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Re: Strange tire problem

To: SLaifman@socal.rr.com
Subject: Re: Strange tire problem
From: BlueGolfer@aol.com
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:11:49 EDT
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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