Blowout
06-18-2017, 01:22 PM
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Re: Blowout
Holy cow!!! Thats pretty raw. And the tire really doesn't look bad otherwise, there's lots of tread. Crazy it blew out. Lucky it was at home.
06-18-2017, 01:58 PM
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Re: Blowout
Wow, that is something else!
06-18-2017, 08:49 PM
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Re: Blowout
Damn - really lucky!
Jegs, Summit and Coker Tire carry BFG Radial TAs.
Jegs, Summit and Coker Tire carry BFG Radial TAs.
06-18-2017, 09:29 PM
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Re: Blowout
My wife came in this morning and said, "You had a blowout." I looked at the tire with amazement.
06-19-2017, 12:23 AM
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Re: Blowout
There looks to be a lot of cracking in the rubber all around the tread. How old are the tires?
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06-21-2017, 12:02 AM
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Re: Blowout
Let me guess, its an original "Gatorback" 
Just kidding....
I agree.
The amount of tread left on a tire is irrelevant when they get old.
A tires rubber and components break down just sitting on a shelf.
There are even regulations set for shelf life on tires. After they hit a certain age they cant sell them.
Any way Im glad to hear it did not happen on the Freeway with family in the car.
There would be nothing left but a bent wheel and tire pieces of tire stuck in someone else's car.
Just kidding....
I agree.
The amount of tread left on a tire is irrelevant when they get old.
A tires rubber and components break down just sitting on a shelf.
There are even regulations set for shelf life on tires. After they hit a certain age they cant sell them.
Any way Im glad to hear it did not happen on the Freeway with family in the car.
There would be nothing left but a bent wheel and tire pieces of tire stuck in someone else's car.
Last edited by Ron U.S.M.C.; 06-21-2017 at 12:19 AM.