Hi all. I just wanted to recount a pretty scary mishap that occured to me this week. So I was off this week, loaded up my corolla with. Stuff for a little trip, added a bit of air in my tires to 34 psi all around. Tires were pirelli p7's with 5-6/32nds remaining (on 4th season with them in size 225/45/17. When the car is empty or just a few people I never had any rub from fenders on the tires but when heavily packed and I hit a dip in the road the back tires would scrape the sidewalls. I had intended on rolling the fenders but didnt get around to it. It only created a slight cut around the tire, nothing deep at all and it rarely occured.. One hour into my drive going 70mph about 120km/h, I lost control as the car swerved side to side but luckily I was able to get it to the side of the road without further incident. My back driver side tire ripped apart and left me on the side of the road. I ended up renting a truck for remainder of my trip will review it inanother post. I just wanted to share this so nobody else makes the same mistake as me. I replaced them with a narrower 215/45/17 tire (Cooper Zeon RS3-A). I used to have michellins with a 215 and they were stretched onto the rim and they didnt rub.. Ironically these Coopers are not stretched which makes me wish I went with a 205 and not 215 since it still rubs.. Ugh.. Frustrated with myself over this but am setting a priority to roll my fenders next so my mishap wont happen again. Should of known about rim width before buying the rims.. Im learning the hard way... Just so everyone is aware how little of something can really destroy the integrity of a tire and cause an extremely dangerous situation.
I dont have a pic but other side of my tire resembled this: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/4146712/Re:_What_would_cause_this_tire#Post4146712
I dont have a pic but other side of my tire resembled this: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/4146712/Re:_What_would_cause_this_tire#Post4146712
Last edited: