Tire Blow out on way to Christmas Rally - Page 3

Mr_D · 12-07-2011, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bushman512003

I do know what You are saying Mich....will not admit any wrong with there tires.That is a fact I also know frist hand with a truck tire new on a Dodge 3/4 ton less than a year old.Also let Me say this. I worked in a rubber plant for 33+years and Mich....also were #1 in buying only 1st run product from us that said. I still buy from them also.Any tire run flat or soft will soon be destroid lucky the rim still looks Ok

Bushman

Just like GoodYear and their well known "rivering" problem! It's not the tires fault.

jwomack · 12-07-2011, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RustyJC

Looks familiar. The results of a Goodyear G614 RST tread separation are shown below. (These tires and wheels are long gone - replaced by 17.5" Load Range J Michelin XTAs rated at 4805 lbs @ 120 PSIG)

Rusty

Mine were the famous Marathons. Replaced with Michelins all around as soon as we could limp into Farmington on the spare and an off-brand the tire shop in Cuba had.

RustyJC · 12-07-2011, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jwomack

Mine were the famous Marathons. Replaced with Michelins all around as soon as we could limp into Farmington on the spare and an off-brand the tire shop in Cuba had.

Sounds like you were on U.S 550.

Rusty

oemtech · 12-18-2011, 01:26 PM

Here is the famous Firestone Steeltex tire off my Class "C" that I had.

Perry White · 12-18-2011, 01:31 PM

Looks like a racing slick. Sure that wasn't on an old Ford Explorer? That's an old Mud and Snow tire. Look at the temperature rating on it. Was it a B rating>?

TXiceman · 12-18-2011, 01:33 PM

tDale, Firestone insisted that they did not have any issues with the Steeltex....booooo FireBOOM?

Ken

oemtech · 12-18-2011, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TXiceman

tDale, Firestone insisted that they did not have any issues with the Steeltex....booooo FireBOOM?

Ken

That was the 2nd within about a month. The 1st I caught on my way north on vactaion. It had a lump in it about the size of childs football. I was able to get it swapped out at shop in Waco.

But, as you said Firestone said there was nothing wrong with the tires. Mine were all made at the plant they shut down.

I put XPS Ribs on and never looked back.

Mr_D · 12-18-2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by RustyJC

Well, I've never blown ANY tire under any of my trucks or passenger cars/SUVs, including Michelins, Goodyears, Bridgestones, Firestones (including the infamous 500s back in the 1970s) or even the darned Generals that came as OEM tires on my current dually. Go figger, I guess....

Rusty

One blowout in almost 50 years of driving and it was a GoodYear on a Jeep GC that blew out a few years ago.