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08-12-2023, 03:45 PM
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When I bought my 1970 W30 clone, it came with a set of 12 yr old BFG T/As. still lots of treat and car runs up and down highway fine. I bought a 28ft boat and needed a trailer. Bought a trailer and the thing had standard "car" tire. When I put the 10 plys on, the guy said the tires were from the 80's. That was trailering over 10,000 that went 1hr each way to water, every weekend. Plus a couple 3+ hr highway runs. Did it ok with the the old car tire, but much more stable with the 10 plys at 70 mph.
When I had my 1961 Pontiac with a 575Hp 409 and 4 sp, I put my old McCreary dirt 60's on there. These were from the 90's. Ran it hard for 4 yrs with speed in excess of 100mph. ONLY tire the just "let go" was the new 2 yr old front, and only just driving at less the 30 mph. Only tire in 41 yrs of driving I ever had a tire just pop. The Olds/BGF combo made 5 runs a rear from SW ont to Detroit. It's about 3.5hrs each way without an issue. I just don't see an issue really with these on "normal" drivers.
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08-12-2023, 06:22 PM
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I have to thank steve for this post. I am changing a few tires this weekend and on some of my cars. had some bad experiences, all while the cars were just stationary.
thanks for the post (wake up call)! Old tires/cracked tires are risky buisness. Last edited by black69; 08-12-2023 at 06:42 PM.
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08-13-2023, 07:10 PM
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Quick run to the store on old BFG's. Was waiting for new ones to arrive. Lesson learned!
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08-13-2023, 07:27 PM
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Had a blowout on one of mine while just sitting in the garage. Turns out the tires were from at best 1992. Took almost 9 months for the back ordered tires to arrive but that’s another story entirely.
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