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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 10:09 PM
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Our TB SS is at the dealer tonite after a close call with a tire blowout.. From what I can put together as well as the dealer, the passenger side tire blewout due to the inner part of the tire rubbing against the upper control arm.. It happened when I took a turn at an intersection at about 20 mph (tires screeching). I guess the camber got a little out of whack and enough contact was made to tear a hole in the tire.. Luckily the other side of the road was empty and I came about 4 feet short of curb checkin the bumper.. The dealer is looking into what they can do fix the problem as well as replacing the wheel and tire..
We may be seeing 18" wheels up front for 2007 is what they told me..
Just be careful when doing high speed turns..
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 10:31 PM
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Wow -- glad you are okay. Good info here -- keep us all up to date on developments.
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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Thats kinda scary. are the wheels that close to the upper control arms?
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 07:52 AM
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Again, good info. Kind of hope it was an isolated case but it sounds like something is going to come of it.
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 09:26 AM
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Looks like there may be something to this. there's a thread at TrailVoy.com about another owner who noticed it looked like the inside of his tires had been "curbed'

Here's the link: link

Not good.
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