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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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Took a look at my spare tire today just to see the condition of the spare for safety sake. Its the original Firestone. And I lost 10 pounds of gravel that was in there too!
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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hahah did you check the are pressure?

had to use my firestone the other day and it was flat

heh dont know why its just 31 years old
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 08:33 PM
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hahah did you check the are pressure?

had to use my firestone the other day and it was flat

heh dont know why its just 31 years old
they should warranty that defective tire
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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Mine has the firestone in there also. I took it out, cleaned it all up, and put some air in.... and it was leaking all around the bead. So I just put it back up in there flat.

This is why I have a towing service.
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 02:41 AM
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Mine even has the original air
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 05:52 AM
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Mine even has the original air
wow I would think it would at least get low
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