Check your tire dates!!

[black69]

I wonder if this applies anymore. I try to keep the tire rotation on one side, and now wonder if the new tires support the x rotation pattern, or maybe do people not keep track of how this is done at the repair shop if they dont do it themselves. Maybe this keep on the same side rule not longer applies that I use, and if it does, maybe certain vendors designs are not as good as they claim to be. All the tires that have failed for me were on cars I bought and were just old (blew out from long term sitting), but who knows how they were managed before I got them.

[Andy]

I've had two BFG's do this on my 67 Camaro. When it comes time for new tires for my other rides, I think I'm going with a different brand. They should be replaced after they reach a certain age, but with all of the old cars/tire brands I've had, BFG is the only one I've ever had to do this. When it happened to me it felt like I was driving with a concrete block for a tire.