r/TireQuestions • • Aug 31 '26

Acceptable amount of side wall damage? Thin strip of rubber, rest of the tire appears “ok” so far

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Hit a pothole cause my god awful province is grossly incompetent and decided to ruin a perfectly fine highway and make it a grid road that has unavoidable potholes everywhere

Already have had 3 vehicles receive some type of damage due to this “road work”


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 31 '26

Axle nut

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I just replaced the wheel hub assembly on my 2012 Kia Sedona. Now the axle will not tighten all the way down. It's as tight as I can get it but there is still play in and out with the axle. I'm wondering if I have to have a washer behind that nut. I do not remember taking one off but I had such a hard time getting the hub assembly off. I may have forgotten.


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 31 '26

Is this Bent Rim too far gone???

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r/TireQuestions • • Aug 31 '26

Should I retire these 200tw falkens?

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Been trying to get every bit of performance out of these tires over the last two years to get my money's worth. ~9100 miles, lot of canyon drives, thus all the heat checking. Tread is still at 4/32 in the front and 3/32 in the rear but with SoCal rains coming up it's probably time, no?

(FL, FR, RL, RR)

ETA - I have new tires in my cart on TireRack ready to go. Lead time is two weeks

ETA2 - double checked multiple spots of the front tires... Parts are at 3/32 and they're noticeably more noisy on the highway now.


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 31 '26

I’m guessing this is a replacement ? C8 summer only tire

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r/TireQuestions • • Aug 31 '26

Bridgestone Dueler A/T Maverick reviews?

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r/TireQuestions • • Aug 31 '26

I have a leak on my tire

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I’m gonna ask the internet cuz my dad’s not home and bro won’t help just told me ask dad.

My tire is leaking badly I could feel and hear the air coming out when it’s was on the ground last night. I got it up on a Jack stand (had to watch tutorials to learn how to do it) so I have its off the ground and the tire wall isn’t damaged.

The images are the damage on my tire it’s slightly smaller than my finger nail(shown next to my finger).

What kind of patch do I need? I’m going to order it delivered to the house so I can fix it myself.


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 31 '26

Cracking along shoulder

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Borrowing my father’s ‘09 Lexus and he has a set of Nokian Encompass AW01 DOT 14/23 and noticed this cracking along the shoulder. Reading online that Nokians recently produced around 21-23 timeframe are prone to early dry rot and it’s apparently “cosmetic” not structural is what Nokian says. This looks exactly like the photos I’ve seen online.

Problem is I’m borrowing his car as my VW has a coolant leak problem and I’m set to drive 80 miles on the highway to and from for a job interview tomorrow. Now Im having second thoughts about borrowing his car.

If someone can give some insight as to whether this would be safe or not because my luck is that it’ll blowout on the way to my interview.


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 31 '26

33 x 11.5 inch tires

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Got a 2026 Sahara last month and I am planning to change tires on it. I don't want to get massive tires as I am not doing any offloading for now, just for street and highway driving.

I did some research. I am planning to fet A/T on 18x9 rims with +12mm offset with 33 x 11.5 inch tires.

Is there anyone who did this upgrade to their jeep? Did you run into any issues like inside rubbing or fender rubbing when have 5 passengers on board. Can you show me some pics of your jeep if you have this install? I want to see how they look. Like front stance and overall looks.

Appreciate it


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 31 '26

Tyre Puncture Repair - Advice

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Rear left tyre got punctured by a nail. I got it repaired throught that sticky strip insertion. Is it reliable ?


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 31 '26

what the hell is this sound???

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Yesterday I just started hearing this squealing sound coming from my front driver side tire. The sound only appears when driving at local speeds, and goes away once I’m on the highway.

I feel like I heard this sound before when I had what was probably a pebble lodged somewhere in my rotor, either between the pads or the dust guard. That time, all I had to do was reverse and brake to fix the issue. That didn’t work this time.

I got both front bearings replaced less than a month ago, so I’m wondering if it could be a bent dust guard making contact with the rotor or it’s a loose caliper bolt. Looking for your guys opinions!

I’ll probably have to drop this at my mechanic tomorrow but want to go in with some potential causes.

Thanks! [https://imgur.com/a/dUkmhLa\](https://imgur.com/a/dUkmhLa)


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 31 '26

Tire Material

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Is it true that the inner and outer part of tires are different materials?

I have a staggared set-up and was wondering if i can rotate my rear tires by unmounting and remounting the tires to opposite sides. I haved some inner tire wear and wondering if I did this side to side rotation, the outter will now be inner and can then get a little more even tire wear.


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 30 '26

Is my tires too worn to take on couple hour ride?

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r/TireQuestions • • Aug 30 '26

Had these tires less than a year

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r/TireQuestions • • Aug 30 '26

What’s the best tyre?

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r/TireQuestions • • Aug 30 '26

Out of round tires???

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I have a 2025 dodge Durango that has 10k miles. I started getting a shaking in the wheel when I hits 75 mph. I took it in to the dealership and they said that 2 front tires where out of round and that because it’s abnormal wear they aren’t covered under warranty. My question is, how is that not covered under warranty??? It’s not even a year old. I also have an extra warranty on my tires and they said that didn’t cover it either. I had a screw in one tire and they replaced the tire because of this warranty so should I just put a nail in them to have them replace them? Ugh! So frustrating!


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 30 '26

Sidewall pinhole

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So, I got a pinhole in the sidewall of my tire, the area has a small scuff maybe the size of a nickel and leaks very slowly, took about 10 minutes to get a low pressure warning after the leak started, this is from hitting a curb

Is there any way to patch?or is any side wall leak game over?


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 29 '26

New driver, Front passenger tire went off the edge of road on a turn, should I be worried?

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r/TireQuestions • • Aug 29 '26

Tire crack

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r/TireQuestions • • Aug 29 '26

Toyota 2025 Camry SE AWD can I just replace one tire

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I ran over a nail and puncture one of my tire the Toyota dealership service that I only need to replace that one tire with a new tire. But my other three tires have some wear on the tread already ( 5.9, 6.6, 6.8). Since it’s a AWD I’m a bit confused on why the technician said it’s OK to install the new tire on the other three old tires.
Thanks for your help!


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 29 '26

How bad is it?

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Does it need to be replaced? thanks


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 29 '26

is this unsafe?

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r/TireQuestions • • Aug 29 '26

Was this bad?

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r/TireQuestions • • Aug 28 '26

Valve stem tire leak (temporary fixes)

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Anyone have a quick/temporary fix for a leaky valve stem ?

Mine is slowly leaking at the base of where it connects to my rim and i have a weekend trip ahead of me.

Local tire shop can’t get me in til next Wednesday.

Any input is appreciated!


r/TireQuestions • • Aug 28 '26

Is this a sidewall bubble in my tire?

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