99 Escalade safety first

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Like you all I LOVEa nice clean car but I will NOT sacrifice the safety of my family to have an eye catching ride. Check out the bald tires on this truck I did.

The other side had the cords coming through.

My issue:

I pick this car up and detail it and deliver it

Steve
 
Well I could only imagine what kind of person even owns it to begin with.
 
Seems like it's someone who's car poor, all their money goes into paying for the car and detailing it
 
the truck looks nice though those tires .....well thats another story its ashamed how people care about other things besides safety
 
As bad as those tires are, think of how long the OEM brakes have had to work harder to bring that thing to a stop. The people who go from 17-18" wheels to these monster 20-22" wheels have no idea how much extra weight is added. Couple that with worn tires like these and it's an accident waiting to happen.
 
jamesboyy said:
the truck looks nice though those tires .....well thats another story its ashamed how people care about other things besides safety
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If I could Id show the ripped leather seats
95oRANGEcRUSH said:
As bad as those tires are, think of how long the OEM brakes have had to work harder to bring that thing to a stop. The people who go from 17-18" wheels to these monster 20-22" wheels have no idea how much extra weight is added. Couple that with worn tires like these and it's an accident waiting to happen.
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youre write these are 24 wheels and it feels like the front end is coming off the road.
 
95oRANGEcRUSH said:
As bad as those tires are, think of how long the OEM brakes have had to work harder to bring that thing to a stop. The people who go from 17-18" wheels to these monster 20-22" wheels have no idea how much extra weight is added. Couple that with worn tires like these and it's an accident waiting to happen.
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20 and 22 are no longer considered huge. Newer Denalis and Escalades come with them from the factory.
 
goodinblack said:
20 and 22 are no longer considered huge. Newer Denalis and Escalades come with them from the factory.
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Did you even read what I originally posted?

We're talking about vehicles that are or, were, engineered with 16, 17 and 18 inch wheels from the factory and people then slapping on 20+ inch wheels. Whether you or the general public does or does not consider 20 and 22 wheels huge is irrelevant. The point is, these huge wheels are a lot of extra rotational mass that was NOT engineered to be there.

And, newer Denalis and Escalades are engineered to come with larger wheels from the factory. OP showed pictures of a 15 year old Escalade that, in its day, came with 16 inch wheels stock. Now it's wearing 24 inch wheels on bald tires to boot. Not exactly what I want beside me on the highway at 75MPH.
 
95oRANGEcRUSH said:
Did you even read what I originally posted?

We're talking about vehicles that are or, were, engineered with 16, 17 and 18 inch wheels from the factory and people then slapping on 20+ inch wheels. Whether you or the general public does or does not consider 20 and 22 wheels huge is irrelevant. The point is, these huge wheels are a lot of extra rotational mass that was NOT engineered to be there.

And, newer Denalis and Escalades are engineered to come with larger wheels from the factory. OP showed pictures of a 15 year old Escalade that, in its day, came with 16 inch wheels stock. Now it's wearing 24 inch wheels on bald tires to boot. Not exactly what I want beside me on the highway at 75MPH.
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Yup that's why I say safety first
 
You wanna see some CRAZY worn tires? Come to my college's parking lot. I have a list of cars that if its raining and they are behind me, I'll let them pass. Its CRAZY bad.
 
95oRANGEcRUSH said:
As bad as those tires are, think of how long the OEM brakes have had to work harder to bring that thing to a stop. The people who go from 17-18" wheels to these monster 20-22" wheels have no idea how much extra weight is added. Couple that with worn tires like these and it's an accident waiting to happen.
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Not to mention upgraded suspension. You can tear your car up real good with big rims on stock suspension


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Well I can tell you WHY those tires are bald, and it's quite simple. People usually save up for a wheel package, meaning they spend 4-6k on a tire and rim combo. Little do they know that tires will be 500-700 a piece!!!! And only last for 30k miles. So they are happy with their new wheels untill they hit a pot hole or tires wear out, now they have to buy tires every year because that's how long those tires last. at those prices they will run them till the wheels fall off. Now a days people don't take maintenance into consideration, It's all about the show
 
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