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  1. M813rc

    Exploding M1009 spare

    Ha! :-D Well, the Marine stuff starts out pretty, it just doesn't stay that way for long! Mine will eventually look like a Marine truck mostly driven by USAF folks. But not Sarge's USAF folks, who acted more like Marines... Or were you talking about me...? :roll: Cheers
  2. M813rc

    Exploding M1009 spare

    Here it is on the new shoes. They are BF Goodrich 33-12.50R15. Bigger than stock, yes, but they don't look that much different, I like big tires, and it's my truck! And they are not silly big on there. Those who assured me that 12.50s would absolutely not rub on a stock 1009 were almost...
  3. M813rc

    Exploding M1009 spare

    Actually a Dunlop Ranger. All the rest on it are Goodyear Wranglers. With the window loss experiences mentioned, I do consider myself lucky on this one. Cheers
  4. M813rc

    Exploding M1009 spare

    :ditto: Well said Papabear. Cheers
  5. M813rc

    Exploding M1009 spare

    Yessir! But after seeing that, all the tires it is sitting on are being replaced before it goes on the road again. Over cautious? Yes, perhaps, but my daughter loves to drive that truck, and other people's families share the road..... Cheers
  6. M813rc

    Exploding M1009 spare

    I've never seen this before. I noticed that the spare in my M1009 looked a bit odd, rolled down the back window and found that the tire had actually blown out. This happened while the truck was parked with the tire in it's rack. No previous indications that anything was wrong with the tire, it...
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