Tom Skinner Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 If you determine that they are bad, Kanters in Booton N.J. has them. Probably Andy Bernbaum's also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.F. Brown- III Posted May 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 Looks like I may have found the source of the wobble problem. I had to look closely to find this. Looks like a new set of tires will be my next investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper50 Posted May 7, 2016 Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 and none too soon. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.F. Brown- III Posted May 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 Right about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niel Hoback Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 It's a miracle that it only resulted in a wobble! If you look closely, you can see the air in that tire! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.F. Brown- III Posted May 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 When I discovered this it scared the crap out of me to think I'd been driving around on that tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desoto1939 Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Looks to be from dry rot and this could be from having the car parked on the dirt floor Get a wood floor and then put the rung under each tire to stop the moisture from getting to the tires. The bia ply and ties are not cheap anymore. So protect what you get. Rich Hartung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Skinner Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Holy Moly Frank you are one lucky dude. Get thee to a tire store A.S.A.P. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFFFrank Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 At the risk of sounding like a know-it-all, that was my guess. Is it a Firestone by chance? "The voice of Experience". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.F. Brown- III Posted May 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Uniroyal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 I guess that annual safety inspection that we grudgingly submit to here in NY may have some basis in real world conditions. Thinking about it, my front tires were mounted in 2004, and my rears 2007. They still have plenty of tread, look pretty good. but the years are gettin up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.F. Brown- III Posted May 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Four new tires on the old '48 Plymouth and the low speed wobble problem is now gone. Thanks to everyone who gave suggestions about the possible cause. They encouraged me to look closely at the tires and when I did, I discovered what could have been a catastrophic failure. Again, thanks everyone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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