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Blowout FTL :(

Josh123

Josh123

Diamond Member
Well, last Friday some family and friends loaded up in my truck and headed to go float the river. I was doing 90mph on I-10 and I felt some vibration in the wheel so I started to slow the truck down and as I hit about 85mph I see a big ass piece of tire fly up in my rear view mirror. I managed to keep control and head over to the side and this is what was left.

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Originally posted by: tranceport
Nice. At least you are alive.
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As long as he doesn't make any sudden movements he'll be fine (brake, throttle, steering wheel), especially since it looks like a rear.

Josh, were you towing anything? How as your tire pressure?
 
Wow you must have seriously rode the flat for a while in order for the rim to have cut-off that much of the tire after the flat happened.

Also seems odd to me that your truck/car fender/wheelwell does not appear to have taken any damage from the tire as it spun around on the rim at least a few times before being completely cut off by the rim.

I say this because I have personally (1) rode a flat tire long enough for the dam thing to finally be cut thru by the tire rim (took about 2 miles at 20mph), and (2) witnessed the carnage the tire inflicted to my wheelwell as the partially cut-off rubber went "thump, thump, thump" round and round before it was finally fully cut-off the rim.
 
Originally posted by: MrPickins
At 90mph in a pickup truck, you're lucky it didn't turn out much worse.
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Had tire failure at 90mph a few times. Not that bad.

*WARNING!!!!!!*****DO NOT MAKE SUDDEN MOVES IF A TIRE HAS FAILED****WARNING********WARNING*****

I'm a nut about the feel of my car/tires and know when something doesn't feel/sound right it is time the pull over VERY SLOWLY, I'm talking 10 seconds to make a single lane change.

You'll get a feel and an audible warning if a tire has failed, pay attention to it and pay attention to your pressure. Biggest part is the sound.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: tranceport
Nice. At least you are alive.
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As long as he doesn't make any sudden movements he'll be fine (brake, throttle, steering wheel), especially since it looks like a rear.

Josh, were you towing anything? How as your tire pressure?
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No, luckily I wasn't towing anything but the tire needed to be replaced.
 
Originally posted by: MrPickins
At 90mph in a pickup truck, you're lucky it didn't turn out much worse.
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I've heard of people having blowouts on motorcycles and staying upright. Mind you, that's less common.😉
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: MrPickins
At 90mph in a pickup truck, you're lucky it didn't turn out much worse.
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Had tire failure at 90mph a few times. Not that bad.
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I'm of the opinion that pickups and suv's shouldn't be traveling 90mph in the first place.
 
Originally posted by: Josh123
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: tranceport
Nice. At least you are alive.
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As long as he doesn't make any sudden movements he'll be fine (brake, throttle, steering wheel), especially since it looks like a rear.

Josh, were you towing anything? How as your tire pressure?
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No, luckily I wasn't towing anything but the tire needed to be replaced.
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Nah, I don't think that tire needed to be replaced. alittle duct tape and you're back to normal.
 
I've been fortunate to catch low tires before they turn into blow outs. Friday my tire looked low (performance tire w/ stiff sidewall) and it had zero psi. Threw the spare on and had it patched, second time in a year I ran over a nail on the way to work. I always worry I'll not notice a low/flat tire and blast down the freeway at 80mph only to have it blow out.
 
Originally posted by: KillyKillall
Originally posted by: MrPickins
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: MrPickins
At 90mph in a pickup truck, you're lucky it didn't turn out much worse.
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Had tire failure at 90mph a few times. Not that bad.
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I'm of the opinion that pickups and suv's shouldn't be traveling 90mph in the first place.
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😕
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What about my post confused you?

IMO, 90mph is unsafe for pickups and suv's.

 
Originally posted by: Josh123
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: tranceport
Nice. At least you are alive.
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As long as he doesn't make any sudden movements he'll be fine (brake, throttle, steering wheel), especially since it looks like a rear.

Josh, were you towing anything? How as your tire pressure?
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No, luckily I wasn't towing anything but the tire needed to be replaced.
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no way!!! you replaced that perfectly good tire?????
 
Originally posted by: MrPickins
I'm of the opinion that pickups shouldn't be traveling 90mph in the first place.
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Originally posted by: MrPickins
IMO, 90mph is unsafe for pickups and suv's.
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That's your opinion. I am of the opinion that the driver is all that matters. In addition, I would rather take a blowout at 100 mph in my Ram than at 50 in my old Zuk. Oh wait, I already did had 2 super swampers blow out on my ram. Not as bad as the OP in either case though.

Now, if you were to say that a lot (maybe even most) SUV, and some pickup truck drivers do not understand their vehicle dynamics, I would agree with you. We have evidence to the contrary for Josh123. What evidence you say? Easy. He is posting on AT, not in a hospital.

kudos to you Josh123, nice job.

Originally posted by: nweaver
Truck tires aren't designed for that.
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Bullshit. You have no idea what you are talking about. That appears to be a 265/70 R16 (though it is VERY hard to tell) the BF Goodrich 265/70 R16 All Terrain T/A is speed rated to 113.
 
Yeah, aren't high speed blowouts fun. Many years ago we had that happen on the front right wheel at 100+ mph in an Olds 98. There were six of us in the car and all it looked like was a thousand little rubber chips in a cloud of blue smoke. I was amazed at how easily we were able slow and pull over after we got out and looked at it.

 
Originally posted by: Evadman
Originally posted by: MrPickins
I'm of the opinion that pickups shouldn't be traveling 90mph in the first place.
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Originally posted by: MrPickins
IMO, 90mph is unsafe for pickups and suv's.
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That's your opinion. I am of the opinion that the driver is all that matters. In addition, I would rather take a blowout at 100 mph in my Ram than at 50 in my old Zuk. Oh wait, I already did had 2 super swampers blow out on my ram. Not as bad as the OP in either case though.

Now, if you were to say that a lot (maybe even most) SUV, and some pickup truck drivers do not understand their vehicle dynamics, I would agree with you. We have evidence to the contrary for Josh123. What evidence you say? Easy. He is posting on AT, not in a hospital.

kudos to you Josh123, nice job.

Originally posted by: nweaver
Truck tires aren't designed for that.
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Bullshit. You have no idea what you are talking about. That appears to be a 265/70 R16 (though it is VERY hard to tell) the BF Goodrich 265/70 R16 All Terrain T/A is speed rated to 113.
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Except when it is under inflated. Speed ratings mean f-all when you fail basic preparation for your journey.

some family and friends loaded up in my truck
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This is the issue. The OP did not check tyre pressure, not did he adjust for the higher loading. He ran (potentially) under inflated tyres at high speed (90Mph). These heat up at high speeds and may, and in this case did, blow.
 
indeed, when riding fully loaded in my car, the manual says to put an extra 3-4 PSI in the tyres....all round. normally its 32PSI all round, for a full load 35PSI.

depends what condition the tyre was in as well, ive seen where the suspension geometry was off so bad that the guy wore down the inside of his rears to the steel belt!
 
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: Evadman
Originally posted by: MrPickins
I'm of the opinion that pickups shouldn't be traveling 90mph in the first place.
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Originally posted by: MrPickins
IMO, 90mph is unsafe for pickups and suv's.
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That's your opinion. I am of the opinion that the driver is all that matters. In addition, I would rather take a blowout at 100 mph in my Ram than at 50 in my old Zuk. Oh wait, I already did had 2 super swampers blow out on my ram. Not as bad as the OP in either case though.

Now, if you were to say that a lot (maybe even most) SUV, and some pickup truck drivers do not understand their vehicle dynamics, I would agree with you. We have evidence to the contrary for Josh123. What evidence you say? Easy. He is posting on AT, not in a hospital.

kudos to you Josh123, nice job.

Originally posted by: nweaver
Truck tires aren't designed for that.
Click to expand...

Bullshit. You have no idea what you are talking about. That appears to be a 265/70 R16 (though it is VERY hard to tell) the BF Goodrich 265/70 R16 All Terrain T/A is speed rated to 113.
Click to expand...

Except when it is under inflated. Speed ratings mean f-all when you fail basic preparation for your journey.

some family and friends loaded up in my truck
Click to expand...

This is the issue. The OP did not check tyre pressure, not did he adjust for the higher loading. He ran (potentially) under inflated tyres at high speed (90Mph). These heat up at high speeds and may, and in this case did, blow.
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When did I ever say that I didn't check my tire pressure before our trip? I did check the tires and Evadman was close on the tires that I have, they are BF Goodrich 265/70 Rugged Trail tires. The reason the tire was worn down almost to the rim was because I couldn't stop on a dime, I had to gradually slow down from 90mph to a stop on the side of the highway. Plus I was in the left lane.

 
Originally posted by: Josh123
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: Evadman
Originally posted by: MrPickins
I'm of the opinion that pickups shouldn't be traveling 90mph in the first place.
Click to expand...
Originally posted by: MrPickins
IMO, 90mph is unsafe for pickups and suv's.
Click to expand...
That's your opinion. I am of the opinion that the driver is all that matters. In addition, I would rather take a blowout at 100 mph in my Ram than at 50 in my old Zuk. Oh wait, I already did had 2 super swampers blow out on my ram. Not as bad as the OP in either case though.

Now, if you were to say that a lot (maybe even most) SUV, and some pickup truck drivers do not understand their vehicle dynamics, I would agree with you. We have evidence to the contrary for Josh123. What evidence you say? Easy. He is posting on AT, not in a hospital.

kudos to you Josh123, nice job.

Originally posted by: nweaver
Truck tires aren't designed for that.
Click to expand...

Bullshit. You have no idea what you are talking about. That appears to be a 265/70 R16 (though it is VERY hard to tell) the BF Goodrich 265/70 R16 All Terrain T/A is speed rated to 113.
Click to expand...

Except when it is under inflated. Speed ratings mean f-all when you fail basic preparation for your journey.

some family and friends loaded up in my truck
Click to expand...

This is the issue. The OP did not check tyre pressure, not did he adjust for the higher loading. He ran (potentially) under inflated tyres at high speed (90Mph). These heat up at high speeds and may, and in this case did, blow.
Click to expand...

When did I ever say that I didn't check my tire pressure before our trip? I did check the tires and Evadman was close on the tires that I have, they are BF Goodrich 265/70 Rugged Trail tires. The reason the tire was worn down almost to the rim was because I couldn't stop on a dime, I had to gradually slow down from 90mph to a stop on the side of the highway. Plus I was in the left lane.
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You didn't say you did. I also added, for protection of your ego, the "(potentially)".

Did you set the tyre pressures for load, or just regular pressure?
 
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: Josh123
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: Evadman
Originally posted by: MrPickins
I'm of the opinion that pickups shouldn't be traveling 90mph in the first place.
Click to expand...
Originally posted by: MrPickins
IMO, 90mph is unsafe for pickups and suv's.
Click to expand...
That's your opinion. I am of the opinion that the driver is all that matters. In addition, I would rather take a blowout at 100 mph in my Ram than at 50 in my old Zuk. Oh wait, I already did had 2 super swampers blow out on my ram. Not as bad as the OP in either case though.

Now, if you were to say that a lot (maybe even most) SUV, and some pickup truck drivers do not understand their vehicle dynamics, I would agree with you. We have evidence to the contrary for Josh123. What evidence you say? Easy. He is posting on AT, not in a hospital.

kudos to you Josh123, nice job.

Originally posted by: nweaver
Truck tires aren't designed for that.
Click to expand...

Bullshit. You have no idea what you are talking about. That appears to be a 265/70 R16 (though it is VERY hard to tell) the BF Goodrich 265/70 R16 All Terrain T/A is speed rated to 113.
Click to expand...

Except when it is under inflated. Speed ratings mean f-all when you fail basic preparation for your journey.

some family and friends loaded up in my truck
Click to expand...

This is the issue. The OP did not check tyre pressure, not did he adjust for the higher loading. He ran (potentially) under inflated tyres at high speed (90Mph). These heat up at high speeds and may, and in this case did, blow.
Click to expand...

When did I ever say that I didn't check my tire pressure before our trip? I did check the tires and Evadman was close on the tires that I have, they are BF Goodrich 265/70 Rugged Trail tires. The reason the tire was worn down almost to the rim was because I couldn't stop on a dime, I had to gradually slow down from 90mph to a stop on the side of the highway. Plus I was in the left lane.
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You didn't say you did. I also added, for protection of your ego, the "(potentially)".

Did you set the tyre pressures for load, or just regular pressure?
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They say 31.2 lbs but they had 35 lbs for the trip.
 
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