| #1 comrick317 | Oooops....she blowed up real good. | ||
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On my way back from a car show and photo shoot a little while back (no calendar photos with my Comet) my front tire decided to pack it in big time. It scared the hell out of me as i have not had a flat tire in maybe 21 years or so. This sucker really had an epic failure. Take a look:   The odd thing is that the other side of the tire is fine,........ dirty but fine. It's a strange feeling when the old tire shreds and your front end drops. |
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| #2 Fro | Re:Oooops....she blowed up real good. | ||
| WOW, I dont know that I've seen one blow out that bad, Is it really old? I'm glad you didnt get hit changing it, Looks like a scarey place to have to change a tire :eek: | |||
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| #3 PINKY | Re:Oooops....she blowed up real good. | ||
| :eek: scary! | |||
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| #4 comrick317 | Re:Oooops....she blowed up real good. | ||
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Originally posted by Fro WOW, I dont know that I've seen one blow out that bad, Is it really old? I'm glad you didnt get hit changing it, Looks like a scarey place to have to change a tire :eek: Yes the tire was a bit older but was full of tread. I guess when they do get a bit older change them and not be cheap like me and try to run 'em one more year. Where i was changing the tire is a bit of a fast moving road but lucky for me it was fairly empty as it was a Sunday afternoon, besides i nearly emptied my trunk and put the stuff on the road at least 5 car lengths behind the Comet. I figured the drivers will try to avoid all the debris on the road, if they some how manage to miss the jacked up Comet. |
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| #5 derek5ocomet | Re:Oooops....she blowed up real good. | ||
| Well i cant say my small bumpers would be "Bumper Jack" friendly :rollinglaugh: | |||
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| #6 Grabber5.0 | Re:Oooops....she blowed up real good. | ||
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Originally posted by comrick317 ] . That's pretty scary, Carey. You really should use lug nuts on those wheels. :-P I've never blown a tire on a car either, and in the Maverick I was always afraid it would result in an ugly wreck. Glad nothing else happened when it blew. It's nice and shredded. |
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| #7 comrick317 | Re:Oooops....she blowed up real good. | ||
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Originally posted by derek5ocomet Well i cant say my small bumpers would be "Bumper Jack" friendly :rollinglaugh: Hey and when i got tired i sat on 'em too just like a park bench. :thumbsup: |
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| #8 comrick317 | Re:Oooops....she blowed up real good. | ||
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Originally posted by Grabber5.0 Originally posted by comrick317 ] . That's pretty scary, Carey. You really should use lug nuts on those wheels. :-P I've never blown a tire on a car either, and in the Maverick I was always afraid it would result in an ugly wreck. Glad nothing else happened when it blew. It's nice and shredded. Thanks Matt, hope it doesn't happen to any of us here on the board, it sure will wake you up fast. |
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| #9 asellers | Re:Oooops....she blowed up real good. | ||
| Wow never seen one that bad. Glad it didn't cause any damage. | |||
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| #10 comrick317 | Re:Oooops....she blowed up real good. | ||
| Thanks, it did scare the Hell out of me though. | |||
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