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09-15-2007, 09:32 PM | #1 |
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Never, ever drive on a flat tire....
or else, this happens:
ripped the whole outer lip of the tire off...
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09-15-2007, 09:51 PM | #2 |
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Was it a run-flat? How many miles were put on it after it lost pressure?
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09-15-2007, 10:04 PM | #3 |
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no they are not runflats, i'm running 20s. tire had 800 miles on it...
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09-15-2007, 10:09 PM | #4 |
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I guess you should carry some of that tire goop repar in your trunk. Hows the rim?
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09-15-2007, 10:12 PM | #5 |
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surprisingly very good, not even a dent. it only got that bad about 2 miles away from wher ei was going. The tire was already screwed up, it had bubbles along the interior sidewall, kept having to put air in it everyday.
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09-16-2007, 12:24 AM | #7 |
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i know, the guy had to use that machine that squeezes the sidewall when you are removing a tire from the wheel, and wiggle the paddle in between the rubber and the rim, all the way around, he did it pretty fast actually. the machine did most of the work.
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tell me about it. it got really bad about 2 miles from my destination, i felt the tire pop, got off and saw smoke coming from the wheel well, not a lot, like a cigarette was burning, but if i didn't get to where i was going, i ws going to have to get the car towed.
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09-17-2007, 02:26 PM | #13 |
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What tire brand was it? I wonder if it was a cheap one. Also was it a summer tire? Z rated tires have pretty stiff sidewalls and even after they are deflated they tend to keep the car anywhere from a 0.5" to 1" off the ground.
I've driven on flat tires a million times and never had that happen to me. Did you possible make a hard turn? |
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and i don't see how a turn could of caused that, it was a rear mounted tire.
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You should have known better, shame on you. Anytime theres a bubble in a tire it could cause a fatal situation.
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its a 25 series tire, its surprising how nothing happened. oh, well. now at least i have a backup in case it happens again. i bought 2 more tires, swapped the bad one, as well as the other one, the used one i took off, i have at home.
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