I am a dumb ass!

I had it happen on my own rig and had to put spacers behind the front wheels to clear the A arms. I didn't ruin the tires completely but put a nasty groove on the inside sidewall.

It's one of those things a guy has to check when he swaps out from oem tires and rims to something different or these days swaps tires to a different brand.

Now why the hell are you guys blaming the tire company on something that most likely wasn't a tire problem to begin with? I've even had it happen when I swapped a "spare" tire I had laying around onto one of my cars so it is installer error not tire mfg error.

 

Hey dumb ass .How about an explanation of why you are a dumb ass? Did you have a defective tire or did you not check for proper fitment.
Gregg

 

"He hates these cans!"

 

Different wheels - same backspace, taller tire

 

Soak it in...glad to hear it wasn't the tires fault.

 

blame your parents, they manufactured you....lol

 

We all make mistakes,in this hobby everyday is a learning experience!


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Yep - been doing this for over 40 years, like I said - should have known better

 

Damned...

Now all the overly concerned safety brigade has to get off their soapboxes and postpone their accusatory rants until the next time a Bias Ply tire fails.


BTW, I did most of my racing on non-radials, as late as the early '90s.

Low profile road race slicks.

Radials were available.

But the performance difference wasn't that much, probably because the tires themselves were a lot heavier ( affecting unsprung weight )

So I know from personal experience that a radial is not the only way to get around a corner fast.
( and controlled, and reliably )

 

It's not a hot rod with radial tires!


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Thanks for explaining. I was trying to figure out WTH was going on. Now I get it.

 

Okay you made a "mistake", no biggie, except for the dollars. Hey at least you know what happened, and can correct this now.
No case of the taboo awful bias tire blowing up, just for nothing.

 

Flat

You're right - except for the suck concerning the cash lost, I'm actually relieved that I'll be good to go once I address the issue.

I spent a LONG time selecting the correct tires to run on my '57 - an actual D/G car that was campaigned in '65 & '66 that I returned to it's glory form - now it's a B/G

Just thankful that I didn't cause serious damage

 

Yep - exactly like it was in '65-'66

 

Seeing they came out in the 50's , yep it's a hot rod.

 

Radials came out in '46. ( edit: the '46 number was from Wiki. A Michelin website claims '49 as first marketed )

But unless you would use a reproduction Michelin X, its not the same.

And besides that, Michelin X tires were not exactly common on Hot Rods in the '50s.

 

So, Coker's owed an apology from the bashers.

 

Hey ifs it's round and has rubber and an actual sidewall I'm good to go.

 

He flamed himself,no mention of a tire or dealer in the post All comes down to check and measure and check and measure again,no one is perfect.

 

He flamed himself in this post,no mention of a tire or dealer in the post All comes down to check and measure and check and measure again,no one is perfect.

 

Time for closure I reckon!

 

This thread is a classic example of how folks that can't or won't take time to read are all too eager to jump in and give their 2 cents worth on something.

Sadly the forums in general are full of people who spout facts, figures and opinions with no knowledge base to support it. Makes it hard to filter the suggestions people give to fix your particular problem. What suggestions are valid and which ones are BS.

 

His original post did before he edited it.

 

And this is worth barely 1/3 of a cent.

 

John! How about a proper Introduction before posting anymore comments. It is common courtesy here on the HAMB.