Lesson for the day

[Ty1642]

Don't ignore a new vibration in your truck.

I was driving at about 60 mph and noticed a bit of vibration. The truck usually resonates at about 70, so I thought it was just a rough section of road. About 2 miles down the road it got noticeably worse, so I pulled over. By the time I could stop, this was the result:

Guess that's what they mean by catastrophic tire failure.

I only bought these tires about 3 years ago. There was no sign this one was flat when I got in (it was on the drivers side) and there are no punctures I can find in the remains. Luckily it doesn't look like the cladding was damaged. The wheel looks OK at first glance too - the tire stayed around the wheel, so the metal wasn't rolling on the ground.

 

[The_Butcher]

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looks f**ken bad what's the brand of the tire and how much have they been in ur truck

 

[T-Bone]

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Appears to me to be a classic result of low tire pressure. I am amazed the rim is scuff free :tup:

 

[NJ93TY]

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Is that a BFG G-FORCE TA KD??? If you notice in the bottom pic one edge of the tire looks worn really bad, looks like you may have an alignment issue.

 

[Aeroking]

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what is the date on the tires?

inspection posts are looking closer at tire dates.

When you buy new tires, check the dates, they might have been on the shelf for upto 5 years.

Just a side note.

 

[Daron]

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Damn... Glad the tire is the only casualty!

 

[Ty0279]

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[TYTILIDIE]

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Now thats some sweet tire failure right there. Glad to see your rim isn't trashed.

 

[Ty1642]

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The tire is a BFGoodrich g-force T/A KDW. I bought it in April 2005, but according to the stamp it was made in May 2001. The tread isn't as worn as the one photo made it look - I don't put very many miles on my truck. The outside edge (what I could see when it was on the truck) still looks fine, but the inside edge is more worn down. It still isn't all the way to the wear strips, but the front end may have been somewhat out of alignment.

There is also a split in the tread of the tire along the diameter. You can see it in this photo. I don't know if it was the cause or result of the rest of the tire coming apart.

 

[T-Bone]

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The tire is a BFGoodrich g-force T/A KDW. I bought it in April 2005, but according to the stamp it was made in May 2001. The tread isn't as worn as the one photo made it look - I don't put very many miles on my truck. The outside edge (what I could see when it was on the truck) still looks fine, but the inside edge is more worn down. It still isn't all the way to the wear strips, but the front end may have been somewhat out of alignment.

There is also a split in the tread of the tire along the diameter. You can see it in this photo. I don't know if it was the cause or result of the rest of the tire coming apart.

It could have split from dry rot and let air pressure escape. When a tire runs on minimal pressure at speed, the sides get very hot and simply shred apart. The oil in a tire begins to evaporate the minute it is put on the shelf and over time the rubber will harden. When it does, it won't flex as designed and thus, the rubber begins to crack. Under stress and given the right conditions, they will split.

 

[alwayscode390]

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Scary stuff, my truck always vibrates at higher speeds.... with new tires ---

 

[jbone]

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that sucks. A little off topic but if you dont mint me asking where did you get those center caps for your wheel?

 

[TYPHOOL7]

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i just had that happen to one of my KDWs, not as bad but a blowout on a decently new tire..

 

[NJ93TY]

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that sucks. A little off topic but if you dont mint me asking where did you get those center caps for your wheel?

Yes, Id like to know too.

 

[Ty1642]

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I got the decals for the center caps from someone on this site. The Corvette logos are just decals that you can pull off. If you do a search, you can find several people here that can make the GMC logos.