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Curbed Rim, Took Chunk Out of Sidewall
Well, curbed my rim and took a nasty chunk out of the sidewall of my front passenger tire. Usually a super conscious about my rims, but let my guard down and gonna be dealing with the bruised ego for a while.
2025 Honda Civic Sport Touring Hybrid, about 15K miles on the tires.
Thoughts on if it’s safe to drive on? No metal showing, no bulging. Of course I’m about 65 miles away from home right now and away for the weekend. Got some trips lined up later this month, so if I were to get them changed I’d want to do so before then. If I get them changed, should I get a set of 2?
TIA!
u/tfin0308 — 14 hours ago
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best tires for confort help
my car is a renault symbol, the oem tire is 185/ 55 r 15, but drag in somes speed bumps (in my city some are a little more high) but car is not lowride.
i changed to 175/65 r15 and problem was solved. but i wanna to know the best tires spec for confort
u/NegativeGene5994 — 5 hours ago
Buckled Alloys - Advice Wanted - Golf MK7
Hi everyone,
As the title suggests, my mechanic advised I have two buckled alloys that need replaced and I could use some advice.
Car info
VW Golf MK7 2016 TDI, 205/55 R16 tyres
Questions
- Is it possible that unbalanced wheels may be misattributed to buckled alloys?
- Would swapping front and back wheels be of any use (and if so, how much)?
- Where is a trustworthy place to source new alloys in the UK? Glasgow area preferable.
- Can alloys from eBay be trusted?
- Finally, would 17" alloys comfortably fit on this car? Have seen these sold more commonly than the 16" rims for some reason
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Context
Hit a nasty pothole at about 60mph, passenger side. Got a damper replaced and the handling massively improved. No more dead zone in the centre of the steering wheel, better handling in corners, much more fun overall.
Hit another pothole (30-40mph, driver's side) and the handling immediately changed. Pulling during hard braking, insane road noise at high speeds (>60mph), and maybe a little steering wheel shudder (sorry, not certain).
After a service / timing belt change / suspension check, this is when my main mechanic said the alloys are buckled and causing my problems.
Local tyre place said wheels may just be unbalanced, swapping front / rear wheels might help diagnostically. Just as steps to try before dropping a couple hundred on new alloys.
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Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time to reply 🙂 and apologies for the long context, I figured too much information is better than too little
u/KingNosmo738 — 9 hours ago
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Chat am i cooked? 3 wheels says « recommend rim replacement » 🤣
u/not-Phil42 — 8 hours ago
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Sidewall damage bad enough for tyre replacement?
Hi, hit a curb at 20mph and it gave my tyre a little love bite. Can't see any wires or cords but if someone knowledgeable could tell me whether I should get the tyre replaced I would much appreciate it.
u/kdpilarski — 21 hours ago
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Safe to drive?
My mom recently hit a curb, and the right side tires look like this. I don't know anything about cars, so I was wondering if this would be safe to drive or if I should get it replaced ASAP.
u/Wooden-Fan8136 — 17 hours ago
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Chat am i cooked? 3 wheels says « recommend rim replacement » 🤣
u/not-Phil42 — 8 hours ago
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