is this safe?
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is this safe? i had these wheels put on my car when i first returned from my deployment in the beginning of march. all 4 tires were brand new. i had previous posts about an issue i came into with my wheels i bought used, they had some corrosion, some sharp edges, etc on the inside of the rim where the tire edges meet, had some bead leaks, blah blah blah.
well i had some drag radials put on and put my rear tires in my garage and never looked at them. well i'm planning on putting my regular tires back on today and selling my DRs. i came across this when cleaning them. it looks really bad, but the cut is on the inner edge of the tire (part of the tire that shows on the outside of the car). it doesn't look like it will interfere with the bead sealing, then i saw the chunk missing from another. all this must have happened when i had them on initially and had all the tire pressure problems.
my question is can i mount these and be good to go because none of this is on the outside of the tire, or the sidewall? it doesn't go up to the part that actually makes the seal with the rim, and the rest of the tire is good on the inside and sides. any input would be great. i'm trying to do this within the next hour or two that way my sunday isn't spend at the auto shop. thanks and sorry for the long post...
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well i had some drag radials put on and put my rear tires in my garage and never looked at them. well i'm planning on putting my regular tires back on today and selling my DRs. i came across this when cleaning them. it looks really bad, but the cut is on the inner edge of the tire (part of the tire that shows on the outside of the car). it doesn't look like it will interfere with the bead sealing, then i saw the chunk missing from another. all this must have happened when i had them on initially and had all the tire pressure problems.
my question is can i mount these and be good to go because none of this is on the outside of the tire, or the sidewall? it doesn't go up to the part that actually makes the seal with the rim, and the rest of the tire is good on the inside and sides. any input would be great. i'm trying to do this within the next hour or two that way my sunday isn't spend at the auto shop. thanks and sorry for the long post...
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Yea you will be fine. People come into the shop all the time with tires that look like that and they seal just fine.
Comes from people dismounting them and being careless.
I would be worried if it was a bigger area and more of the cord was showing.
Comes from people dismounting them and being careless.
I would be worried if it was a bigger area and more of the cord was showing.
And if they say they cant mount them because of it they are full of **** and are trying to sell you new tires. I guarantee that will not harm the tire in any way. I have been in the tire business for 2 years now.
Dont even bring up the tears, just take them in and tell them to mount them.
Dont even bring up the tears, just take them in and tell them to mount them.
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thanks for the quick response. now i can finish scrubbing all the junk off the inside.
