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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Well, the tire that blew on me was a pretty old Michelin XZX with plenty of tread left (photos attached). This happened quite a while before the dangers of old tires began to be discussed on the list. I'm a believer now in getting rid of them due to age, rather than wear. Note the damage to the rear fender behind the wheel due to the tread flailing before I could get stopped. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>By the way, I had some warning of a problem but wasn't smart enough to figure out what it was. A slight side-to-side sway developed at low speed, which probably was caused by a delamination of the sidewall.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Steve Byers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>HBJ8L/36666<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>BJ8 Registry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>AHCA Delegate at Large<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Havelock, NC USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Alan Seigrist [mailto:healey.nut@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 17, 2015 8:23 AM<br><b>To:</b> BJ8Healeys<br><b>Cc:</b> Healey list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] new tyres<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>All I have to say about this is if your tires are more than five years old you should consider replacing them all. I've had seven year old tires with no tread loss not be able to stop adequately in wet conditions because the rubber is so hard!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 7:13 PM, BJ8Healeys <<a href="mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com" target="_blank">sbyers@ec.rr.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I've always thought it best to have the best tires on the front rather than<br>the rear. I've had a blow-out on the rear at about 65 and had no trouble<br>controlling the car until I got off the road, but I don't know if it would<br>be that easy if a tire blew on the front.<br><br>Steve Byers<br>HBJ8L/36666<br>BJ8 Registry<br>AHCA Delegate at Large<br>Havelock, NC USA<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>