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Dec 21, 2008, 05:51 PM

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sorry to hear that!! Glad u are ok and the evo

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Dec 21, 2008, 05:59 PM

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sux moose *****

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Dec 21, 2008, 06:12 PM

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That definitely sounds like a crappy day, sorry to hear.

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Dec 22, 2008, 07:22 PM

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I edited the original post and added pictures of what the tire looked like. Everything is good now. Sitting on some new Bridgestone POTENZA RE-01R and the thing is riding great. No damage to my BBS thank god!

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Dec 22, 2008, 07:34 PM

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really sucks but hey u hot home ok that's a good thing

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Dec 22, 2008, 07:39 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MR_Lance

anyone know what might have caused this. The guy at the shop I got my new tires at didn't think they were worn down too bad before this just by looking at the shape of the other 3 tires. He said they were in fairly decent condition with a good amount of tread. Thought the tire might have been defective and overheated. Any thoughts?

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Dec 22, 2008, 07:47 PM

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Send the pics to Falken and ask them. Perhaps there's a bad run of tires and/or known defects.

Thanks for letting me know what type of tire to stay away from. Sorry for the tough time you had.

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Dec 22, 2008, 07:52 PM

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Pops works in tire manufacturing- this is a defective tire that should not have passed through quality control

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Dec 22, 2008, 08:03 PM

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Oh god... That looks horrific. I'm sure it's just defective.

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Dec 22, 2008, 08:07 PM

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lesson learned...atleast u n ur baby is ok.

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Dec 22, 2008, 09:52 PM

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I'll send the pictures to them. See what they say. I'll let you guys know what they say.

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Dec 22, 2008, 11:10 PM

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is it just me or is the wheel in the background of the 2nd pic missing 2 lug nuts?!

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Dec 22, 2008, 11:14 PM

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Quote:

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is it just me or is the wheel in the background of the 2nd pic missing 2 lug nuts?!

it's missing one. like I said I'd lost the lug key and had to have the locks removed after the tire failed. So I had the lock taken off of each wheel to get replacements.

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