Falken 452's.....:(
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So a couple of days ago I'm driving, and without warning, my car starts shaking like an epileptic Chihuahua under a strobe light, about the time I complete the thought..."WTF is that"...I slow down to pull over, and my rear tire, passes me up
, and keeps on going. I managed to keep the car under control. and get it stopped. Below is the aftermath. The tires were 275/30/20 and less than 4 months old, now I suppose they are a 275/00/20. The other rear is just fine, but, it's about to get replaced. I'm sure the event was isolated, but I won't trust those tires again.
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Rear is stock, wheels are 20.9.5 they dit pretty squre I took a picture of the tread (not posted) it is not worn funny at all. I pretty good about regular checkups on the car, I'm as sure as I can be, that the tire was not low when I left. Anything is possible I guess. Trust me, I've tried to blame everything BUT the tire, I just can't find anything else.
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Oh yes this is what happens when you drive on a low psi tire like Debonair said. I've had tire tech show this to me before, bc I made the same mistake. Ive used 452s for a couple years and never had a problem like this. Bubbling for strecthing yes, but this is very very odd. Falken probably isnt going insurance b/c they are fulling aware that driving on a flat will cause it to seperate just like this-I tried. Did you have issues out of this tire before and ignored it? Tires just don't do this... I'm baffled
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Oh yes this is what happens when you drive on a low psi tire like Debonair said. I've had tire tech show this to me before, bc I made the same mistake. Ive used 452s for a couple years and never had a problem like this. Bubbling for strecthing yes, but this is very very odd. Falken probably isnt going insurance b/c they are fulling aware that driving on a flat will cause it to seperate just like this-I tried. Did you have issues out of this tire before and ignored it? Tires just don't do this... I'm baffled
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Thats just insane!! Just as mentioned regaurding the Firestone recalls. Falken is fully responsible for the faulty tire, And or damage. What if you wrecked the car? And hurt yourself or someone else?? Thats what you gotta look at. Thankfully you kept it under control, Things could have been alot worse ecspecially at high speeds!!
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Tires just don't do this?! Your kidding, right? Tires blow all the time for different reasons, sometimes by the fault of the owner, other times not. Remeber the big azz Firestone/Bridgestone recall? To say that a tire will not ever come apart unless it low air is just ignorant. Keep in mind, these tires were new, and were NOT stretched, and did not have any bubbles. I had just wiped down the rims prior to leaving. Each time I do the rims, once or twice a week, I check the tires air pressure, and inspect the tires and rims visually. I'm fully aware of what rolling on a flat tire will do.
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