Blowouts With BF Goodrich Tires

That is the basic Load range E tire he's talking about, I'll wager, based on the size. It's rated up to 80 psi. Keep in mind that even if he adds 80 while cold, the tire is made to take the expansion beyond that.

Doesnt surprise me a bit from BFG. They have a history of churning out bad batches of tires, from what I've seen. I had a buddy who lost three within two weeks; two on the same trip. All highway. Those were TA A/Ts. Tread separated longitudinally between the treads. BFG refused to call it their problem. I wont own them after that.

Here's what I'm running. Michelin LTX MS. 48, 200 so far with a 6800# truck and a 2500# Lance on the back for probably 70-80% of driving. ONLY TWO ROTATIONS.

Remember, the true cost of tires is cents per mile driven. The Michelins are probably more expensive than the BFGs but they wear like iron.

[Edited on 4-7-2007 by Hook]

[Edited on 4-7-2007 by Hook]

If it is the TAs you are exceding the max cold psi by 5lbs. I have a full set (6) BFG MTs 33 x 12.5 on my Bronco that weighs 5900 lbs and I run them at 35 psi. I have seen psi increases of over 10lbs while running in Baja. Depending on outside air temps, the pavement can be 150 degrees + and its way rougher then anything state side, oh, except for the pot holed, falling apart paving in my neighborhood. But that's a whole nuther topic, sorry.
I don't see that you crashed your rig during blow out, which is thankfully good. Not to diminish the trauma of the experience in any way but I think you were way overinflated. BFGs have a nice stiff side way and don't need that kind of psi. Depending on size and application many of them have an E rating.
I would also suggest purchasing future tires at Discount Tire Co., no association here, just a satisfied customer, and buying the road hazard warranty. Flat a tire and ya get a new one.
I just replace the tires on my F250 utility bed, work truck at Discount. I had stupidly got talked into a set of Pirellis and they were balled in 35K. They gave me $62 back on each tire. I didn't feel as stupid

Get the road hazard guarantee.....

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The tires are the "commercial" BFG. The sidewall info indicates a max tire pressure of 80 psi. The tires were installed and spin balanced by Costco in El Paso. I quaified my tire gauge against an identical gauge as used by the Costco technician. Both were within 2 lbs of one another. The greatest weight I carried was when I was coming south. A commercial truck scale measured 6,500 lbs with both fuel tanks filled and me sitting in the cab.

I checked the Costco in San Lucas, and they do not carry the 235R85 X16 load range E tire size. The closest is a 245R70 X 16 in both Michelin and BFG. These tires are close in height but are three inches wider than the 235R85 tires. I checked back with the tire shop and they said that they had called Tijuana but found no correct size tires.

Yes I did opt at time of purchase for the road hazard warranty. But it does me no good at all when I am a zillion miles from a US store. The shredded tire is dangerous to human body parts as well as to the camper and truck. The steel cables make grappling with the tire just as hazardous as fondling a jellyfish.

I cannot access Costco from down here. An unhelpful email answer simply said "Contact The Store Where You Purchased The Tires". Can I slice off a section of the tire that shows the problem plus includes the serial number, or do I have to haul the whole carcass back to the states?

Aye! Maybe it's time to sample a few dozen Tequilas

Thank You Folks!

70 psi would be way more than what I'd put in my tires, off HWY or otherwise. Factor in the heat expansion etc. you might be rolling on bombs.

¡Mil Gracias Señor Enganche!

David, it's just stunning that no one is carrying those E tires in that size. I would wager that it is one of the largest selling sizes in an E rating. It's a typical size for highway carrying commercial 1 tons and they are much cheaper than the wider models. You can usually save about 30-40 bucks a tire by going with that size.

But they are ditch-diggers off the pavement........

I understand your dilemma on the wheel width. I have a set of fairly narrow wheels too and the widest I can get on them are the 265x75x16s (the stock size). I was hoping to go wider for better sand action but I've been told by my Costco connection that I'd have to spend money on bigger wheels. No thanks.......I'm too cheap.

Just got off the phone at the Costco in Capistrano Beach. They are saying that all you need is a large portion of the tread, so they can determine the pro-rated amount you would have coming. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THE WHOLE TIRE NEEDS TO COME UP AND HE SAID "NO"!

I say it's worth holding em to the warranty. I lean towards the "bad batch" theory. What are the odds that you get another bad batch? Give the BFGs one more try, since the warranty applies.

But if you're going to spend more money, I like the Michelins and, as others have reported, I had good luck with the Bridgestone Dueler line. But that was not on a full sized truck.

[Edited on 4-9-2007 by Hook]

That is crappy news. I might not re-up my Costco acct.

Perhaps in MEXICO a little "mordida" is needed.........or you can just say "the cartel sent me over"......

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