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I am just wondering if today's tires are more prone to side wall damage from, for example, hitting a small pot hole? I experienced a new left front Continental tire on a 2008 VW Jetta that ended up with a large bubble in its side wall. At first I thought the belt slipped but then the tire place said it was impact damage probably from striking a pot hole.
Anyone with experience in today's low profile tires have an opinion?
With most cities and municipalities being squeezed for money to fix potholes, low profile tires are great for the tire industry. I almost feel like running solid rubber tires on my vehicle this time of year.
I am just wondering if today's tires are more prone to side wall damage from, for example, hitting a small pot hole? I experienced a new left front Continental tire on a 2008 VW Jetta that ended up with a large bubble in its side wall. At first I thought the belt slipped but then the tire place said it was impact damage probably from striking a pot hole.
Anyone with experience in today's low profile tires have an opinion?
I don't think there's much question that modern low-profile tires are more prone to sustain sidewall damage when hitting bad stuff, like pot-holes, debris, etc.
You simply don't have as much area to absorb the shock.
what size tire do you have on your Jetta? i didn't think the OEM tire size is anything that would be considered 'low-profile' (which i personally define as anything under '50')
That's the same size that was on my old Beretta GTU. Being broke at the time I bought the tires at Pep Boys when the Gatorbacks wore out at 30KLOL
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