WTF!! Hit a nice pothole on Route 3 in NJ, and have a bubble the size of a golfball in the sidewall
05-21-2000, 02:33 PM
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WTF!! Hit a nice pothole on Route 3 in NJ, and have a bubble the size of a golfball in the sidewall
What to do but buy a new tire huh?
Definitely not getting RE040's
Any opinions what type I should get?? Getting 18 inch wheels this week, but what tires can fit?
Definitely not getting RE040's
Any opinions what type I should get?? Getting 18 inch wheels this week, but what tires can fit?
05-21-2000, 02:45 PM
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try deflating and reinflating. worked for my "bubble"
<p>Peter Y. Lee
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Philadelphia, PA
96 M3 Lux (an S4 aficianado)
Remus exhaust, Brembo OE
slotteds, stainless steel lines,
JimC software & intake, H&R
w/ Bilstein, Hamann HM2 18"s,
S-02's, ERT underdrive pulley,
Ron Stygar SS, Racing Dynamics
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05-21-2000, 02:53 PM
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If you want closest diameter to stock, go with 225/40R18.
However, 235/40R18 is still under 2% error, if you want a wider contact patch.
As always, the miata.net <a href="http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html">Tire Size Calculator</a> is very handy for experimenting with potential tire upgrades.<p>--
Hugh
'00 S4 Nogaro/Onyx+Blue
As always, the miata.net <a href="http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html">Tire Size Calculator</a> is very handy for experimenting with potential tire upgrades.<p>--
Hugh
'00 S4 Nogaro/Onyx+Blue
05-21-2000, 04:25 PM
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Man, you know Jersey will do your wheels in.
My sister and her family lives there. I'll give it to you. You are a brave man to drive on 18s in Jersey......if I lived there I would do it too. 
What wheels are you looking at?<p>00 S4 Silver/Silver
What wheels are you looking at?<p>00 S4 Silver/Silver
05-21-2000, 07:17 PM
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Very interesting, a 235-40-17 is actually quite smaller, you need a 255-40-17 to stay same!
Oddly enough, a 255-40-17 is what comes stock on a 4.2 A6. I wonder how they get it to clear the front suspension.
05-21-2000, 10:03 PM
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Re: Man, you know Jersey will do your wheels in.
what is wrong with the roads in Jersey? I live in south jersey and have no problems. It is PA that really hurts. I did go to college near Rt. 18 and found the roads a bit different than S. Jersey.
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05-22-2000, 03:40 AM
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Same problem - hit a pothole yesterday in Austin TX
I also now have a small bubble, will this happen on any 45 series tire or is this just a problem with the Bridgestones.<p>Godfrey 00 S4 Silver/Onyx
05-22-2000, 04:07 AM
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Only short term, you have a sidewall defect, makes the tire dangerous.
<p>Jim De Arras
<a href="http://www.imola.org">2000 00 Imola/Onyx/Alcantera S4</a>
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<a href="http://www.imola.org">2000 00 Imola/Onyx/Alcantera S4</a>
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05-22-2000, 04:08 AM
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Any tire can have the problem, but the 040's have weak sidewalls, single ply, poor rubber..
<p>Jim De Arras
<a href="http://www.imola.org">2000 00 Imola/Onyx/Alcantera S4</a>
MTM Stage III on order
MTM Suspension on order
<a href="http://www.imola.org">2000 00 Imola/Onyx/Alcantera S4</a>
MTM Stage III on order
MTM Suspension on order