Follow up from my blowout yesterday

"Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief" (flynorcal) 01/17/2017 at 21:43 • Filed to: None

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I heard back from my shop today (Edge Motorworks in Dublin, CA — they’re fantastic) and sure enough the other three tires appear to be defect free. I’d been harboring a small doubt that I trashed them in some way on the track the day before and was too dumb to realize it but nope. It was the pothole. Also, and this is the amazing bit — no other damage. The wheel is still good. The 1" of tire bead was enough to even keep the wheel from a scuff. Not too shabby for losing an entire wheel at freeway speed in traffic.

I’m getting a new set of rears as the fronts are still like new. (It’s all wheel drive but the diff between the fronts and backs is really a torque converter so the minimal amount of wear difference won’t harm anything.)

Sure beats the time I hit a deer. Jesus.

smobgirl > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 01/17/2017 at 21:58

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That’s awesome! I’ve been wondering whether you’d heard back yet.

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > smobgirl 01/17/2017 at 22:11

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Seems my guess about my lack of braking ability was correct as well. My brakes are fine. Just the ABS thought I had locked up the back wheel and was overriding my pedal input thinking it knew best.

Thanks for thinking of me. +1 karma awarded.

Milky > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 01/17/2017 at 22:15

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I feel your pain. Detroit pothole got me last month.

Inside sidewall on the passenger rear tire blew out. Pulled over, saw it was unfixable and limped it to a discount tire a mile up the road. Expensive morning commute.

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > Milky 01/17/2017 at 22:21

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Nice ride.

Wacko > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 01/17/2017 at 22:34

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Brake lines ok too?

bwp240 > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 01/18/2017 at 00:10

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That is an impressive clean break. It is like the tires was cut off around the beads.

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > Wacko 01/18/2017 at 00:28

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Yep. Just abs freaking out apparently. I guess it expects me to have four wheels.

Kinda weak if you ask me. 

Wacko > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 01/18/2017 at 00:38

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Weak and needy.

Nick Has an Exocet > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 01/18/2017 at 00:52

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Man, I’m glad that didn’t end up any more expensive than it needed to be!

pip bip - choose Corrour > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 01/18/2017 at 05:12

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Lucky!