Chris, I'm slightly confused. You stated that you were using " BF Goodrich 185r14, D ply, 1680 or so lbs at 60 psi" and had a separation problem. I know of no BFG Goodrich 185r14 tire that is load range D and 1680 lbs load rated at 60 psi. Please tell us the model? But then you replied to Kim's reply and said the tires were " Bridgestone RD603" I don't believe this tire has been in production for a while. If you bad experience was recent I'm wondering if perhaps the tires were dated and perhaps that was the reason for the failure.
larry roadhaus.com
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Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:53:14 -0400 From: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT? Or you could do like I did. BF Goodrich 185r14, D ply, 1680 or so lbs at 60 psi always rotated and balanced on time and ALWAYS properly inflated. I had 3 tires fail within 6 month with separated belts. All 3 tires failed completely within about 30 miles once the belt started letting go. A less astute driver might have never felt the initial belt failure and had a stupid accident when the tire went completely.
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:34:47 -0400 From: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT? I'm assuming this one is for me. They were Bridgestone RD603. I replaced them with the excellent Hankook RA08 in 195r14 size. The Hankook will go to nearly 1900lbs at a whopping 65psi. |
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