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04-02-2013, 08:12 PM | #1 |
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my tire safe? slighly bent inner bead - UPDATED PICS
I had a picture, but you can't tell from the pic..
Anyway, Long story short, I had a "flat" tire months ago - due to cold weather - right before i took my summer wheels off (19" rims, 265/30 in the rear) ... I had to drive literally a block a half to fill the tire. When I took my wheels off for winter, I did the usual visual inspection. Upon looking at the tire that was "flat".. i ran my hand along the inside edge of the tire bead, and it is a little "wavy" ... no bubbles, just slight waves in it, like the metal bead inside the tire got bent a little. ..tire looks fine, no rips, or bubbles, no metal or anything like that sticking out, holds air fine, and like I said, couldnt even tell from the pics i tried taking. the "difference" in change of the "waves" is probably less than a 1/4" inch from high point to low point. Is my tire safe to put back on? It is FINALLY starting to get nicer here in the Northeast and I am itching to put my wheels back on...
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Hard to tell without seeing in person but best bet is getting a new tire. From what you are describing it seems that the sidewall structure has been disrupted therefore you risk a blowout. Better safe than sorry. Somebody correct me if I am wrong
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04-03-2013, 07:15 AM | #4 |
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I am going to try to post the pictures later today... you literally cannot tell from the pics though... atleast I can't.
The "wavy" part of the bend is only about 4-5" long... so its not like the entire tire is bent like this the whole way around. I am no tire expert - could this "seemingly small issue" really cause a blowout? ...Only blowout I ever had was in highschool and that was due to camber (lowering springs) and the inner tread of the tire go so bald and exposed the metal inside and caused a blowout - i was driving back to college at the time and was even planning on getting new tires when I got there... well i got that, on back on a roll-back truck though haha.
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Also, to go back to your high school experience, it sounds more like toe wear than camber wear. If your toe is in spec, your tires will last a decent amount of time.
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Those are bubbles. Replace the tire.
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