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Old 04-06-2019, 02:27 PM
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Will it fix this? Beautiful day here in Denver but roads are a bit rough from the winter so a new tire is in store for me.


Old 04-06-2019, 02:39 PM
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Yup. Fix-a-flat should fix that good as new. Might last forever after a whole can
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forget fix-a-flat, try duct tape
Old 04-06-2019, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by kalanioc
forget fix-a-flat, try duct tape
🤣 good call!
Old 04-06-2019, 03:12 PM
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flexseal ftw!
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I highly recommend prayer.

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Old 04-06-2019, 05:29 PM
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How did that happen?
Old 04-06-2019, 05:36 PM
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Kumhos don't do that.
Old 04-06-2019, 06:18 PM
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Actually, Gorilla Glue is amazing stuff, try that first. I also second the motion for duct tape, but use black so it's not so obvious.
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That's the problem with the lobster fork wheels, sometimes the lobster is not dead yet and does this.
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That's a run-flat tire. Just drive on it. They're good for 500 miles and max speed of 75.
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If that blowout happens to you out in the middle of nowhere in the cold and dark just consume the can of fix a flat and the misery will go away. I used a can of fix a flat on a motorcycle flat tire and that plus a flatbed solved the problem.
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Originally Posted by KNS
How did that happen?
not sure really. Just driving and car began pulling and making awful suspension noise. Didn’t hear a blow out. Thinking something nicked the tire and then it just tore itself fully open driving a bit. Tried to convince the wife 4 new BBS wheels were required to fix this but she didn’t go for it.

Hilarious responses here by the way - thanks for the laugh all.
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What is the tire's DOT code date? Is it the proper size (not "stretched ")??
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Originally Posted by LexVan
What is the tire's DOT code date? Is it the proper size (not "stretched ")??
2017 date code (got them on last summer and only have about 3k on them) and stock size on stock rim. Does look weird in terms of how it tore - basically right along a seam. Maybe a bad tire?


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