intheburbs wrote:
I was just reading a thread about tires, and decided to go out and check the date code on my tires, to see when they were manufactured. I bought them last November from the local Goodyear store. Goodyear Duratracs, LT245-75-16. They've been great tires and they did well on our trip down to Alabama in late December.
Well, I go outside to look at the date code, and I notice next to the date code this nugget: Load Rating C :E
The Duratrac is marketed to commercial snowplow fleets. I didn't even know they made it in a "C" load rating. So I look up the specs - max load 2205 lbs @ 50 PSI. Well, the door tag on the Suburban says 50 PSI front and 71 PSI rear. On top of that, my rear axle weight on the Alabama trip was 5200 lbs. So I drove 2000 miles with overloaded, overinflated tires. I'm so mad I can barely type.
Yes, it may have been an honest mistake, but that wouldn't have mattered if we had a blowout doing 65 through the hills of TN or KY. I inadvertently put my entire family in danger.
I'll be going to the Goodyear store tomorrow to get a new set of tires for no charge.
Check your tires. Make sure they are the correct load rating.
Question for the OP.
Did the dealer only offer this one set of tires, or did they give two or three different tires to chose from?
If given a choice was part of the decision based on price, not the cheapest and not the most expensive?
I always buy the best tire i can get, I figure out a way to afford it.
:S
Leaving the post as "What was I thinking of!" after posting, I went back and read ALL of the POST and saw that it was a mistake on the dealer/salesman part.
The OP did the right thing to offer $100 for the correct set, mounting and balance should have been free.
