had a blowout this weekend

malMethod · 09-09-2003, 12:40 PM

well i was in ft worth this weekend visting my girlfriend. i left around 5:30pm sunday evening. 50 miles south of ft worth....i had a blowout. the tread came completely off my wheel, and the sidewalls were just left. my front left cobra wheel is ground up on the rim of the wheel -- it looks fixable though. since i had my springs cut, i couldnt get enough leverage on my pos factory jack to get the car up high enough to put the spare on. so i called up roadside service and they got the car up for me. i drove back to ft. worth on my donut. yesterday my gf and i went to her storage unit, and i put all 4 of her stock wheels/tires on -- i didnt want to chance the other 2 original tires that remained (i had a flat on the other one before this blowout)

so i missed all 4 of my classes yesterday. i have been thinking how lucky i was to not have lost control going 75mph on the highway. the car was shakey but i managed to get it to the shoulder fine.

sucks trying to change a tire on the shoulder of a highway with 18-wheelers passing by!

jason10mm · 09-09-2003, 12:59 PM

any catastrophic loss of control or anything? I've never had a blow-out or a flat, I figure I'm due for a major one soon

tire · 09-09-2003, 01:04 PM

i haven't had a blow out either. i'm glad you and your car are alright though!

replacing the jack and spare is probably the best thing someone can do for themselves. i have two jack stands and a 2 ton jack and a full sized spare in the trunk at all times in case of something like that.

BlKvNm · 09-09-2003, 01:06 PM

Dang Yoseph but at least you got it out of the way while you are young...happens to us all. Also, I still have your ghey tires in my garage!!

Machine · 09-09-2003, 01:19 PM

This is exactly what was happening to all those Ford SUV's a couple of years back...actually, it happened to me in my Dad's Explorer come to think of it...

You were exceptionally lucky that nothing happened to you, Joe. Someone must have been watching over you...

CHips · 09-09-2003, 04:14 PM

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Originally posted by Machine6
This is exactly what was happening to all those Ford SUV's a couple of years back...actually, it happened to me in my Dad's Explorer come to think of it...

You were exceptionally lucky that nothing happened to you, Joe. Someone must have been watching over you...

he's lucky he wasn't driving one of those suv's. when they have blowouts, they flip since they're so top heavy.

malMethod · 09-09-2003, 05:45 PM

mick, the 2 tires that went out were the ones you gave me. and yeah ill need to pick mine up from you pretty soon. but yeah i was lucky nothing happened. other than some grindage on the wheel, and marks on the inside of my fender, thats it.

09-09-2003, 12:40 PM	#1
malMethod yoseph Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: atlanta, ga Posts: 241 Trader Rating: (0)	had a blowout this weekend well i was in ft worth this weekend visting my girlfriend. i left around 5:30pm sunday evening. 50 miles south of ft worth....i had a blowout. the tread came completely off my wheel, and the sidewalls were just left. my front left cobra wheel is ground up on the rim of the wheel -- it looks fixable though. since i had my springs cut, i couldnt get enough leverage on my pos factory jack to get the car up high enough to put the spare on. so i called up roadside service and they got the car up for me. i drove back to ft. worth on my donut. yesterday my gf and i went to her storage unit, and i put all 4 of her stock wheels/tires on -- i didnt want to chance the other 2 original tires that remained (i had a flat on the other one before this blowout) so i missed all 4 of my classes yesterday. i have been thinking how lucky i was to not have lost control going 75mph on the highway. the car was shakey but i managed to get it to the shoulder fine. sucks trying to change a tire on the shoulder of a highway with 18-wheelers passing by!

09-09-2003, 12:59 PM	#2
jason10mm SassyCassy's guy :P Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio Posts: 574 Trader Rating: (0)	any catastrophic loss of control or anything? I've never had a blow-out or a flat, I figure I'm due for a major one soon __________________

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Machine aka...BlackJack Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: too damn close to mexico Posts: 1,769 Trader Rating: (0)	This is exactly what was happening to all those Ford SUV's a couple of years back...actually, it happened to me in my Dad's Explorer come to think of it... You were exceptionally lucky that nothing happened to you, Joe. Someone must have been watching over you... __________________ SCT, JLT, Pullies, Gears, 3000 stall, BMR LCA's, Steeda Superlites, O/R H, Mac Axlebacks and BAMACHIPS tuned!

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09-09-2003, 01:04 PM	#3
tire ka-chow! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,745 Trader Rating: (1)	i haven't had a blow out either. i'm glad you and your car are alright though! replacing the jack and spare is probably the best thing someone can do for themselves. i have two jack stands and a 2 ton jack and a full sized spare in the trunk at all times in case of something like that.

09-09-2003, 01:06 PM	#4
BlKvNm Long live the Boys! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: At the Y Posts: 5,071 Trader Rating: (0)	Dang Yoseph but at least you got it out of the way while you are young...happens to us all. Also, I still have your ghey tires in my garage!!

09-09-2003, 05:45 PM	#7
malMethod yoseph Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: atlanta, ga Posts: 241 Trader Rating: (0)	mick, the 2 tires that went out were the ones you gave me. and yeah ill need to pick mine up from you pretty soon. but yeah i was lucky nothing happened. other than some grindage on the wheel, and marks on the inside of my fender, thats it.