Yup, really common with any tire. Curbs, snow, sand banks, etc. will
all remove ties from rims when approached sideways! It will also
destroy rims and bend axles extremely easy.

My wife blew off a two or three day old BFG AT tire on her Cherokee
climbing a sand pit wall when she tagged the edge on the way up.

When she asked about 'road hazard' warranty, they just about laughed her
out of the place after looking at all the mud on the Jeep....

Steve Seppala from this group also lightly tagged a curb with the rear
wheel like you. He ended up with a bent rear axle out of it as well as
a rim leak.

The trick is to learn how to 'avoid' them curbs and banks.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Dave wrote:
>
> I've got an '03 TJ with the stock tires on it wrangler GSA (get stuck
> always). I've come across a problem with them and am wondering if
> anyone else has had problems like this.
> Last winter I slid into a curb and separated the bead from the rim
> on one of my tires... I did hit it kind of hard and I thought that the
> angle and height of the curb was just at the right angle to pop it, I
> reset the bead and went along my merry way (ether and a lighter). I
> thought it was an isolated incident, I guess not...
> Just this last week my rear end went and little wide in a corner
> and hit a snow bank (no curb). Slow speed - not very hard - I felt the
> impact but just barely. Went out the next morning and found I had a
> bead leak... (FYI: not the same tire as before)
> Now I'm becoming a little concerned, I can accept once.... but
> now twice? Anyone else had problems like this?
> Also I'll be upgrading the tires in a few months, perhaps a few
> days if needed... I'm thinking of getting Wrangler AT 235 r 70's or
> something close to that... I've got the same tire on my s-10 and have no
> complaints... I'd like to get in the 30 to 31 inch range but not to big
> (I've got the 2.4l)... also since I do a lot of snow driving I don't
> want to wide a tire...
> I do value the opinion of the people on this NG - so any
> suggestions/opinions will be seriously considered. Thanks ahead of time
> for your input ~Dave