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chetmichaels · #1 (**permalink**) 09-13-2009, 11:14 AM

so about 9 months ago i replaced 2 tires on my 01 tundra. moved the back ones to the front and new ones went to the back. so i had 4 goodyear forteos. got my alignment done, everything was dandy. went a couple of weeks on them and the ride started getting bumpy. thought the front tire was off balance so i went back. turns out the steel belt in one had broken, rubber still intact tho, leaving a bump in one tire. so i swapped out my spare for that one and left to get a new tire some other day. fast forward 2 months, im on the highway, and the other tire pops, shredding the steel belt and making a big ol hole in it. luckily i was able to change the tire quickly and was out of there hobbling on my bad tire slowly back.

so, has anybody had a problem with goodyear? i saw online something about a silent recall but ended up changing all my tires for coopers so i dont have to worry about tire separation.
...unfortunately my spare is now a 2 month old forteo tire...

sakmett · #2 (**permalink**) 09-13-2009, 06:58 PM

Sounds like I am not alone. Although I don't have the same problem as you... I think, I have problems with my Good Year Wranglers. I posted this thread a while back to try and get some info and ideas, however still have them on my truck. I have been debating on wether or not I should lift it and put larger tires on, however I am thinking whatever I do I am going to go with BF Goodrich's or Toyo Open Countries. You might find some useful stuff in here.

Steering Problem... anyone out there to confirm this?

hofkamp83 · #3 (**permalink**) 09-13-2009, 10:11 PM

i've had that problem with some nitto street tires, within a month i had to replace all four tires and they were a weird size 245/30r20 so finding replacements was a pain in rural america. i had to drive on one for 300 some miles to get a replacement, it was on a benz so it didn't have a spare just a can of fix a flat and a small compressor.

I have a set of goodyear wranglers on my truck now and they seem to do alright.

Andrew

Puffnstuff · #4 (**permalink**) 09-14-2009, 08:36 AM

I've got fortera tripletreds and they're great tires and I have no complaints about them. The last truck I had I put yokohama geolandars on it and after a year they stopped gripping on wet roads but the goodyears are the same now as they were new so I am happy.