Larry,

Yes, the tires were discontinued.  They were about 5 years old at the
time of failure.  The separations happened two years ago.

On 3/15/09, Larry Chase <roadguy@roadhaus.com> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> I'm slightly confused.
>
> You stated that you were using " BF Goodrich 185r14,  D ply, 1680 or so
> lbs at 60 psi" and had a separation problem.
>
> I know of no BFG Goodrich 185r14 tire that is load range D and 1680
> lbs load rated at 60 psi.
>
> Please tell us the model?
>
> But then you replied to Kim's reply and said the tires were "
> Bridgestone RD603"
>
> I don't believe this tire has been in production for a while. If you
> bad experience was recent I'm wondering if perhaps the tires were
>   dated and perhaps that was the reason for the failure.
>
>
> larry
> roadhaus.com
>
>
> - - -
>
>
>
> Date:    Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:53:14 -0400
> From:    Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
>
> Or you could do like I did.  BF Goodrich 185r14,  D ply, 1680 or so
> lbs at 60 psi always rotated and balanced on time and ALWAYS properly
> inflated.  I had 3 tires fail within 6 month with separated belts.
> All 3 tires failed completely within about 30 miles once the belt
> started letting go.  A less astute driver might have never felt the
> initial belt failure and had a stupid accident when the tire went
> completely.
>
>
> Date:    Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:34:47 -0400
> From:    Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
>
> I'm assuming this one is for me.  They were Bridgestone RD603.  I
> replaced them with the excellent Hankook RA08 in 195r14 size.  The
> Hankook will go to nearly 1900lbs at a whopping 65psi.
>
>

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