Bad tire or bad rim?
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Bad tire or bad rim?
So recently I replaced one of my tire in the rear. The tire is brand new and after 2 days, i noticed the car is going flat and vibrate. I took a look at it and notice that the tire had a bubble looking dent on the sidewall. I took it to a few shop and they say its the rim that is leaking out air and that the tire is waiting to be explode because of pressure in the bubble. (according to the tire shop guy)
Its strange because i didnt hit any pot hole during that two days and I never had problem with the rim with previous tires.
To me, it doesn't seem like my rim is bent at the place it losing air from.
Could anyone take a look at the pictures to see which one is bad?
Its strange because i didnt hit any pot hole during that two days and I never had problem with the rim with previous tires.
To me, it doesn't seem like my rim is bent at the place it losing air from.
Could anyone take a look at the pictures to see which one is bad?
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Sorry, but it definitely looks like you hit a pothole and bent the rim and bulged the sidewall. Low profile tires are very suseptible to that type of damge because there is little flex in the sidewall. The tire shop might be able to get a replacement under warranty because the tire is new, but you definitely have to have the rim repaired or replaced or you will have balance and slow-leak problems.
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