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Old 08-27-2019, 01:10 PM   #5
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Default Re: Risk of using old (over 10 years) tires

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Originally Posted by 51 MERC-CT View Post
Odds are that this may not happen to any body else but it sure gets one to thinking about adding a substantial shield ahead of the filler pipe to possibly prevent this from happening, bad tire or not.
Agreed, I've been thinking of fabbing up a shield like a '46-48 mud guard and attaching it to the fender brace and body behind the driver rear on my '40 after hearing about this.
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