Flat tires , where on vehicle and why?

buickanddeere · Dec 28, 2012

Anybody with a theory which highway tires are the most and least prone to flats from punctures?

MisterT · Dec 28, 2012

A puncture is a puncture and will result in a flat.

TomH in PA · Dec 28, 2012

The ones you"re using, especially when you"re far from home.

But more seriously, I once read that 90% of flat tires happen in the last 10% of the tire"s useful life. So don"t try to squeeze a couple thousand extra miles out of a set.

David G · Dec 28, 2012

The tires that run on the shoulders will be most prone, the nails get swept into the rock.

bigboreG · Dec 28, 2012

Firestone Destination, Bridgestone (the passenger type), and some Good years, mostly the passenger tires. . .are all prone. They put these junk P rated tires on every new half ton that rolls out the door, unless its special ordered with LT tires. Those tires may work for a mini van, but not on a pickup. For the best, I would say Michelin LT, BFG LT, and Goodyear Wranglers LT with the reinforced sidewall technology. Also, I had really good luck with the Hercules LT tire. Ten ply, had 70k on a set without a flat. When I sold the truck, they still had plenty of tread left.

old · Dec 28, 2012

I'd say something but then I would jink my car but lets just say I have not had many on this one car of mine

Stephen Newell · Dec 28, 2012

Seems like anytime I had Michelin tires on a vehicle I practically lived at the tire repair shop. Then again I ran over a board with several nails in it on my place a couple of weeks ago with my jeep and had to use both hands to pull the board off. It had Courser Traction tires on it and the tire didn"t go flat. The jeep was just light and the tires were light truck bias tires.

bigboreG · Dec 28, 2012

If I would not have sold the Ford, I too would have remained silent! Funny how that works .

JerryS · Dec 28, 2012

Right rear, no question. Nine out of ten of mine. I think that most of the tire-killing stuff that falls on the road migrates to the outer edge of the lane. Front tire flips it, rear tire hits it.

ss55 · Dec 28, 2012

Like JerryS said, right rear, even on front wheel drive cars. I've changed more flats and leakers on the right rear corner than the other three positions combined.

Dave in GA · Dec 28, 2012

Usually the left rear for me, and usually on tires with under 10,000 miles. The last one was on a gravel road. A box cutter blade came out of nowhere and sliced the outer corner of the tire so deep I had to replace the tire.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 28, 2012

On my tandem equipment trailers, RR tire, no question. Debris sweeps to near curb, front tire upends a nail, or screw, and the back tire grabs it!

uncle henry · Dec 28, 2012

airless michelin tires the army has been testing these so it won't be long they will be in a tire store near you

Janicholson · Dec 28, 2012

Right rear, same reason front tire pitches it into the air and the rear takes the spear.
The last three I have had are slow leaks from rim corrosion on aluminum rims 13 years old, and truck rims that are 25 years old.
Jim

morgan in ar · Dec 28, 2012

right rear, always inside dual.

samn40 · Dec 28, 2012

My tyres always go flat at the bottom, no mater where the puncture is. LOL
We are the opposite to you...but we still get the punctures on the inside tyre next to the kerb, though with us that is on the left side of the vechicle. It is wonderful what you find when walking along the sides of roads.... great source of lynch pins for the rear 3 point hitch!.
Sam

john in la · Dec 28, 2012

Mine is always one of the steer tires.
The one that can not be fixed by law and must be replaced just because it had a nail hole in it.

Paul from MI · Dec 28, 2012

Depends on whee you park it. Right now I have a flat on the wagon furthest into the barn, right tire next to the wall, in a place where I have to crawl under the wagon to get jack in place. Just figures.

buickanddeere · Dec 28, 2012

JerryS wins 1st prize

JerryS · Dec 28, 2012

Wow, Dave, I would have bet that nobody but me had ever had a flat caused by a box blade. Went right through the middle of the tread.

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