In a message dated 8/27/01 11:00:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
SLaifman@SoCal.RR.com writes:
> t occurs to me that you may be seeing the tire bead sliding towards the
> center of the rim from side forces. In our years the stock steel wheels,
> as well as the after-market wheels by LAT and others, did not have the
> later mandated safety bead to prevent this from occurring at high side
> loads and/or low tire pressure.
>
> A thought to consider.
Well the tire is a 1 year old BF Goodrich Radial TA. The wheels are Sunbeam
Specialities LAT Aluminum mag repros. I'm suspecting the side bead failed or
the rim is bad. Find out when I take the tire back to the shop.
Rob
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