Does this curb rash tire damage to the sidewall warrant replacement?

[westcoastGT]

....bit of contact adhesive all good . (Insert grin)

maybe melt it back in with a heat gun too ??

 

[nhcowboy28]

Yep I should have named the thread replace 1 or pair or all 4
Knew it needed replacement but I guess was more stressing on potentially having to replace all 4 which is a lot of money which
Think the route I'll take is 1 tire shaved down - spoke to tire rack and they shave down before shipping out so that's what I'll do most economical. Taking tread depth measurements this weekend.

Seems daft to buy a replacement and shave down only to then have to replace both relatively soon.

just replace the pair.

 

[cncBilly]

Seems daft to buy a replacement and shave down only to then have to replace both relatively soon.

just replace the pair.

Where is that dang AGREE button.

 

[nhcowboy28]

Where is that dang AGREE button.

 

[cncBilly]

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[Hojae84]

lol ok i hear you guys
i'll measure tread depth this weekend
was just trying to save a ~275 by buying just 1 tire vs 2 since the whole covid economy has me nervous

 

[MerlintheMad]

Yes. Any cut, or nail warrants a tire replacement on my vehicles. I don't trust compromised sidewalls, or patches.

While expensive, do you trust a repaired tire at 100MPH+? I don't, the price for my family and safety is worth more than a tire.

You drive your family at 100+ MPH!?

 

[westcoastGT]

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I agree ..........................where's the feckin button !!!

 

[nhcowboy28]

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My bad. I like to agree

 

[Callum]

You drive your family at 100+ MPH!?

Haha, no sir. In general. I'm sure a few on here have. I do not risk my safety nor others. Track days are cheap, speeding tickets and destroying somebodies life is not.

 

[Rob M]

Yours looks cosmetic to me. I've put 13k mi on this tire since pothole damage. I periodically monitor for any significant corrosion of the belts, which, yes, are exposed. 18" wheels so it is in the rotation... On the rear now which would be potentially more problematic than the front. Call me crazy.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Yours looks cosmetic to me. I've put 13k mi on this tire since pothole damage. I periodically monitor for any significant corrosion of the belts, which, yes, are exposed. 18" wheels so it is in the rotation... On the rear now which would be potentially more problematic than the front. Call me crazy.

I'd much rather have a rear tire fail than a front tire.

 

[Rob M]

I'd much rather have a rear tire fail than a front tire.

Really........you shouldn't! You are generally better off in the event of sudden tire failure with the deflated tire being on the front. The main reason being that you can make minor steering adjustments to keep the vehicle tracking where you want it to. You also have a better chance of detecting any ride imbalance through the steering wheel in the event the failure is not instantaneous. The problem with a rear tire blowout is that a spin out is a result of losing traction in the rear (same reasoning as when replacing a pair of tires on a non-staggered setup, the wheels sporting the new tread go on the rear). If you recall the Ford Explorer/Firestone rollover debacle the majority of those incidents that resulted in rollover crashes with serious injury or death were triggered by the left rear tire failing. Not as likely roll over in a sedan, but if not attentive or inexperienced, the result of rear tire failure is the rear tires ending up ahead of the fronts.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Really........you shouldn't! You are generally better off in the event of sudden tire failure with the deflated tire being on the front. The main reason being that you can make minor steering adjustments to keep the vehicle tracking where you want it to. You also have a better chance of detecting any ride imbalance through the steering wheel in the event the failure is not instantaneous. The problem with a rear tire blowout is that a spin out is a result of losing traction in the rear (same reasoning as when replacing a pair of tires on a non-staggered setup, the wheels sporting the new tread go on the rear). If you recall the Ford Explorer/Firestone rollover debacle the majority of those incidents that resulted in rollover crashes with serious injury or death were triggered by the left rear tire failing. Not as likely roll over in a sedan, but if not attentive or inexperienced, the result of rear tire failure is the rear tires ending up ahead of the fronts.

I see where you're at with this. But really, how many times, on a public road, does a rear tire fail in a hard cornering scenario? I'd rather have full steering capability to meet the sudden need to correct. I've had several deflated or blown tires, for what it's worth, all in the rear. I don't remember ever having a front tire fail; which is just the roll of the dice, I guess. Each time, the vehicle got squirrely in the rear but I was never feeling out of control.

 

[Rob M]

I see where you're at with this. But really, how many times, on a public road, does a rear tire fail in a hard cornering scenario? I'd rather have full steering capability to meet the sudden need to correct. I've had several deflated or blown tires, for what it's worth, all in the rear. I don't remember ever having a front tire fail; which is just the roll of the dice, I guess. Each time, the vehicle got squirrely in the rear but I was never feeling out of control.

Unless tires are seriously damaged, worn, or underinflated, most drivers will never experience a true blowout where all the air escapes from a tire instantaneously. If you were cornering aggresively at that moment, you are likely in trouble no matter which tire goes down. Most punctures, which aren't typically instantaneous, from foreign objects occur on rear tires due to being kicked up by the front tire which is why the rear flat tire is more common.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Sidewall damage, and mismatched tires, are two of the causes of my blowouts: one on the RR of a Caprice wagon (full family aboard on a road trip, no less; that was the sidewall damage, from a near disastrous spinout a few days before); and a fifteen passenger Club wagon (mismatched; was running on the spare after the main RR tire went flat and had it repaired but didn't put it back on, stupid, as it turned out, and on the freeway, in Nebraska, BLAMO! full family onboard again, heh!)