Worry or Not?

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 03/24/2019 at 16:18 • Filed to: Tires

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Edit - I fired up the car to wash it and the tire pressure warning immediately came on. It’s toast and will be changed, likely along with the rim... M y wife curbed the Mini yesterday. Took a gouge out of the tire. It is on that lip just outside the radius of where the rim picks up the tire. No belt is showing and it is holding air. Thoughts?

NKato > f86sabre 03/24/2019 at 16:26

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A lot of tires do not have belts in the sidewall. I would consider this worthy of an emergency tire change.

Sudden tire failures are unpredictable. 

jminer > f86sabre 03/24/2019 at 16:27

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The rim looks fine to run but that tire is no longer looks safe. That cut goes almost to the bead and if that came from curbing it means some serious trauma to the tire and may have damaged the belts too.

Sorry but that tire needs to be replaced from what I can see.

MM54 > f86sabre 03/24/2019 at 16:30

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Worry or not?

Worry.

That tire ought to be replaced, the wheel looks to just be cosmetic.

cbell04 > f86sabre 03/24/2019 at 16:31

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check craigslist for a single tire that matches. you’d be surprised how many good single tires are out there depending on your area. bet you can find a cheap match and not break the bank.  

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > f86sabre 03/24/2019 at 16:34

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Yaow, that’s a big chunk, I’d replace the tire.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > f86sabre 03/24/2019 at 16:36

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If it was a little shallower, you might have been okay. It’s a bit deeper than I’d be comfortable with. Call around, tire shops or even the dealer might have gently used / preowned (like a returned) version of that tire. 

wafflesnfalafel > f86sabre 03/24/2019 at 16:37

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that’s an awful deep gash in the sidewall...

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > f86sabre 03/24/2019 at 16:41

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Tire and wheel are both toast.

Curbed hard enough to do that much damage, high likelihood the wheel is cracked. Only takes one pothole for a surprise wheel failure then, which costs a LOT more than replacing the wheel.

facw > f86sabre 03/24/2019 at 16:50

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I might be comfortable with the wheel, but definitely not the tire.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > f86sabre 03/24/2019 at 16:52

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Please don't drive on that.

Wacko > f86sabre 03/24/2019 at 16:55

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Depends on the amount of her life insurance, but since you posted this I don’t think they would pay.

Change tire, not you wife...

Nick- Professional Car Destroyer > f86sabre 03/24/2019 at 17:04

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State law where I live says if you can see chords in a sidewall gouge the tire is no good.

So go off that.

Or whatever makes you comfortable.

From the picture it looks deep, but without actually visually inspecting the tire up close who knows.

f86sabre > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 03/24/2019 at 17:49

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Not gonna do it. It’s toast. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > f86sabre 03/29/2019 at 12:14

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Curbed at 40 mph?