Tire blew on the freeway Options

[daazndood]

I was going like 75ish on the freeway when my passenger rear tire decided to stop cooperating. I got lucky it was the rear and not the front. I was able to pull to the shoulder very easily. To make things worse, I couldnt put the spare on because the wrench wouldnt go deep enough to take the lug nuts on for some reason. Im thinkin the rim got bent and warped which didnt allow me to secure the wrench onto the lug nuts but not sure yet. what a downer!! AAA emergency roadside assistance rules though, had a tow truck within 20 minutes of calling them.

the rest of the tires should have close to 10k miles left in them. I got them on(kumhos) about 4 years ago and put a little over 30k on since. I thought it was supposed to get 40k miles but i'll check my papers again. If the rim is not bent, would I just need to replace the 2 rear tires? If the rim IS bent I'll probably have to get 4 new rims along with 4 new tires, for the safest route right?

[richee3]

I've never had a good experience with Kumhos. I recently had a set of Ecsta 4X's that lasted nearly as long as they should have, but one had an issue with the belts separating. That was my best experience with them, the others were all junk. You are definitely better off to replace all four if you have the spare cash. You can get away with buying a single matching rim if yours is bent or ruined. It's very fortunate that you were able to keep control of your car and nobody got hurt.

[daazndood]

I've never had a good experience with Kumhos. I recently had a set of Ecsta 4X's that lasted nearly as long as they should have, but one had an issue with the belts separating. That was my best experience with them, the others were all junk. You are definitely better off to replace all four if you have the spare cash. You can get away with buying a single matching rim if yours is bent or ruined. It's very fortunate that you were able to keep control of your car and nobody got hurt.

I always thought kumhos were a good brand. Of course 1 bad experience for me is not enough to shun an entire company but I might as well try a different brand this next time around.

I'm gonna keep an eye on craiglist and ebay for now to see if I can find 2 similar lookin rims then I can at least have the rears match. I also saw some pretty nice full sets of rims for around $250 at the local shops, but I'd rather not have to get new rims at this point. I'm pretty certain its bent tho since I drove a few hundred feet with no tire but I'l take it to a shop and see tomorrow. Got my nifty spare donut on.

[chucho]

I've never had a good experience with Kumhos. I recently had a set of Ecsta 4X's that lasted nearly as long as they should have, but one had an issue with the belts separating. That was my best experience with them, the others were all junk. You are definitely better off to replace all four if you have the spare cash. You can get away with buying a single matching rim if yours is bent or ruined. It's very fortunate that you were able to keep control of your car and nobody got hurt.

I always thought kumhos were a good brand. Of course 1 bad experience for me is not enough to shun an entire company but I might as well try a different brand this next time around.

I'm gonna keep an eye on craiglist and ebay for now to see if I can find 2 similar lookin rims then I can at least have the rears match. I also saw some pretty nice full sets of rims for around $250 at the local shops, but I'd rather not have to get new rims at this point. I'm pretty certain its bent tho since I drove a few hundred feet with no tire but I'l take it to a shop and see tomorrow. Got my nifty spare donut on.

I've also had the same thing happen to me years ago in my celica on a set of kuhmos. Changed to Goodyears and haven't had any issues.

[Special_Edy]

I had a goodyear shred on me going over an interchange a few months back. Same deal it was on the rear passenger.

Before you go wasting money on a wheel, take the one that is potentially damaged to the shop that balances your tires and have them check it. In some cases they can even be straightened. I would imagine plenty of shops like discount tire would even check it for free if you ask.
The rim being bent could definately cause the tire to blow out, but the tire blowing out wouldnt cause the rim to bend unless you drove over a speedbump at 75mph on the bare rim. It usually takes running into something like a curb pretty hard to bend a wheel.

[chucho]

I had a goodyear shred on me going over an interchange a few months back. Same deal it was on the rear passenger.

Before you go wasting money on a wheel, take the one that is potentially damaged to the shop that balances your tires and have them check it. In some cases they can even be straightened. I would imagine plenty of shops like discount tire would even check it for free if you ask.
The rim being bent could definately cause the tire to blow out, but the tire blowing out wouldn't cause the rim to bend unless you drove over a speedbump at 75mph on the bare rim. It usually takes running into something like a curb pretty hard to bend a wheel.

Making sure the tire always has the correct PSI also helps with the integrity of the tire not to mention MPG too.

[daazndood]

I had a goodyear shred on me going over an interchange a few months back. Same deal it was on the rear passenger.

Before you go wasting money on a wheel, take the one that is potentially damaged to the shop that balances your tires and have them check it. In some cases they can even be straightened. I would imagine plenty of shops like discount tire would even check it for free if you ask.
The rim being bent could definately cause the tire to blow out, but the tire blowing out wouldnt cause the rim to bend unless you drove over a speedbump at 75mph on the bare rim. It usually takes running into something like a curb pretty hard to bend a wheel.

I just imagined driving over a speed bump at 75 mph on bare rim and legit LOLed at work haha.

I didnt know it took that much to bend a rim. I've seen so many bent rims on craigslist. What the hell are people doing to manage this?

As soon as my tire blew out I pulled over right away. I probably drove 1-200 feet before stopping. I dont think it was ever completely bare rim though. Good to know, I will definitely take it to a discount tire co since I bought the tires there originally.

[Special_Edy]

It probably wouldnt take that much, I just said 75 cause thats how fast you were going. But even without a tire it would take a pretty nasty bump to bend a rim. Most of the time its from someone plowing over a curb or running over something in the road, like a decent sized rock or an ex-girlfriend.
But have it checked. It should be as simple as them putting it on the balancing machine without a tire. They can visually check for out of round with it spinning on the machine as well as see if the weight is off balance. But the possibility exists that the rim was bent beforehand, and the bend caused the tire to pop prematurely on you.

This post has been edited by Special_Edy: Jan 15, 2013 - 6:43 PM

[NYp8tBaller07]

I just picked up a set of hankook ventus v4 es, I have heard a lot of good about them. Give those a shot I got mine for a pinch over 400 for all four