miller
Well-Known Member
I was going to put this on the wheel forum, but think more will see it here.
Learned a hard lesson, yesterday, while making my second drive in my 64. Never dreamed it could happen! If it's something you don't know, maybe it will help others. I sure didn't!
Around 10 years ago, while the 64 was being painted, went to Discount tires, and got a set of BF Goodrich tires mounted on my wheels. I've bought from Discount for many years, and keep in mind, what I'm saying is good for any brand of tires.
About halfway of the drive, to where I was going, on the interstate doing 70-75 mph, started noticing some kind of vibration. What the heck? Couldn't pick out where it was coming from. I was a little over a mile, from where I was going. With all the heavy traffic, high speeds, decided to ride it out, and look things over off the highway. Then...BOOM...front right tire had completely blown out! A new tire, with only 700 miles on it, no spare, no jack, and 108 degrees outside.
Long story short, had the wife bring me what I needed, to get the wheel off. That tire had lost every square inch of tread on it! Took the wheel, back down the road a couple mile, where a Discount tire was. The guy looked the tire over, looked at numbers, and told me the tire was too old! Told me any tire over 8 years old, is considered 'unsafe".
Had no idea on that one. So, I'm looking at having to replace all my tires! When the tire let go, it also did some damage to my right front fender. Probably going to have to pull it, to get it straightened.
Learned a hard lesson, yesterday, while making my second drive in my 64. Never dreamed it could happen! If it's something you don't know, maybe it will help others. I sure didn't!
Around 10 years ago, while the 64 was being painted, went to Discount tires, and got a set of BF Goodrich tires mounted on my wheels. I've bought from Discount for many years, and keep in mind, what I'm saying is good for any brand of tires.
About halfway of the drive, to where I was going, on the interstate doing 70-75 mph, started noticing some kind of vibration. What the heck? Couldn't pick out where it was coming from. I was a little over a mile, from where I was going. With all the heavy traffic, high speeds, decided to ride it out, and look things over off the highway. Then...BOOM...front right tire had completely blown out! A new tire, with only 700 miles on it, no spare, no jack, and 108 degrees outside.
Long story short, had the wife bring me what I needed, to get the wheel off. That tire had lost every square inch of tread on it! Took the wheel, back down the road a couple mile, where a Discount tire was. The guy looked the tire over, looked at numbers, and told me the tire was too old! Told me any tire over 8 years old, is considered 'unsafe".
Had no idea on that one. So, I'm looking at having to replace all my tires! When the tire let go, it also did some damage to my right front fender. Probably going to have to pull it, to get it straightened.
