Tire Safety Reminder

[4x4RangerGuy]

TMPS (Tire Monitor Pressure System) is NOT a replacement for checking your tire's pressure. Sad fact, I had a lady with the that TMPS light on and she didn't know what it meant.

I agree, but even with an idiot light people still don't check the pressure. That was my point.

 

[Psychopete]

Hey Pete
I'll sell ya my original spare from my 90 ranger, rusted steel rim included. Firestone fe480 its still got some tread.....

Hahaha.

I just have a hard time justifying putting $250+ in tires for a 20 year old truck, when I can spend $100 in used that some old man just threw away (they're waranteed as well) that are still decent.

When I get some rims that are worth putting something into, I will probably get good tires for them.

Pete

 

[W6e6s6W]

I work at a car dealership (in the shop)
And we have the tire plugs that are like brownish leather color.
They are sticky as hell and they seem to hold about 95% of the time.
But the foam stuff or whatever that people put in it like fix-a-flat
doesn't work.

 

[chittybangbang]

Hahaha.

I just have a hard time justifying putting $250+ in tires for a 20 year old truck, when I can spend $100 in used that some old man just threw away (they're waranteed as well) that are still decent.

When I get some rims that are worth putting something into, I will probably get good tires for them.

Pete

The only good thing on my truck are the tires.

 

[LearjetMinako]

I work at a car dealership (in the shop)
And we have the tire plugs that are like brownish leather color.
They are sticky as hell and they seem to hold about 95% of the time.
But the foam stuff or whatever that people put in it like fix-a-flat
doesn't work.

Word on the Fix-a-Flat. And on the downside of Fix-a-Flat, it eats chrome on steel rims. The plug/patch we use at the shop are a 2n1 plug & patch. They are made by Tech supplies.

I just have a hard time justifying putting $250+ in tires for a 20 year old truck, when I can spend $100 in used that some old man just threw away (they're waranteed as well) that are still decent.

Why not? I spent $500 in Michelin LTX for my Ranger. And I'll be spending that amount again in 2010 when the tires are about 5yrs old. (Ozone damage is killing them).

 

[chittybangbang]

Why not? I spent $500 in Michelin LTX for my Ranger. And I'll be spending that amount again in 2010 when the tires are about 5yrs old. (Ozone damage is killing them).

I just spent 700 bucks(10 k ago) on new Michelin tires for my 05 Oddy.I don't know what kind of weight they have in the front of those vehicles but I'm already at down to 50% in the front.

 

[metalmacguyver]

This actually happened to me the other day while going to school. I ran over a tool box of all things (it popped out of the back of a truck and tools flew everywhere). I imediatly thought I should put my truck up on the lift at school to check for any underbody damage cause I heard a lot of noise. Then I felt my truck start to lean. The worst part was I put my 4ways on and tried to move over to the shoulder but no one would let me threw. So I just cut everyone off.

So did you go back and pick up the tools that you ran over? I think thats a fair trade considering the the owner probably will have no idea where they fell off.