Member Since: 02 Aug 2014
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 1517
What's wrong with my tyre?
I was going to swap wheels/tyres over from winters back to ATR's, but noticed a slight bulge close to the rim on one, and looks like the tyre is failing.
23rd Apr 2020 2:58 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13635
Hiya
Please don’t throw anything at me, lol, what’s ur tyre pressures plse, Must admit haven’t seen a tyre bead like that before
had to bin a pair of tyres on SWMBOs VX Antara a couple of years back because they'd started splitting just above the wheel rim. Even if they were same age as the car, that would've only been about 5 years and car (62 plate) has still less than 35K miles on it today, so hardly wear'n'tear.
23rd Apr 2020 3:49 pm
Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1665
SWMBO's Evoque (14 plate) had its service recently - 39k miles and still the same tyres.
There was still some life left in the tread, but the tyre wall was starting to split due to the age of the tyres. She has been doing, and will be doing in the future, quite a few motorway miles, so we decided to replace the lot.
Not bad, getting 6 years out of them.2014 - D4 2010 HSE Nara Bronze
2012 - FL2 2009 GS Stornoway Grey
2001 - VW Passat Estate Inky Blue
1999 - Ford Mondeo Light Blue
1998 - Rover 25 Red
23rd Apr 2020 4:19 pm
JMack
Member Since: 02 Aug 2014
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 1517
Tyres are (I think) about 3 years old.
Pressures, normal high 30's psi.
On the rear.
Pirelli ATR 18"s.
23rd Apr 2020 4:59 pm
L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 2080
I would not use like that & suggest you make a claim on the maker .Take it back to your supplier, I have had two sets of tyres supplied FOC because of faults in the construction. Another tyre was my fault dropping it a drainage gulley off roading.
Are you sure there is not a fault with the wheel because about 10 years ago there was a number of posts with the wheel flanges wearing thin , I scrapped one of my wheels because of it.
23rd Apr 2020 5:19 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72787
In the top pic, is the rim slightly out of round? Looks like the bead is being pulled away from the wheel, or is it the wheel being pulled from the bead.
23rd Apr 2020 5:28 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20731
Looks like a buckled rim. Take a picture from further away, of the complete wheel and tyre My D3 Build Thread
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