tire blowout?
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From: phillipsburg,nj
tire blowout?
i was driving home last night from my gfs house,doing 35mph. all of a sudden bang. i pull over and it looks like the time that i saw an explorer tire come off. the whole tread peeled away from the tire. anyone else have this happen???? if not any ideas why? truck has 11000mi-01 lightning
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From: Hammer Lane
Just replaced my tires all the way around with Nitto 555s. I had a blowout at 10,500 miles. The side wall split from the tread to the wheel. 
I took it to the local Good Year dealer and they were going to give me a 50% prorate for a new tire. Good deal right? Wrong! They marked up the price of a new F1 to $300.00. With installation and disposal after prorating it was going to cost $180.00. I let him go ahead and order the tire. No deposit required. I then went out and ordered the nittos from the local Discount Tire for $204.00 each. He called a week later and now has a single F1 for display purposes.
I took it to the local Good Year dealer and they were going to give me a 50% prorate for a new tire. Good deal right? Wrong! They marked up the price of a new F1 to $300.00. With installation and disposal after prorating it was going to cost $180.00. I let him go ahead and order the tire. No deposit required. I then went out and ordered the nittos from the local Discount Tire for $204.00 each. He called a week later and now has a single F1 for display purposes.