couldnt find where to post this question about my tires

JASonic · April 12th, 2008, 03:37 PM

... so it ends up in here. Im sure it will be moved if there is a better place.

I bought ceramic pads last week and pussed out on doin it myself. I had the local hillbilly shop do it for me. The cool thing about that place is I sit out in their garage while they do it and watch everything they do. Gives me a chance to ask a bunch of questions and learn a bit along the way.

So they have the front tires off and Reggie says "hey, feel this bump on the front right tire". Sure enough, there is a little "swell" on the outside tread of the tire. The tires have maybe 8,000 miles on them. He said it was because I need an alignment (which these guys dont do).

So I go today and try to find a shop. They're all a bunch of lazy bitches closed on Saturday or booked up the rest of the day.

I have to wait till Tuesday because thats the next day I'll have a chance.

My question is this.... if I rotate the tires from back to front, will that help my situation before that "bump" becomes a hole or a blow out? Or is the tire just fucked now?

HMUSN · April 12th, 2008, 03:42 PM

depends on the size of the bump.

pics?

ByPopularDemand · April 12th, 2008, 04:39 PM

Best thing to do is replace it

GreenFaleen · April 12th, 2008, 04:45 PM

bumps usually mean you curbed it or hit it extremely hard, bad alignment can cause them too, but u need a new tire, whoever installed your tires should have alligned them when they did it

JASonic · April 12th, 2008, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by HMUSN

depends on the size of the bump.

pics?

It would be pointless to take a pic because I can barely tell by looking. But when I felt it, I could feel a lump. It was just like a slightly raised section. Maybe coming off the the tire by 1/4 inch or so. It was about 2 inches long

GtrTech · April 12th, 2008, 11:42 PM

Go back to where you got the tires get it replaced, sounds like the belts are separating.

Dansby · April 12th, 2008, 11:44 PM

It will be fine until you can get it fixed, dont worry about that. My mom had a bump on here tire that was about an inch off the normal tire and I drove it down the highway at 65 mph to discount tire.

April 12th, 2008, 03:37 PM	#1
JASonic The George Forman of Keepers Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,385 iTrader: 20 reviews	couldnt find where to post this question about my tires ... so it ends up in here. Im sure it will be moved if there is a better place. I bought ceramic pads last week and pussed out on doin it myself. I had the local hillbilly shop do it for me. The cool thing about that place is I sit out in their garage while they do it and watch everything they do. Gives me a chance to ask a bunch of questions and learn a bit along the way. So they have the front tires off and Reggie says "hey, feel this bump on the front right tire". Sure enough, there is a little "swell" on the outside tread of the tire. The tires have maybe 8,000 miles on them. He said it was because I need an alignment (which these guys dont do). So I go today and try to find a shop. They're all a bunch of lazy bitches closed on Saturday or booked up the rest of the day. I have to wait till Tuesday because thats the next day I'll have a chance. My question is this.... if I rotate the tires from back to front, will that help my situation before that "bump" becomes a hole or a blow out? Or is the tire just fucked now?

April 12th, 2008, 03:42 PM	#2
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	depends on the size of the bump. pics? __________________

April 12th, 2008, 04:39 PM	#3
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,666 iTrader: 0 reviews	Best thing to do is replace it __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

April 12th, 2008, 04:45 PM	#4
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	bumps usually mean you curbed it or hit it extremely hard, bad alignment can cause them too, but u need a new tire, whoever installed your tires should have alligned them when they did it __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

April 12th, 2008, 11:42 PM	#6
GtrTech Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mobile,Al Posts: 83 iTrader: 0 reviews	Go back to where you got the tires get it replaced, sounds like the belts are separating. __________________ The war is coming to the streets of America and if you are not keeping and bearing and practicing with your arms then you will be helpless and you will be the victim of evil. Ted Nugent

April 12th, 2008, 11:44 PM	#7
Dansby Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orange, Texas Posts: 2,285 iTrader: 1 reviews	It will be fine until you can get it fixed, dont worry about that. My mom had a bump on here tire that was about an inch off the normal tire and I drove it down the highway at 65 mph to discount tire.

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