Today I stopped by to say hi to my friend Bill who owns a shop. Guy brought this tire in that had blow out while the car was sitting in his garage. The car had been sitting, without moving for years. He didn't let the tires get so low that they would squad onto the rim, but they did slowly leak down and he would inflate them to max sidewall pressure every once in a while. He had reinflated them, walked out of the garage to get something, and when he was talking back toward the garage he heard the tire blow. This is the result. If you look very carefully, you can see the center of the tear is where the tire patch was in contact with the cement. Rarely do I visit he shop and not find something interesting.
Tire blew out while car was sitting - saw this in my buddy's shop
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Severe dry rot, and max inflation!
That tread pattern looks like tires i ran in the late 80's!!
Bill guessed about 25 years old
Yes, the NHTSA recommends tire replacement five years after the manufacture date, regardless of miles.
25 years old? Maybe... maybe not.
One can still buy that same tire, with that same tread design, today...
I don't think that one's repairable.
Nick1994
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Wow! I wonder if the tire had a defect and was close to blowing already that when parked, it was preserved until the inevitable happened.
I'd like to hear what CapriRacer says about it.
I'd like to hear what CapriRacer says about it.
If you do @CapriRacer he'll get an alert that he's been mentioned
Still one of the best retro muscle tires around.
OK, That is a classic belt leaving belt separation. 25 years? It was the age that did it in.
Notice that the belt wires are completely clean. That means the rubber lost adhesion to the wire - which it will do over time.
Notice that the belt wires are completely clean. That means the rubber lost adhesion to the wire - which it will do over time.
Somebody needs to explore this technology. Turn a racing rain tire into a slick tire.
Wow, that's impressive! The old tire lasted that long then let go catastrophically. COOL !!
Good thing it didn’t happen on the road!
Good thing, it didn't happen while his face was near it inflating!
