Subject	From what the local tire guys say........
Posted by	rich@splparts.com on February 19, 2004 at 10:05 PM
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In Reply To	Big tire problem....what causes this? (customer's car) posted by rich@splparts.com on February 19, 2004 at 06:59 PM
Message	The tire was probably deflated at some point and driven on. That thing is scarier in real life than it is in the pictures, I was not even comfortable being near it...kept picturing some sort of massive explosion if it let go :) Apparently this sort of failure is not uncommon, a bunch of people on another forum quickly said it had been run on while flat.... AIM = ghozttz32
Follow Ups	Big tire problem....what causes this? (customer's car) - rich@splparts.com 18:59:53 02/19/04 ouch... its not just over-inflated is it? (n/m) - HalfnHalf702[HJC] 19:02:34 02/19/04 wow thats scary - TARGETZ 19:03:32 02/19/04 shitty tires and shitty luck? Bet that was a bumpy ride. (n/m) - BooZted (Novi 1000 on its way) 19:07:24 02/19/04 I'm going to place my money on saying a chemical got spilled - boileralum 19:25:31 02/19/04 looks like a very intense rubbing session. - Z U N L 19:36:21 02/19/04 Almost looks like a delamination. - Toso 19:37:19 02/19/04 yup, caused by in proper inflation, heat, defects. (n/m) - josh 19:39:39 02/19/04 Looks like.... - Z Wang(Austin) 19:45:28 02/19/04 Seen that a bunch of times... - ArcheR (NoVA) 20:00:42 02/19/04 "improper" sp*- keyboard - 1 > me - 0 (n/m) - ArcheR (NoVA) 20:03:43 02/19/04 Holy shyt! What brand tire is that? (n/m) - timz 20:03:53 02/19/04 damn! (n/m) - Spee 20:16:00 02/19/04 send it to the manufacturer (n/m) - Ali 20:30:05 02/19/04 something bent under the car - Nizmo600z 21:33:51 02/19/04 Looks like one of our local pot holes got that one. (n/m) - Doug (Austin) 22:02:57 02/19/04 From what the local tire guys say........ - rich@splparts.com 22:05:04 02/19/04 Ooo....ooo pick me.... - Black Mammoth (VA) 22:09:28 02/19/04 not good.. what tires are those? (n/m) - GodZilla(noVA) 09:03:25 02/20/04 broken internal belts = impact damage (n/m) - Luke@tirerack 12:29:58 02/20/04
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