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HvyChevy454 · 01-03-2003, 10:42 PM

...meaning stuffed some big mickeys out back. Today i got flat number 5 in the back. Im running 15x12 Cragar SS's with 29x15x15 in sportsmans. I have used MTs reccomended tube,$65, only to have it wrinkle up inside the tire and go flat, that happened twice on the passenger side and once on the drivers, the $10 tube worked the longest but went flat n 3 months on the passenger side, and the new $20 tube lasted roughly 5 miles again passenger side. has anybody else had this problem w/ the wider tires. oh this last flat happened real fast and the tire shifted over to the trailing arm and put a big gash down the side wall of the tire! I am about fed up with it!

The probable cuase fo the flat...

HvyChevy454 · 01-03-2003, 10:42 PM

the results

HvyChevy454 · 01-03-2003, 10:43 PM

the damage...

GMC71k20 · 01-04-2003, 12:47 AM

for good measure lets see a pic of those meats when they were inflated underneath the truck.

HvyChevy454 · 01-04-2003, 11:40 AM

so long ago

Jeff M. · 01-04-2003, 11:50 AM

Man, that sucks. On the Chevelle we run the M/T Streets w/o tubes. They seep a small bit of air but haven't experienced any problems by not running the tubes. Also, we don't run them exclusively as they are too squirly for daily driving.

ChopTop · 01-04-2003, 05:48 PM

Just wondering, Does Mickey Thompson offer a warranty on any of thier non-steel radial tires? Pondering the thought of using one or two of thier "I" tread pattern tires.

01-03-2003, 10:42 PM	#1
HvyChevy454 Slowly getting CRSS... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lutz, Florida Posts: 656	Question fro those who have gone wide... ...meaning stuffed some big mickeys out back. Today i got flat number 5 in the back. Im running 15x12 Cragar SS's with 29x15x15 in sportsmans. I have used MTs reccomended tube,$65, only to have it wrinkle up inside the tire and go flat, that happened twice on the passenger side and once on the drivers, the $10 tube worked the longest but went flat n 3 months on the passenger side, and the new $20 tube lasted roughly 5 miles again passenger side. has anybody else had this problem w/ the wider tires. oh this last flat happened real fast and the tire shifted over to the trailing arm and put a big gash down the side wall of the tire! I am about fed up with it! The probable cuase fo the flat... Attached Images __________________ -Nic Lutz, Fl My Team Website The Heavy Chevy Website ------------------ 72 Cheyenne 10 LWB GM 12-bolt 3.08 w/ Auburn Posi 91 454 Edel Performer RPM Intake 750 cfm carb Comp Cam 268/.495 Hedman Headers Dual 3'' Exhaust 71 Cheyenne 20 4x4 Fact. A/C PS PB Tilt Currently in the works... Speak Softly and Carry A Big Block... There is No replacement for Displacement... "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

01-03-2003, 10:42 PM	#2
HvyChevy454 Slowly getting CRSS... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lutz, Florida Posts: 656	the results Attached Images __________________ -Nic Lutz, Fl My Team Website The Heavy Chevy Website ------------------ 72 Cheyenne 10 LWB GM 12-bolt 3.08 w/ Auburn Posi 91 454 Edel Performer RPM Intake 750 cfm carb Comp Cam 268/.495 Hedman Headers Dual 3'' Exhaust 71 Cheyenne 20 4x4 Fact. A/C PS PB Tilt Currently in the works... Speak Softly and Carry A Big Block... There is No replacement for Displacement... "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

01-03-2003, 10:43 PM	#3
HvyChevy454 Slowly getting CRSS... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lutz, Florida Posts: 656	the damage... Attached Images __________________ -Nic Lutz, Fl My Team Website The Heavy Chevy Website ------------------ 72 Cheyenne 10 LWB GM 12-bolt 3.08 w/ Auburn Posi 91 454 Edel Performer RPM Intake 750 cfm carb Comp Cam 268/.495 Hedman Headers Dual 3'' Exhaust 71 Cheyenne 20 4x4 Fact. A/C PS PB Tilt Currently in the works... Speak Softly and Carry A Big Block... There is No replacement for Displacement... "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

01-04-2003, 11:40 AM	#5
HvyChevy454 Slowly getting CRSS... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lutz, Florida Posts: 656	so long ago Attached Images __________________ -Nic Lutz, Fl My Team Website The Heavy Chevy Website ------------------ 72 Cheyenne 10 LWB GM 12-bolt 3.08 w/ Auburn Posi 91 454 Edel Performer RPM Intake 750 cfm carb Comp Cam 268/.495 Hedman Headers Dual 3'' Exhaust 71 Cheyenne 20 4x4 Fact. A/C PS PB Tilt Currently in the works... Speak Softly and Carry A Big Block... There is No replacement for Displacement... "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

01-04-2003, 11:50 AM	#6
Jeff M. Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Pixley, Ca. Posts: 486	Man, that sucks. On the Chevelle we run the M/T Streets w/o tubes. They seep a small bit of air but haven't experienced any problems by not running the tubes. Also, we don't run them exclusively as they are too squirly for daily driving. __________________ 69 C-10 CST Short Fleet, Factory Air, BB427-400 Auto-2400 stall-tilt-cruise-Tach & Vac Gagues, 4/6 drop, power one piece side windows, Eaton posi.

01-04-2003, 12:47 AM	#4
GMC71k20 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mass Posts: 1,277	for good measure lets see a pic of those meats when they were inflated underneath the truck.

01-04-2003, 05:48 PM	#7
ChopTop Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: KINGWOOD TEXAS Posts: 515	Warranty? Just wondering, Does Mickey Thompson offer a warranty on any of thier non-steel radial tires? Pondering the thought of using one or two of thier "I" tread pattern tires. __________________ Member of the "Old Farts Club"

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