no problems a couple months ago
Its almost like the sidewall separated exactly where it meets the tread pattern. I guess it could have been the stretch but it went on the rim with no problems a couple months ago
Last edited by chrysler kid; Jul 10, 2014 at 06:55 PM.
To be fair they have been in my garage for at least six years but show no signs of cracking or rotting. Pressure was good and the other side of the tire that blew out does not have wear marks on the side wall from low pressure driving
I'll take an up close picture of the damaged tire tonight, this pic was two weeks ago
I'll take an up close picture of the damaged tire tonight, this pic was two weeks ago
275/40/17 on an 11" wide wheel is in specs. I doubt thats what caused it.
I really doubt the stretch had anything to do with it, dot stamp is cx-5n. I'm assuming November 2005
Its almost like the sidewall separated exactly where it meets the tread pattern. I guess it could have been the stretch but it went on the rim with no problems a couple months ago
Its almost like the sidewall separated exactly where it meets the tread pattern. I guess it could have been the stretch but it went on the rim with no problems a couple months ago
the 6th week of 08... pretty old. age def played a factor in the tire failure. it doesn't matter if your tire was never in the sun, can almost guarantee the tire had some cracks in it and when you put more stress on the tire it finally gave way. lucky it didn't shred your bumper. ive seen a tire where the tread separated from the steel belts and when that happens it completely demolishes everything in its path. I saw one take out the entire hump on the rear fender of a dually.