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Old 08-14-2014, 06:31 PM
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I don't normally pop tires, but when I do....

...I do it like a boss.







Low tire pressure = melted inner sidewall.
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This usually happens when you have RFT and you drive on them for a while with no air
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It's a PSS, no run flats here.
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Same thing happened to me. I rode with the air pressure a bit too low and wore out the sidewalls. Once the pressure was back up it was only a matter of time. Good thing your lips were saved, well, at least what I can see from your pictures.
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Yikes, at least your fender and wheel lip look fine
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Wow how the hell did you do that ?
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Wow that's nasty, what tires are you getting next?
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Wow how the hell did you do that ?
I practiced day and night for weeks.

Originally Posted by mertd93
Wow that's nasty, what tires are you getting next?
I'll get another Michelin PSS.
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Yikes. Sucks to be stuck on the center median too.
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Yikes. Sucks to be stuck on the center median too.
City roadside assistance helped. He blocked the shoulder behind me and helped change the tire.

If he had not pulled up, I would have just had it towed somewhere. No way I'm risking being hit by an inattentive driver just to change a tire.
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...No way I'm risking being hit by an inattentive driver just to change a tire.
Yeah my last flat occurred after dark in the #1 lane on a busy freeway.

Hobbled it over to the RH shoulder and down the next offramp. No way was I getting out of that car on the highway!

Ended up getting a new wheel to match the fresh tire too lol.
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No TPMS?
I see that valve stem with no sensor.......
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No TPMS?
I see that valve stem with no sensor.......
Nope. The original wheels had no TPMS either. Is it just a matter of adding them and turning on the setting with STAR?
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Nope. The original wheels had no TPMS either. Is it just a matter of adding them and turning on the setting with STAR?
Exactly. Mine shows a message all the time since I have wheels with no TPMS but it wasnt disabled in STAR.
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Damn! I run through a few sets of PSS's a year at the track. I've chunked them, exposed three inch wide by six inch sections of the belts, etc and have been able to get them a couple hundred miles home. But, I've never seen that! Bet it was a hell of a ride!!!!

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