RE: Tires

["Smith, Simon-Pierre" <Simon-Pierre.Smith@PSS.Boeing.com>]

        A coworker of mine had 5 new Firestone tires (1 spare).  When they wore 
out he bought a new set of 4.  After 20,000 miles or so he got a flat.  When he 
rolled the spare out of the truck the tread fell off.  Down to the cords in 
zero miles.  Still workeds as a spare though if you go slow.

        Simon

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>
> To: LAND-SPEED <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 9:51 PM
> Subject: Tires
> 
> 
> > List; All the talk about Firestone tires losing their tread on some
> > Fords got a BS session going in the shop today. We all talked about the
> > tires we had the most trouble with. I have never had good luck with
> > Michelin tires on my trucks. They seem to come apart after about 4 years
> > no matter how many miles on them. I did have a Cooper SRM come apart big
> > time this year going to Muroc. Tore half the fender off the truck before
> > I got stopped. Never had a problem with Firestones. Anybody
> > else?                Doug Odom in big ditch
> >
>