Coker tires Discussion

I was wondering if any one has had problems with the CokerTire wide white BF Goodrich radial.

 

Have you contacted Coker before posting about it on an open forum? I'm sure they will make it right if it's a manufacturing problem.

 

I have those same tires... how fast were you going when that happened?? But you need to contact Coker before posting here... I bet Corky will chime in though...

 

There is no one here that can help you with your problem. I notice your a new join so I'd suggest contacting the manufacturer with your problem. By bringing it up here you just open the discussion up to unnecessary drama and we don't need it.
Let Coker do their thing and then come and let us know how it turns out.

Frank

 

Looks like your question should be more on topic, like "What caused my brake to lock up on only one wheel?" NOT who make the tire...........

 

I agree...I would encourage you to contact them first....these guys are good people and have always stood behind their products with me anyway.

 

Why contact Coker first? Maybe it is a fluke and a new tire will make it all beter, but if it's a bad product that dosn't help anyone else make a good decision. I've had problems with Coker tires before but never a radial.

-Jeff

 

Too many burnouts?

 

............'cause,it appears, to me, the big hole was made by the rubber being eroded away, as in 'locked brakes!"

As for Coker in general, I've used a lot of them, but all bias ply with tubes, never had a complaint. Haven't used any of their tubeless...

 

Sorry for your loss. Me, not having a degree in how tires are made, can provide no answers. If one was to contact the Coker Tire Company and ask them about the problem that you have incurred, I'm sure they may have the answer that you are looking for. Thanks again, Your Enemy, Pub.

 

Looks more to me like the tire came apart, I don't see a worn spot...just a torn away hole. People used to ***** about Coker here, since they've got ties to the board now nobody likes it. But the way I see it this is a forum for people to talk about hot rods and there experiences with products. I love Coker without 'em we'd be stuck running stupid looking 15 " radials on everything...but it shouldn't mean we can't ask a question regarding the safety and quality of what they sell.

-Jeff

 

Well, it appears to me like the tread delaminated and a belt broke, then hilarity ensued.

I run the tires on my OT daily pickup right down to the belts 'cause they're 10 ply and pretty damned expensive, and this is how every one of them that failed has done so.

They don't go plum flat though. I usually just lose the tread and a belt or two off the outside of the carcase. Shakes like a mother 'til you get it whoa'ed down, but they always continue to hold air.

That one doesn't look like it had the two or three plys to spare with it parted company with them.

 

Could be, but looks like what I said, but now you have my quriosity up. You talk like you're looking at the picture. Is the tire yours, blown out when you were dirving and in your posession, or is this just a guessing game, a fishing expiditon?

 

Glad you posted! I like to hear all the info...good or bad.

 

Never ran the BFG's from coker but had many problems with the coker cl***ics a few years back....as have some of my friends. Similar to yours but without the boom....they just got a nice bubble maye from a busted belt.....bouncin down the road ****s.

 

2ply anyone? Just got BFG 2ply, car is not on the road yet thou....

 

Funny, I worked at a bike shop for 9 years, and we called it the same...JRA.

ha ha. I haven't thought about that in years.

 

Not to steal the thread, but I recall an incident when my neighbor's wife had a flat. It was a long time ago, before cellphones. After the tire went flat, she drove it many miles on a gravel road, until the tire was completely gone and the rim on the wheel was beat down to a nub. He used to tell the story to point out that his wife would have rather had two flats, that way she wouldn't have to explain to him why dhe didn't use the spare!

 

In a perfect world everything holds up. In an aftermarket world everyone holds on. I've seen my share of fudging on both sides of the fence. I agree with the idea that the first order of business is to deal with Coker. However, that said, I like the idea of this being a forum of ideas and have always admired Henry Miller for admitting that he farted while staring at his friend in his coffin. Life is about seeing the devil and living to talk about it. Censorship ****s. The real question is about honesty. What really happened goes back to the racer's ****ysis of conditions and cirm***stances. How much weight was put on the tire? Was it selected to deal with this? What temperature range was it subjected to? for how long? At what speed? Was it driven at speeds beyond what it was designed for? Was the tire pressure maintained at the optimum level? If not, how long was it driven as such. Was it abused: By curb fighting? Spinning the tire? Hard braking? Did it come into contact with any chemicals? If so, what kind and for how long. And, of course, what were the road conditions? And, lastly, the old sharp object routine. Did this occur as the result of road hazards? A picture may be worth a thousand words, but add a thousand words to a picture and you have something to get your teeth in. (Not the tire, though I have known of a few that were chewed up by pitbulls.)

 

Yup 12 years in the biz......JRAs keep shop rats amused. Shoot over to the Rolling Bones site if you want to see more Coker carnage.

 

Come on HAMBers, why get so defensive of Coker? Oh yeah, he is an ALLIANCE vendor! Certainly that is a great thing, but shouldn't that make it even MORE important that their products are good enough for the members of this forum?

While it seems difficult or impossible to determine what could have caused this failure just by looking at a photo without knowing the cir***stances, it only seems reasonable that this forum be used to address the statement Coker Tires Gone Bad.

Hope it all works out and that the cir***stances caused the failure. Looking forward to learning more. Please contact Coker and explain the situation to them and allow them to react. We look forward to the conclusion. Best wishes

 

I like how people want to bag on Coker -

As someone else posted in this thread - fine - what alternatives are available? If it were not for Corky, we be running 15" radials on our cars - and that ****s.

Tell me who else sells nice looking 7.50-16's and 4.50-16's and I'm more than willing to take a look.

 

Looks like under inflated, got hot, that caused the plys to separate, and then was run flat.

That's what it looks like with only one picture and no solid information. Could it have a small puncture? That would explain the underinflation. Many options open, none conclusive without the tire in hand.

I used to be the warranty represenative for a tire company. As for the JRA. Heard it too often myself.

VonDad

 

Hello kustomPontiac? We are needing cir***stances of the failure...............

 

Interesting that he hasn't come back and commented about what has been posted. I'm expecting he will post on the EXACT cir***stances as they existed when the failure occured.
How about it? Give us some more information.

Frank

 

Hey guys, this was posted by my brother. In his defense he has contacted Coker multiple times. I think this is the third of the four tires he bought. My brother has two nice cars and this last blowout was on the freeway and almost threw his 60 olds into a siderail. From what I've seen, I will never run a set of Cokers on my car. I've had a set of Diamondback radials on my 56 Lincoln since my brother had the Cokers on his cars, and I've never had any issues. I'm sure there are people who will defend Coker, but put yourself in my brother's shoes, all that hard work you put in your car and it could be destroyed because of a factory defect, not to mention your own personal safety.My brother sent the tires back and I hope Coker makes things right. I think everyone deserves to see this issue. Just my 2-cents for what its worth.

 

Does Coker Manufacture the BFGoodrich's?

 

So.....This just happened going down the road in a 3000 lbs. car? = sarcasm

 

+1 Coker is only a distributer