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deuce_roadster · 08-27-2019, 09:24 AM

A relevant safety topic. Tubeless OR bias.

A good friend of mine just lost his 40 coupe due to running OLD tires. At 50-60 mph, a blowout on the LR tire had a chunk of rubber tear out the filler neck to the gas tank, and sparks (probably from the bare wheel on the road) ignited the tank that was filled for a rod run.
We all need to think about this, tires that LOOK GREAT and have lots of tread due to not much driving can be older then 10 years. I think the tires in question here were closer to 20 years old. Don't let this happen to you. This is the second person this summer I know that has had an old tire either blow out or separate.
I just uploaded pictures to a new album called MISC of the aftermath.

08-27-2019, 09:24 AM	#13
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,800	Re: Tubeless tires? A relevant safety topic. Tubeless OR bias. A good friend of mine just lost his 40 coupe due to running OLD tires. At 50-60 mph, a blowout on the LR tire had a chunk of rubber tear out the filler neck to the gas tank, and sparks (probably from the bare wheel on the road) ignited the tank that was filled for a rod run. We all need to think about this, tires that LOOK GREAT and have lots of tread due to not much driving can be older then 10 years. I think the tires in question here were closer to 20 years old. Don't let this happen to you. This is the second person this summer I know that has had an old tire either blow out or separate. I just uploaded pictures to a new album called MISC of the aftermath. Last edited by deuce_roadster; 08-27-2019 at 10:35 AM.