The Official "I've never seen this" thread

[grabbergreen84]

Friend of mine had a perfectly good looking tire explode on the rear of his pickup pulling a trailer on the interstate at the time.

Now that doesn't surprise me.

The tread beat the side of the bed off like a NASCAR tire explosion, but when he pulled over, the tire was still perfectly inflated. Only the tread had come off.

I had this happen a few years ago to a front tire on a Ford Tempo. When I realized that I had something which was still inflated, I didn't even bother to stop - as I was headed to the tire store anyway. I just slowed down and got in the right lane and limped the rest of the way there. It left some marks on the oxidized and peeling grey paint, but I couldn't tell if it bent the fender up any more...

[79cobrasnake]

never seen or heard anything like any of these pictured

[IDMooseMan]

Shortly after separating from the Air Force, I had the ball joint on the left-front of my wife's Honda release itself from the tie-rod at state highway speed. Wheel assembly folded up and caused the car to veer toward an oncoming big-rig. Luckily, the center median was a dirt-filled, V-shaped design that prevented me from crossing into the big-rig's path.

[cottonbear]

Ford nine inch in my 85 bronco with 38.5's

Snapped a few axles in my day but ahh why did this have to snap between the bearing and flange!! A Ford nine is semi floating so the shaft can snap ANYWHERE but there and it can still be driven.

Was taking a tight turn heard a pop truck fell, bounced up then my backing plate was on the ground. Lucky I have friends with ramp trucks.

[AlamoGT]

This was in my wifes Trailblazer SS(no, I am not one of those guys who would put an LS into a mustang!). Found out it couldn't breath underwater the hard way.

[Streetlegal84gt]

My brother had a 84 cougar 5.0 had a blowout driving on I95 in PA killed the fender/washer/emissions, he was scared cause took control of wheel to the left but he managed to control it.