I am positive its not good lol but can I still drive on the tires? Just had 2 newish tires mounted (rears) and each of the tires has a small bubble on the outside side wall. grrrrr

Thoughts?

:o i thought it was the old front tires that fucked up...thats shitty :(

I would not drive on tires with sidewall defects (bubbles). If it still has tread try to get a replacement from the manufacturer ... they would not have any way of disproving you were not the original purchaser not that even matters where a manufacturer defect is concerned. Go talk to a tire dealer who sells that brand - not necessary to go to the selling dealer.

:(

+1.

Do not drive for a long period of time on a bubbled tire as you are at an inceased risk for a blowout.

Tire warranties suck. What they may try and tell you is that the bubble may have been caused by impact. This means that is could either be a pothole, or driving with lower air pressure than recommended, or a combo of both.

That sucks T. My side wall busted on me 2 weeks ago, took the tires back to a local tire shop (toyo dealer) and he contacted Toyo directly and eventually got them to cover the tire at a "prorated" cost. Which was bs, cause they base it on tread usage and these tires are less than 2 months old. I ended up paying half. Be careful, the first toyo lady told me I was running the wrong tire size and it was my fault it busted. I'm running 295/25/21 96Y<---important info. Everyone runs this and she said i had to run 99Y and they weren't covering anything. We called back and another lady corrected that for me!! This is my sob story, hopefully they warranty your tire.

Good luck!

In many cases sidewall damage is caused by impact ... that would NOT be covered by a manufacturer's defect warranty but by road hazard coverage IF provided by the manufacturer or purchased by the consumer separately. Low profile tires are sitting ducks for poorly maintained roads :(

In my experiences, especially with low-profile tires mounted on large diameter rims, sidewall bubbles are usually caused by an impact with a pothole or something.

If and when the tire is dismounted, it'll be easy to tell if the bubble is from an impact or from a defect since the impact bubbles usually have sort of a crease or "cut line" on the inside of the tire, just behind the bubble. Bubbles that are a result of a manufacturing defect usually do not have a crease...

Meh, f%Y$ Michlen, gonna order some good ol falkens :)

dont drive on those tires.... i think hankook makes 21" tires now
good luck dealing with Michlen, they are not going to cover it under warranty. PS2s are garbage tires because so many people(on bimmerfest) running 21s on their 7 have got bubbles in the sidewall, including me.
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I wouldn't drive them. I also had that problem on my first tires, the RFT Bridgestones. It was very much noticable while driving. Changed to non-rft Falkens, no problems so far!

I would replace it, especially if you do any "spirited driving", whether that's speeds or G forces.

I had a bubble in a new Goodyear F1 tire caused by a big pothole. The tire dealer recommended I replace it. Hazzard insurance really paid off and it only cost $60 for the replacement.

Ouch that sucks. Sorry to hear that man

sorry to hear... I had the same problem with my front tire 2 weeks ago, but mine was from a sewage drain that was too sunk in on the freeway :mad:
anyways... I replaced my tire the day after I noticed a bubble in the sidewall... didn't wanna risk damaging any more of the car due to the tire goin out u know...

dag, time for some new tires, T! :wacko: