Spare tire surprise

Skip,

Those links are to 75x100 pixel thumbnails -- resolutlon too poor to allow
any view of details.

But, in general, I've never seen any tire damage from "shell" tire covers.

Ken H.

On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 6:53 PM Skip Hartline via Gmclist <

> Any one seen tire damage like this from a cover, Glad I went to check
> pressure before heading to Tallahassee Friday
> Skip hartline
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/7206/thumbs/tire2.jpeg
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/7206/thumbs/tire1.jpeg
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> 3.7 FD, Manny Tranny,
> Springfield Distributor,
> 2001 Chevy Tracker Ragtop Towd
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actually it was a vinyl type cover i got from camping world it was a grey /silver looking diamond plate pattern that looked good with my silver TZE.
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74 Canyon Lands, FiTech,
3.7 FD, Manny Tranny,
Springfield Distributor,
2001 Chevy Tracker Ragtop Towd
 
If I see you in tallahassee I show the pics in my phone
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74 Canyon Lands, FiTech,
3.7 FD, Manny Tranny,
Springfield Distributor,
2001 Chevy Tracker Ragtop Towd
 
If I see you in tallahassee I show the pics in my phone
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74 Canyon Lands, FiTech,
3.7 FD, Manny Tranny,
Springfield Distributor,
2001 Chevy Tracker Ragtop Towd
 
Im guessing 5 or six years old, been on the spare rack for 2 years, was fine when it was put on there, checked it about a year ago before my last big
trip and was fine.
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74 Canyon Lands, FiTech,
3.7 FD, Manny Tranny,
Springfield Distributor,
2001 Chevy Tracker Ragtop Towd
 
And how old was that spare tire, Skip?????
I remember stories about spare tires that just exploded while on the
spare carrier.
No age data on them, though. That was long before I heard about the "5
year rule".
If the rubber deteriorated enough, it could conceivably fall off the
tire.

Oh, by the way, "thumb", as in "thumbnail" pix aare always microscopic.
RonC
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On Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:46:50 -0600 Skip Hartline via Gmclist

> Lets try this with bigger pics
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/7206/thumbs/tire1.jpeg
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/7206/thumbs/tire2.jpeg
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> 3.7 FD, Manny Tranny,
> Springfield Distributor,
> 2001 Chevy Tracker Ragtop Towd
>
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Ron & Linda Clark
North Plains, ORYGUN
1978 Eleganza II
 
That tire wouldn't be from 2011 or 2012 would it? Reason I ask is I had problems a few years ago with 2 Goodrich Comm T/A's with 2011 or 2012 mfg
dates (I don't remember exact specifics, I just remember 2 tires failing within about 100 miles of each other while on a trip to SC).

In my opinion the tire cover had nothing to do with your tire failure, they're just crappy tires. I haven't (and won't) buy Goodrich Comm T/A's again.


I keep the pressure in my GMC spare tire really low, about 10 psi, and if I need to use it I can fill from either the GMC suspension compressor or a
portable Ryobi comp I usually carry just in case the Viair fails.
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Bob Heller
1974 X-Canyonlands 26ft
Original 455 exc for timing chain,
Rockwell intake, valve covers. 145k miles.
Winter Springs FL
 
Got them in 2012
I had 4 of them have internal separation and they replaced no question asked or any extra discussion.
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74 Canyon Lands, FiTech,
3.7 FD, Manny Tranny,
Springfield Distributor,
2001 Chevy Tracker Ragtop Towd
 
I had trouble with those BFG Commercial Tas too. I had them fail anywhere from 3 - 5 years. At 5 years they were just falling apart. I have
switched to Coopers and have had good luck so far, but they are not old enough yet to address long term durability.
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Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles,
Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
 
I have heard lot of issues on the BFG tires since 1980 .
I prefer not to use them.
So far Firestone has been best for me price and dependability.

On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 11:43 AM Carl Stouffer via Gmclist <

> I had trouble with those BFG Commercial Tas too. I had them fail anywhere
> from 3 - 5 years. At 5 years they were just falling apart. I have
> switched to Coopers and have had good luck so far, but they are not old
> enough yet to address long term durability.
> --
> Carl Stouffer
> '75 ex Palm Beach
> Tucson, AZ.
> Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive,
> Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American
> Eagles,
> Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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Jim Kanomata
Applied/GMC, Newark,CA
jimk
http://www.appliedgmc.com
1-800-752-7502
 
Found out about a recall for these and the one that went bad was in the date codes and the other 2 I had in the garage are also. Just got off line
with goodrich and they said they will replace the 3 , the 4 I have on the beast now have 14/16 date codes, I run Dodge rims up front with big
Michelins
Skip Hartline
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74 Canyon Lands, FiTech,
3.7 FD, Manny Tranny,
Springfield Distributor,
2001 Chevy Tracker Ragtop Towd
 
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