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by **toyta** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:23 pm

Hi All, I recently noticed some damage to the sidewall of my tyre, seems it a curb, slight damage to Alloy but a piece from the sidewall of the tyre is missing Tyre still has plenty of life. Is it safe to drive like this? It is the passenger side front tyre. Please see picture -

by **AE82 FXGT** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:37 pm

That's fine as long as no canvas or steel belts are showing.

Also you might want to keep an eye on that feathering on the edge of your tyres, you might need a wheel alignment.

Show me the mud!!! · by **Elmo** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:44 pm

Id hit the curb up for damages, seeing as it hit you in all! ;-)

Website · by **Bling** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:48 pm

^^ Valid point!

I'm no tyre pro, but that part is probably designed for people that can't drive.... uhhh I mean.... that have curbs randomly hit them out of nowhere :wink:

by **toyta** » Mon May 23, 2011 9:01 pm

Elmo wrote:Id hit the curb up for damages, seeing as it hit you in all!

lol, I meant tyre hit a curb.

So, I hope it won't blow up on the motoroway or something, right?

by **toyta** » Mon May 23, 2011 9:06 pm

Any recommendations for a wheel alignment place in East Auckland? Cheers

by **diss7** » Mon May 23, 2011 9:07 pm

If you're looking for a definite answer, you won't get it.

IMO change it. I wouldn't drive on a tyre like that; not for long anyway. Make it your spare?

by **toyta** » Mon May 23, 2011 9:11 pm

diss1dent wrote:If you're looking for a definite answer, you won't get it.

IMO change it. I wouldn't drive on a tyre like that; not for long anyway. Make it your spare?

Thanks, wish I had a full size spare so I could make this one spare, there's a space saver in the boot. So, it is ok to have one tyre of different brand and tread pattern? I will look for a place to change it asap and maybe get the wheel alignment done too.

Website · by **Bling** » Mon May 23, 2011 9:12 pm

He should get a correct answer when one of the two in house tyre guru's spot this thread

Not ideal to have mismatched tyres, but it won't make it undriveable or anything.

by **diss7** » Mon May 23, 2011 9:17 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:He should get a correct answer when one of the two in house tyre guru's spot this thread

Not ideal to have mismatched tyres, but it won't make it undriveable or anything.

Only douchebags wear shades at night. :troll:

Website · by **Bling** » Mon May 23, 2011 9:25 pm

I'm blind you inconsiderate prick

by **gt4dude** » Mon May 23, 2011 9:29 pm

i did that too a couple sets ago on a set of Potenza RE001, same place, same story. I continued driving for another 15,000kms or so until the end of my tyre life.

by **samlloyd** » Mon May 23, 2011 10:14 pm

I'd drive on it for rest of its life

by **rx7guy** » Mon May 23, 2011 10:17 pm

Skids till it blows..

by **siren676** » Mon May 23, 2011 10:53 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:He should get a correct answer when one of the two in house tyre guru's spot this thread

Not ideal to have mismatched tyres, but it won't make it undriveable or anything.

I heard you cant pass a wof with mismatched tyres.

by **base** » Mon May 23, 2011 11:00 pm

its only surface damage dont worry about it

by **AE82 FXGT** » Mon May 23, 2011 11:03 pm

siren676 wrote:
BZG|Bling wrote:He should get a correct answer when one of the two in house tyre guru's spot this thread

Not ideal to have mismatched tyres, but it won't make it undriveable or anything.

I heard you cant pass a wof with mismatched tyres.

You can't pass a WOF if the tyres are different like, directional with non directional or directional with asymmetrical, on the same axle etc.

So you can have different tyres as long as they are the same type, you can also have a different types on different axles eg: directional on rear and asymmetrical on front.

Also I would use that tyre for the rest of its life.

by **diss7** » Mon May 23, 2011 11:15 pm

Geez, I thought I was rangi with this sort of thing.

Sure, you could keep driving on this and might be okay, or it might blow out when its loaded up. IE At the worst possible time.

If that sidewall strength is not compromised by the thickness of it being reduced that much, then logically the manufacturer would trim this out and save costs.

Clearly it would have made the tyre more prone to failure - there's no argument there. It's more whether in your opinion its enough to warrant replacing it.

by **DXROLLA** » Mon May 23, 2011 11:34 pm

Whats the spare like? Could you switch it with that?

by **AE82 FXGT** » Tue May 24, 2011 12:25 am

DXROLLA wrote:Whats the spare like? Could you switch it with that?

Read thread? It's a space saver....

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