I hate my 3rd thred to be a problem. As you can tell from the title, I got a flat tire.
I was on my way to work and running a little late. So I was driving a bit faster than I should. I am not talking about 130mph, just 100.

Any ways when I was getting ready to take my exit from a highway, there was some rough pavement on a turn, I drove over it. It was nothing major, no huge pot holes or anything like that. But when I got to work, one of my coworkers, on her way out, commented to me that she likes my low profiel tires...I thought it was a compliment at first. I came to realize that it wasn't.
My front passanger tired was flat.

I have tired to find if I ran over a nail or anything like that, that could of caused my tire to leak air. But I couldn't find anything.

It really makes me . I only had my wheels over 3 weeks and this happens.

SO I am on here to see what could of caused my tire to leak air?
I am at work now and don't know what exactly wrong with it. I will have to get it checked once I get home.

Wish me luck guys. I hope I didn't bent the rim, so it leaks air now. I so don't want to replace it, due to the fact that one rim costs $800+.

~Pete~
ps. I do have heighbors that are jealous of our cars. From time to time, they will put nails under the tires...but I hope its not the case. If i only knew who they were. I would them, then them, and last but not least them. so I can kick their head down the street.

 

I guess you guys don't like reading sad stories haha

 

Ok so I get home and take the tire off, nothing is in the the tire itself, so where is the air leak? By submerging my wheel into some water and guess what...I have a leak from the bent area of the rim....what the !)_%#@!!!
I haven't even had these for a month and I got a bent rim??? I guess I should of been more careful, knowing that, it was that same rim that was repaired before.

OK here is the deal, do I just take it to the shop and let them repair it, or do I get a new one? Its a 2pc, 5zigen 5zr. 19x7, but I can't find them anywhere in that size!!!!

 

Take it to the wheel shop and hear what they suggest, then you can decide with the cost wise. Did you damage the tire while running it on flat? that would be a bummer if you did.

 

well from my experiences, I 've had air leaking out of my tires with no nail or bent rim but a slash on the inner sidewall of the tire where you couldnt even see it. So basically you need to unmount it to see or else take it to the wheel shop and have them check it out.