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justmazduh
03-22-2016, 09:53 PM
Hello guys, I dont know why or how it happened but last night I was driving fine from Brampton To Hamilton no problems with the tire at all, then parked my car on my drive way all night until 5pm today, around 5pm I start my car first time I started the car for this day, found out my front passenger side tire was low on air ddint realize it was already flat. I drove it for 3seconds i was about to leave my driveway and was going to a esso station to fill the air up, suddenly heard a loud sound and happened to see the front right tire got flat and my rim popped out of it, almost cause an accident if that ddint happened. Tires were a little stretch 225/40/18 . and xxr 527 rim. I always check my tire pressure every month, as a matter of fact lastweek i got my tires PSI adjusted to 34psi from nxtmod sauga. used to put 40 psi on it, its a performance summer tires. then that happened. any ideas what cause the problem ? and can i still get the tire fixed? its basically brand new tires 6/32 tire depth on it.
Dubcee
03-22-2016, 10:30 PM
Slow leak from a screw, bad valve stem, or the stretched seal failed.

Take the tire to a shop to evaluate damage. Make sure the wheel isn't bent. Don't stretch next time. Good luck!
justmazduh
03-23-2016, 12:20 AM
Yes I do remember hitting a curb before, and that cause my rim to have a curb rash it was pretty deep actually, so i think that its probably because of the rim? but i checked fr any signs of bent like vibration on the steering but didnt experience that, also i already got the curb rash fixed and checked for any signs of bent rim but dont see anything.
midnightfxgt
03-23-2016, 12:21 PM
1) 6/32 is not new. It's almost half worn out
2) No one is going to be able to tell you what caused it. Could be a puncture, sidewall slice, defective tire, bad valvestem, cracked rim etc etc etc.

Take it in, and have it looked at.
shift8
03-25-2016, 07:51 PM
1) 6/32 is not new. It's almost half worn out
2) No one is going to be able to tell you what caused it. Could be a puncture, sidewall slice, defective tire, bad valvestem, cracked rim etc etc etc.

Take it in, and have it looked at.
Correct.

New is 9/32 (7.1mm). 6/32 is 4.76mm and replacement depth is 4/32 (3mm)