My family Christmas story! [And, why I'll recommend MT Classic II rims!]

[Ken Cooke]

My wife was driving back from a nursery in Pasadena, CA - buying some cactii for our new home, and on the I-10 FWY, she feels this loud "Whump! Whump! Whump!" from her 31" BFGoodrich All-Terrain KO , and then she hears this loud screaching noise, and then, she looses power.
A motorist directed her to exit the freeway, and she quickly pulled over to inspect the damage. What happened was a Christmas Tree Light punctured her BFG AT/KO through the tread section, causing a deflation. The deflation in turn caused the tread separation of her tire which was spinning at 65 m.p.h. All that was left was a deflated carcass of a tire with a Christmas Tree Light embedded in it.
Suzanne had to drive on the Mickey Thompson Classic II rim for several hundred feet, throwing sparks, and causing motorists to go wild with anxiety. Down at America's Tire, her BFG AT/KO was pro-rated, mounted, and balanced for just $44. The tech said that this was a "Miracle" that she didn't have an accident since, "Most women don't know how to drive out of a situation like this." She explained that her Wrangler didn't pull to any side or begin to handle erratically.

I'm just glad she made it home safely...

The Mickey Thompson Classic II rim shows absolutely no signs of damage, and it is holding air just fine. This all happened on the passenger-side rear tire/rim.

 

[Fish Man]

The Mickey Thompson Classic II rim shows absolutely no signs of damage

im impressed!!

 

[Fischer]

Good story other than the schmo at the shop blatently giving his sexist views away. Nice... Glad everyone is A-OK!!

 

[Runnin'OnEmpty]

Ken, glad she's OK. Nevertheless, she had good presence of mind to hold it straight and under control. A lot of people (of either gender) would panic and cause an accident in spite of themselves.

The Mickey Thompsons are forged rims, IIRC. They are very tough.

 

[Ken Cooke]

Guys,

Thanks for the kind words! Unlike most people we see on the roads, Suz actually uses her rig for getting into the backcountry, and the link below will show some of the photography she is famous for. Thanks for the words of support, and we both are impressed with the tenacity of those Mickey Thompson Classic II rims!

-Ken

Suzanne's Desert Photography

 

[BigDave]

Ken, I'm glad that your wife was ok...Things like that can quickly go wrong and she did better than I would have...

Screw the hillbilly tire changer...

Dave

P.S. Have your wife change her website...you're still described as the "fiance"...

P.P.S. Those are nice pictures that she has taken..