So um... I was driving to work Friday morning and someone honked and told me something was wrong with my left rear tire. I figured it was a flat so I started pulling off the freeway when suddenly it sounded like an explosion combined with a bunch of flapping.



defective tire? sabaotage? road debris? who knows really.

careful driving fellas!

 

Probably a defective tire. Glad to hear that you're ok....

btw, what kind of rims are those?

 

Sorry to hear but glad it isn't any worse.

The wheels are Enkei RP-f1 IIRC.

 

Are those tires really stretched or is it just me?

 

Yowch! Glad it didn't harm anything else. The rim looks ok no?

 

That's terrible. Lucky you didn't get hurt.

 

At least someone was nice enough to let you know something was wrong with your tire. But what a way to start the weekend.

 

I'm curious as to how the tire looked before it went out.

Yes, they are Enkei wheels... special order.

 

O_O Wow... at least there was some sidewall left to somewhat protect the rim...

What kind of tire was that?

 

are those kuhmo ecsta supra? looks similar to the one i m having... glad u r ok

 

tires are Falken Fk-451's, which are now replaced by the new FK-452.

Luckily the rim looks okay so far, I haven't taken it off the car yet. It separated perfectly from the bead on both sides.

And no the tire is definitely NOT stretched... its a 275/35 on a 18x9.5 inch wheel. The fronts are a different story

 

Where you uber jdm difting?

 

hell yea... jdm mad tight rwd conversion yo!

 

ive got 451's

 

Ah, that would explain the staggered setup.

 

lol, i think i saw you in one of those arab drift videos on youtube.

 

The rear is just a teeny bit wider than the front. (by 0.5 inches)

 

looks pimp larry

 

So how about the tires?

 

Damn, good thing it just the tire though.

I picked up a nail in my tire yesterday, I hope the same thing doesn't happen to me.

 

bad day I see, good nothing major happened ... After washing the car I realiza that I have to replace my front tires... one of them has a crack all over the side wall, so tonight going back to the original rims until I can get the $$ to buy new tires........

 

Had the same problem year ago with a 1985 Caddy Seville......tread separated....tire folks said it just happens sometime...

 

Darn, glad you're okay!

Interesting to note though, as i was researching tires the past two weeks i came across another car forum with a user posting pics of the same exact failure on his 451's. I only took down notes on the pros/cons of tires though, can't recall anymore which forum i saw that post in.

 

yikes! Well I didn't replace them with Falkens so hopefully it won't happen again in this lifetime.

morpheus: as for the tires, hehe. Thats 0.5 inches wider per side, per tire ... just a wee bit

 

I would def. say that is one bad tire day.

 

i concur........

 

that sux *** man!! but glad that your ok

 

Good thing you are ok. Man that could have ended ugly.

 

culprit found: 4-5 inch nail inside the remains of the tire tread and some tears.

e-brake cable is toast, sheet metal is bent, some plastic covers missing. But the wheel survived without a scratch!

 

thank god it was just a tire and nothing more.. glad to see you're ok larry!

 

You didn't put on 452s?

 

lost faith in the company.

A friend's FK-451 just came apart like mine on the highway a few days ago also. I believe Falkens are made by Yokohama, so i'm not buying those tires also.

 

I'm pretty sure it's Falken/Sumitomo/Dunlop. I had no idea Yokohama was involved with them.

 

my question is... why is your max on the flatbed? ;-)
no spare ? ;-)

 

wheel lock > me

I didn't have them with me on the car so I couldn't put the spare on.

 

Falken 512 ftw

 

Larry,

What tires do you have on the rims now? Cause I want to try the 452s but now I'm affraid to go to falken.

 

It appears that the problem was isolated to the 451 model...

 

Most important part. Screw the functioning brake and sheetmetal, as long as it still looks cool.

 

lol...

Falken 512's All Seasons FTL

I have some Riken tires right now. It was the only thing available but the tread pattern and specs looked good so I opted for those for now.