Should this tire be ok?

Apples and Oranges. Trailer tires (specifically the sidewalls) are more robust.

I see a crack where your finger is on picture #32. I don't understand not spending $40 for safety and piece of mind.


Not around here they're not. They're usually some junkyard tire that has been baking in the sun for 20 years that happens to fit whatever rusty rim will also fit the bolt holes on the trailer. Usually hauling a load of trash down the local 4 lane road.

And, maybe he doesn't have the $40, to some people that's a lot of money when its an unexpected expense. If I were in the position where it was either pay a bill or buy a new tire, I'm paying the bills and trying to save for a tire while I'm keeping tabs on the air and driving back and forth to work/store/necessities.

Everything in life is a risk, you try to mitigate the best you can, but sometimes you just have to stare it down and get on with life and hope things hold together long enough to make it right.
 
If your trusted mechanic said that there was no internal damage, why not believe him?. If you're worried about a blow out , put it on the RR :cool:
 
Not around here they're not. They're usually some junkyard tire that has been baking in the sun for 20 years that happens to fit whatever rusty rim will also fit the bolt holes on the trailer. Usually hauling a load of trash down the local 4 lane road.

And, maybe he doesn't have the $40, to some people that's a lot of money when its an unexpected expense. If I were in the position where it was either pay a bill or buy a new tire, I'm paying the bills and trying to save for a tire while I'm keeping tabs on the air and driving back and forth to work/store/necessities.

Everything in life is a risk, you try to mitigate the best you can, but sometimes you just have to stare it down and get on with life and hope things hold together long enough to make it right.

OK, so again, not trailer tires. I know what's down there, as my wife's family has a farm 4 hours south of you. What other folks run on their equipment or vehicle has no bearing to the OP's question as to the condition or safety of his tire. I owned a repair shop and would have taken one look at his tire and condemned it right there.

Regarding money, I get it. But that's not included in the discussion. $40 for a new tire is inexpensive, regardless of peoples income level. My point was that it's just not worth it if that one time he gets on the highway and the thing blows on the ramp. It puts him and others in danger.

There is an obvious ring around the entire carcass and visible cracking at the site of the ring. If the OP was my customer, I would have worked with him on a new replacement or at least found a good used tire. I had three new tire suppliers and two boneyards I worked with depending on my customer's needs. The fact that the shop told him the tire is fine and the OP is still so concerned he posts 32 pictures on an internet forum, would make me look for a new repair shop.
 
I'd say the mechanic hemmed and hawed enough to avoid a suit. OF COURSE, the 100 % "safe solution" is to replace it. But truth be told, the tire looked fine The finish of the side wall was scuffed by the 1/4 mile of run flat but that was the extent of damage. If there were no traces of damage. internally. Last but not least, I'd say put the tire on the RR, because if your gonna have a flat, that's the easiest corner to drive on a flat and the safest to change. YMMV
 
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More than a scuff and finish issue. The tire sidewall is missing material and is cracked.
Either way, it's up to the OP.
 
Cut or cracked sidewalls? Any puncture within an inch of the sidewall? Cracked tread? Not a chance. I would never allow that on my vehicles or anyone I want to be safe.
 
Sorry for all the pictures. My phone sucks. And I figured by cleaning it everything would come out better. I think I'll put it on. And drive to the shop and get a new tire. Since driving too far on small spare is bad on car. Thank you all for the opinions. Not $$ issue, more safety/value issues..lol. (I.e. the tire tread is still good, get most out of it, etc. etc. blah blah). Thanks again everyone. Appreciate it.
 
There may be a day in an emergency when you need to hit the highway in this car and you'll be sweating that "iffy" tire. I don't like the idea of having a vehicle limited to less than its full operation potential. its like driving around with totally wrecked windshield wipers. One day you will get caught in a downpour.
 
Indeed it doesn't look very good.

the only way to know for sure is to see the inside of it.

Usually if you dismount it when it looks like that there is rubber particles laying inside the tire from the sidewall or a distinct smell of hot rubber because it was rolled on the sidewall too long.




edit, I didn't see the part where it has been repaired so they must not have seen any issues inside the tire.
 
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Indeed it doesn't look very good.

the only way to know for sure is to see the inside of it.

Usually if you dismount it when it looks like that there is rubber particles laying inside the tire from the sidewall or a distinct smell of hot rubber because it was rolled on the sidewall too long.




edit, I didn't see the part where it has been repaired so they must not have seen any issues inside the tire.
Yea, they did NOT see any debris in the tire. That's why they didn't refuse repair. They would not have touched it otherwise. I was actually there to purchase 5 new tires for another car and had this tire in that cars truck to have them patch it as well (kill 2 birds/1 stone), so in terms of $$/greed they could very well take advantage of that but didn't.
 
If you pulled that tire off the rim, you'd find a bunch of rubber powder inside and the same sidewall thinning as on the outside.

The tire WAS dismounted and no rubber bits found - see the original post.
 
IME, tire shops usually err on the side of caution in recommending replacement, so I’d trust them when they say it’s OK.
 
Natas, I'm thinking you haven't been around BITOG long, especially in regards to tire condition questions.

What? You rolled through dog poop?!?! That tire must be replaced NOW or you'll kill everyone within a 5 mile radius!!

If the tire is holding air, you're good with it and the tire shop was OK with it, roll on. Just for grins, I'd do as andyd suggested above and keep it on the right rear corner for now.
 
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I appreciate all the opinions on this. I keep going back and forth on it. What I may do is find another of same exact rim, and get new tire for it, and keep this tire/rim as a full size spare in trunk. I actually like having 2 spares in the truck (the crappy small spare and a full size spare), even if it takes up trunk space. Car is a Toyota Echo.

I would use that tire. I was going to ask if that was for a Ford Escort or Toyota Corolla.
 
So if you're going to get another full size tire on a rim, run that as your spare and run this until it goes bad. And run it on the front so it'll wear out so you'll be done with it.

I think you're going to find you hate this tire, it'll get noisy or "off balance" or do something to annoy you that doesn't involve spontaneously losing air. And that's a rough way to live.
 
So it's almost June 2021, and I've been running that tire as a daily driver since Sept 2020. 40-60MPH with some carefree runs of 70-80MPH with no problem whatsoever.
 
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