BE CAREFUL OUT THERE ON THE WAY TO THE SHOW
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Best advice to date.
Why quality tires should be used on muscle cars.
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Happens on Nascar lots of times!
Bb70charger500
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Man that sucks atleast you kept it on the road and saved from an even bigger problem ,that shows your a great driver if this happens to a younger person they just let go of there wheel and start taking selfies and post about it .....
OMG can anyone say car wreck # f-ed up
Did I do that right?
OMG can anyone say car wreck # f-ed up
Did I do that right?
Coronet 14
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I Had the samething happen on a Ford Ranger I owned a few years ago Front tire
Bb70charger500
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Not the same thing this was a Ford. No big surprise they fall apart often
I'm joking with you fords are decent
I wouldn't buy one but to each his own
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AMEN
i've seen it happen 2 times first hand
the first time i got a flat and
threw on old spare and made it about a mile down the road and bye bye expensive fender.
the next time my brother was getting a car that was on a tow dolly
rear tire blew apart and did similar damage to the quarter.
bad tires can do a lot of damage
Great news - I sure it will come back looking great!
I want to add my $0.02 regarding old tires. Tires are made to be driven, worn out and then discarded/recycled. Our old muscle cars drive very little so the tires don't LOOK worn, but the tires start failing because the rubber starts breaking down. The Corvette guys are especially nuts - they pay big bucks for 60 year old tires that are time bombs. Those guys barely drive the cars (if at all), but still...
Folks, do yourselves a favor. As someone said in an earlier post: Check the date codes on your tires. If they are more than 10 years old dump them! Is it expensive to buy tires? You bet, but certainly less expensive than major car repairs, or even worse an accident with injuries or death...
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Good thing you weren't doing a buck fiddy....
SgtLee511
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Ive been kickin myself around over the fiasco, and thats why I posted it, Hard Lesson to Learn, my car had never been in a body shop other than a repaint, it hurt to see the damage, i was putting money into my Bird Im building neglecting my other car, Not again! Thanks for the comment.
moparnation74
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For one the OE Gold Mopar and Vette guys with NOS tires they DO NOT drive them on the street. They are backed out of the trailer/transport and babied over to a show spot. Top speed maybe 5mph, lol.....Some even jack the cars up at the show spot and change out the tires to the NOS ones....Most of those cars have about 12-15 grand in just tires alone.....
SO back to the people that drive their cars on the street. I agree 10 years old pitch them away!
Paul Boucher
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SgtLee511, I just wanted to drop back in and see how the repairs were coming along? I know this was a major bummer and was just say I hope things are coming together for you.
SgtLee511
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Yes Sir, Did the work myself, still need have the quarter repainted, waiting for cooler weather, thanks for asking...
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