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Rave E55 · 18th November 2002, 05:11

A small screw went into the sidewall of my rear tire. It did not go all the way in. I had to pull it out and ripped a 1/2" long gash down the side of the tire. Do I need to change the tire? It seems to be a superficial gash doesn't look bad. Does a gash to the outside affect the integrity of the tire? It is a fairly new tire and I would hate to change it unnecessarily.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

RAREM5 · 18th November 2002, 05:14

Rave,

I would recommend you to get a new tire. You never know when that gash will open up and ended up with a blow out. Especially on our high performance beasts. Not safe to drive and not worth of risk.

Regards,

Rare

Rave E55 · 18th November 2002, 05:17

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Originally posted by RAREM5
Rave,
I would recommend you to get a new tire. You never know when that gash will open up and ended up with a blow out. Especially on our high performance beasts. Not safe to drive and not worth of risk.

Regards,

Rare

That was my gut feeling, better safe than sorry.

RAREM5 · 18th November 2002, 05:21

Perhaps... if that tire is new... then I would try to get a new one under warranty. Many moons ago, I bought a set of Goodyear Gatorbacks for my Dodge Daytona Turbo Z (remember those POS), one of the tires had a small gash. I didn't notice it for over a month, I took it back to the place and got a new tire in return. Took a lot of convincing but ended up with a new tire. It doesn't hurt to try before you shell out $$$ for a new tire.

Good luck.

Rave E55 · 18th November 2002, 05:34

I'll try thanks

VicM5 · 18th November 2002, 06:02

Generally the sidewall of a tire has about 1/2 the plies that the tread has. Since the integrity of the sidewall is now compromised you could end up getting a major blowout if the pressure is too great on the weakened area. I would get a new tire immediately as its not worth the safety of yourself and others let alone the headache of possibly having to replace a rim.

Need4Spd · 18th November 2002, 06:07

Change it. Your life is worth way much more than $600 (cost of replacing 2 tires; unless the other one is nearly new, it's better to change both rear tires at the same time). Be safe.