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[PARAGON]

So, how did they do it. Knife the sidewall?

I'm betting it's some kids. Most likely live in your neighborhood.

[f5fstop]

Originally Posted by PARAGON

So, how did they do it. Knife the sidewall?

I'm betting it's some kids. Most likely live in your neighborhood.

Very thin knife right in the upper sidewalls. Yes, most likely kids, yes, if it were legal, I would shoot 'em.

[usetosellhummer]

call your Ins. agent get some new rubber. calims in that dollar amount usally don't dig your rateing.

[DWPC]

That really stinks.

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Happened to my old blazer once, parked out front. Some HS kids were out to get my neighbor's kid and thought it was his !!!

But that's not the worst of it ... I only replaced the two on the same axle. No problem till I went over Vail pass in the slush and snow. Went from 2hi to 4hi and the difference between front and rear tire diameter blew out the front diff!!! That sure cost a bit to fix

Lesson learned ... rotate the tires and replace all 4 at once.

[PARAGON]

Originally Posted by Wisha Haddan H3

Happened to my old blazer once, parked out front. Some HS kids were out to get my neighbor's kid and thought it was his !!!

But that's not the worst of it ... I only replaced the two on the same axle. No problem till I went over Vail pass in the slush and snow. Went from 2hi to 4hi and the difference between front and rear tire diameter blew out the front diff!!! That sure cost a bit to fix

Lesson learned ... rotate the tires and replace all 4 at once.

BS

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Originally Posted by PARAGON

BS

Nope, absolutely true. I bought a new tire to match my unused spare (BFG Long Trail, 31x10.5R15) and put them on the rear till I could afford all 4 tires. The front tires had the same size rating but were a different brand (some no-name crap the dealer installed).

They didn't look much different to the eye (about what you'd expect for new versus used), but it was enough to put pressure on the locked 4x4 system. The diffs heated up and the weaker diff failed. I'm just lucky they didn't both fail.

[dеiтайожни]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

Very thin knife right in the upper sidewalls. Yes, most likely kids, yes, if it were legal, I would shoot 'em.

It's not legal to slash peoples tires, so why worry about the legality of your recourse?

[lance-n]

C'mon F5Fstop, look on the bright side....

What a perfectly justifiable excuse to get a new set of 35's!!!

JUST DO IT!!!!!

[HummBebe]

x10....DO IT!!!!

[Agriv8r]

camers are cheap.....50 bucks or so at home depot...wireless....set up where ever you want...

[TomV]

That sucks big time

[The Green Lantern]

Originally Posted by lance-n

C'mon F5Fstop, look on the bright side....

What a perfectly justifiable excuse to get a new set of 35's!!!

JUST DO IT!!!!!

LOL, yeah I was thinking about that too!!