Rubber Fatigue- Spare tire Popped.
 

Well I guess after 13 years the little guy had enough. I was driving through a school crossing zone doing 14 mph. At first I thought some punk capped my car. lol. Then after all the dust and insulation from the spare tire area settled . I figured it out. Let me just say when that thing went it was realy really loud. Did i mention it was really loud. Glad i wasn't doing 80 in free way traffic.

And no it wasn't over inflated. I check it every few months and only inflate to recomended psi.

Damn, if that ever happens to me I'll have flashbacks to Baghdad. Hell, that could definitely cause a crash at high speeds just from scaring the shit out of the driver!

Damn. Never even crossed my mind that could happen. Glad your alright.

Interesting story. The same thing can happen to regular tires when they get old. I was driving right next to a big rig truck one night when its tire blew out. It gets your attention, that's for sure. The industry consensus seems to be that any tire that's more than about 5 to 6 years old should be replaced even if the tread looks perfectly good.

Hmmm, groupbuy on donuts? what are they, 195/50hr13 or somethin :D?

i had an old tire suddenly lose air. I was driving at around 60mph when the back just all of a sudden seemed soft. Sidewall split and all the air silently came out in a rush.

You know what's funny? that's the size of tire on my FB.