Is it safe to drive this tire?

[I_am_Snake]

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[Bob Lob Law]

I wouldn't have a problem driving on it.

 

[Brokestang]

I would run it.

 

[daSNAK3]

Looks like it would be ok.

 

[2021 Mach 1]

Please be safe, maybe have your local shop have a look.

 

[junits15]

Probably fine, watch out for those curbs lol

 

[KingKona]

It's fine. That's specifically why the tire bulges out right at that spot.

 

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[Johnnybee]

Probably. But also depends what value you place on your life. It may run another 10K miles, no problem, or it may let go as you come into an off ramp hot. Personally, given the condition of my OEM Pirellis, I’d probably just accelerate their pending replacement. Only you can tell what the rest of the tire is like, i.e., tread life, since that’s not apparent from the photo.

 

[GD~]

No cords showing, no air leaking, tread left on it....run it.

 

[skinnyb]

That doesn't look too deep. No cords showing, not near the tread, I would run it just based on what I can see. As long as the rim itself is still intact and didn't take a hit as well as the tire.

 

[Brisvegas]

No way i'd run on that on highway speeds . I would go straight of to replace that .

 

[AZlb5.0]

I wouldn’t try and set a land speed record with that tire but I wouldn’t worry about regular highway or in town driving.

 

[Brisvegas]

I wouldn’t try and set a land speed record with that tire but I wouldn’t worry about regular highway or in town driving.

My view come from a previous " It will be alright " type attitude i had a few years back regarding a suspect tyre that left my car totalled but thankfully no-one injured . And i was lucky insurance didnt identify the issue . This is why i err on the side of caution . tyres are cheap , lives and limbs arent .

 

[AZlb5.0]

My view come from a previous " It will be alright " type attitude i had a few years back regarding a suspect tyre that left my car totalled but thankfully no-one injured . And i was lucky insurance didnt identify the issue . This is why i err on the side of caution . tyres are cheap , lives and limbs arent .

I was just giving my opinion like many here. I’ve had a couple of pinched tires in my day and nothing came of it. Glad that no one was hurt in your incident.

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