90mph tires blow
May 1, 2003, 10:58 AM
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90mph tires blow
I was raceing a friend( i won) through 1/4 mile and kept going got around 90 mph and my front right tire went flat my car went out of control went in sliding around i got the undercontrol and slowed down. got out and looked at the car looks fine the tire is shot to **** why did the tire go flat the road was clean wht happened was the tire to blame. I my stock tires donlops 14"
May 1, 2003, 11:07 AM
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I'm not positive of the speed rating on those tires but i doubt theyre rated to anything over 80. On almost any tire if you run at a speed higher then the rated speed for a long amount of time you risk a blowout.
May 1, 2003, 11:34 AM
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ummmm....it shouldnt have blown going 90 mph. Prolly a manufactures defect on the tire, or the tire wasnt balanced properly. I'd check the tire and see if you hit a nail or something jagged cause that is really weird. 
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i was in a accident about 4 month before the tire went flat after i got my car home and the body shop did not put a new tire i think thay might of patched the flat.?????
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Even if you were going 90 and the tires were rated for 80, you'd have to have been going above the rated speed for a pretty good while (longer than a 1/4 mile drag) for just the speed alone to have done all the damage. Case-in-point, I was running 110 for a good 4 or 5 minutes on my way up to Seattle one weekend on stock Yokos and things were smooth as a baby's behind.
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Originally posted by kiran197
i was in a accident about 4 month before the tire went flat after i got my car home and the body shop did not put a new tire i think thay might of patched the flat.?????
i was in a accident about 4 month before the tire went flat after i got my car home and the body shop did not put a new tire i think thay might of patched the flat.?????
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May 1, 2003, 07:46 PM
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Ghostrider... stock yokos are higher rating. They are actually 118MPH... at least mine are and their stock. I'd assume mitsu would use the same yokos. Our yokos also have a soft, but small tread. They are a 180... most Race tires, still streetable, are running around 200 for wear. Not jacking your post but just stating my findings. I do believe his 14's are crappy high milage tires though so blowout is possible considering heat/mph. Especially if it was previously damaged and then repaired. My .02
May 1, 2003, 09:31 PM
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stock tires are rated either S or H...ahd yea thats 112/130mph(cant remember whats the rated symble..it says on the sidewall of your tires !)...
but that is when the tire pressure is right!!!
if ur tire pressure is too low or too high..its dangerious to traveling around 112mph at all...
check your tire pressure!!! its a thing taht i check everytime i wash my car!! which is once a week!!
but that is when the tire pressure is right!!!
if ur tire pressure is too low or too high..its dangerious to traveling around 112mph at all...
check your tire pressure!!! its a thing taht i check everytime i wash my car!! which is once a week!!
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