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My stretched tire failure

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Old 06-09-12, 12:27 AM
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first off, I'm glad neither you not anyone else was hurt.
second off, **** stretching. i prefer more rubber than less.
I ran 265s on my 17 x 9s.
Bridgestone potenza run flats. had a blow out on the highway once (due to slight camber from lowering.) heard a pop and knew what it was but the ride didn't change drastically and the ride height on that side barely changed. now I swear by rfts.
and damn, your car is so low you can't even get your scissor jack under them. that **** cray
Old 06-09-12, 10:58 AM
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Heres how the face looks, i painted them with spray paint, they look more f'ked up before lol. Corroding and crap under the clear coat. It bothered me so much lol. I stripped it, sanded it, then painted it again.

Also, the ripped tire is the back right. You can also see the dent on the rim.

Old 06-09-12, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 5t341th
lack of alignment. low air pressure. driving on it flat
all caused that
this same thing happened to me last year
Old 06-09-12, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by handoverfi
this same thing happened to me last year
Apprantly I havent learned yet, but pretty much every year when I swap to my winter rims I dont check for air pressure and my bead always comes off my wheel LoL I suppose better that than busted tire
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