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Old Dec 22, 2003 | 07:49 PM
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flat tire question

i got 205 45zr 16 ''nittos on my seven ahow long have you driven on flat before you noticed? mine was down a couple of days before i noticed it , it really is hard to tell, it was rite rear by the way, i didnt know untill i poweershifted 2nd today and spun it of the bead, kinda felt like ,you know a dankus,
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Old Dec 22, 2003 | 07:53 PM
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I used to do tire repair myself. Generally speaking, after driving a quarter of a mile on most any tire, the inside of the tire is filled with shredded rubber from the rim pinching the tire against the road. You should take it somewhere so they can take if off the rim and inspect, should only cost a couple of bucks.
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 01:24 AM
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they fixed it today, put a boot in it, 12 bucks , both times i noticed it flat i had been floggin the **** out of it tire guy thinks glueing the beed and watching pressure will eliminate prob, I marked wheel and tire to moniter if it slips, this thing rips em althe way through first , then3/4 the way through second , and lays a 12ft patch in third , and gets a chiirp in 4th, i cant controll my evil power shifting tendences, especially now since it crackles and pops when i let off,just love it
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 02:56 AM
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12 foot patch in 3rd?? i want a video to proove this, if im lucky i can get a slight chirp out of third..

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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 03:07 AM
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I drove around on my tires with between 2-4psi of pressure for almost a year. I never noticed, i ran it hard in that period too.
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 03:24 AM
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Dont worry about it, its only flat on one side, right?

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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 06:45 AM
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Originally posted by RotorMotorDriver
Dont worry about it, its only flat on one side, right?

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It's only flat on teh bottom
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Old Dec 23, 2003 | 07:37 AM
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Man that tire should have been scrapped.

I used to work in a tire shop and we scrapped any tire that came in that had been run flat.

It is too dangerous.

Check the side wall of the tire, if there is a groove in the side wall do your selfe a favor and buy a new tire.
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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 12:25 AM
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tire looked brand new inside, he thought it wasnt completely flat till i spun it off the beed, as for greg , remember it is a one legger and it will screech third for twelve feet every tim if i shift at the buzzer, it did it with the factory wheel and tire that i used for spare, ill grant you had i had a posi it wouldnt be near as impressive, if i shift out of first at 4k and sidestep the clutch it sqwacks 2nd hard every time , with 2of us in it, drives wife up wall, i love it, i do it almost every time, dont tell nobody but the other day i launched it and was rippin along ,grabbed third and ripped the lug threads rite out of the rite rear hub, not good for underside of rite rear, needless to say it now sports studs in the flanges, where they should be.
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