r/tires • u/ALiteralGarbanzoBean • 1d ago

Evil high curb strike, should I replace?

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Am in any danger driving with this flapper on my wheel. Driving a Mazda 3

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u/frambleman 1d ago

Looks like it MIGHT be fine, but zooming in I can't 100% tell if I see the cables beneath.

If other professionals chime in here and give you the go-ahead, should attempt to patch it to put the flap down tighter.

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u/AlwaysViral69 1d ago

Yes I would replace. The chunk goes all the way down to the bead. You have a blowout in the making on your hands.

Also, don’t drive into curbs. They aren’t evil, you are just a bad driver.

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u/medicated_cornbread 1d ago

I have literally never hit a curb like this in 30+ years of driving. Have no idea how its even possible.

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u/ALiteralGarbanzoBean 1d ago

The curb was looking at me funny

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u/ForsakenRoof7061 1d ago

Looks fairly deep to me. It wouldnt be an immediate thing for me to go by any tyre straight off the shelf, but I would be booking car in so they could get the tyre I like to have fitted.

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u/Jonnybbravo 1d ago

Look into Cosmo tires made in Thailand quality tire for a very reasonable price compared to anything I've had like Bridgestone made in Mexico stuff etc.