A tire popped off the bead. It'd been raining for a while and my buddy and I were headed out to the bar (no I hadn't been drinking). My buddy and I thought it would a good idea to play a little with the truck coming around a corner. First mistake. So, at the stop sign I cut the wheel and punched it. Second mistake. Truck slid to the right, then back to the left, and I recovered and had it going straight and then suddenly it whipped a 180* on me and slammed up against a curb and popped the tire off the bead. Thankfully, no one was hurt and other than the tire popping off the bead, nothing else was damaged. I knew I should have turned the comp off (had it set on 2x2) cause when I pulled out of my driveway the tires spun on me. It just goes to show you that no matter how good of a driver you think you are, these trucks can get away from you extremely fast. I had the truck going dead straight and was going fine and then it just spun on me. I'll have pics up as soon as they are approved.

P.S. I also forgot how small 265's are.

 

Doh!!

MikeyB

 

How far did you drive with the 265's? (I assume you used 2 back there and not just one!!)

Glad all is well.
~Rob

 

Nope. Only one. I drove about 100 yards before I parked it in the driveway. I doubt that did any damage to the LSD.

 

Well

now it proves that most ppl have no drivin experience in the Tx rain.. LOL!! we never have any. Heck in all honesty i have a friend who drives a z71 and when its wet outside she is so afraid of crashin or loosin control in the rain, she locks in the 4wd.. i just drive in the slow lane... after all im insured all around hehehehehe

Glad ur ok tho...

Tx

 

I usually have more experience with rain but since we've had about a millimeter of rain this year, it's hard to relearn that knowledge. I'm starting to wonder what we're gonna have to sacrifice to the rain gods to get some rain.

 

You could always use Hoss...

 

Problem is that dang turbo spools up and doesnt wanna stop right away!

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Yeah no kidding. It's all the turbos fault. Yeah. That's it. I'll blame it on the turbo.

 

it takes wet pavement for you to break your tires loose? heck ive got duals and i cant keep them hooked up when its dry. when i hit the turbo in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th it breaks loose. and i think im only around 430 - 450

 

It is getting deep!! Goodluck,,Rick

 

I believe it. For one, dually's don't have as big a contact patch per tire in the rear as a SRW because the weight is being split over 4 tires instead of 2. Also, 315x75x16's with 3.54 gears and a stock auto isn't exactly a tire shredding combo. A stick also makes it easier to spin the tires.

 

I can always break mine loose on wet pavement if I am not careful on the throttle. Especially on turns.

 

A couple weeks ago me and my shop foreman went to lunch and we were getting on the freeway and I was going about 40-45 in 4th and I nailed and the tires broke loose, the truck got a little sidways. His eyes got the size of silver dollars. I still got his feet imprints in the floorboard.

 

Also keep in mind that when it first starts raining, oil that has dripped from cars onto the pavement will float to the top creating a oil film on the pavement. Eventually the oil will run off, but that just might be another factor.