Just got back from off-roading and fishing in the eastern sierras w some friends. Had a great time. Buddy popped a tire (Falken wild peak) going down a trail w sharp rocks and other hazards. My truck was fine but when I got home (driving for 6 hours) I notice this little tear in my side wall. You think the tire needs to be replaced?
Should I replace this tire?
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If that was on my vehicle, I wouldn't.
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No, had a worse one on the Caprice. Took it, they said it was fine drove in it 30,000 miles. You are good.
I would run that.
I wouldn't.
But I've been rocking a sidewall bubble in a rear tire for like 10k miles.
But I've been rocking a sidewall bubble in a rear tire for like 10k miles.
Can scorpions re-grow a lost leg?
Hey. that scorpion is molting! Next week, it's going to fly out of that tire 
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Put a little cast on his leg and check it every couple days. If it has to be amputated, he still has 7 others.
No because the damage is cosmetic.
I'd say...it depends...is it a P or LT tire. LT tires have stronger sidewalls.
A year ago I would have said the same thing as others have posted, but after my incident in Atlanta, I might reconsider.
I wasn't off roading, but ran into a small concrete statue at my wife's sister's house in Atlanta...very narrow driveway. At that time the damage seemed superficial...only severely scuffing up the letter 'T' on the side wall (P tire). I didn't think much of it.
Well, that night while going home, I-75N, just outside of Atlanta at about 75MPH...BOOM! Granted, these are the cheap Cooper tires from Walmart...but still...
A year ago I would have said the same thing as others have posted, but after my incident in Atlanta, I might reconsider.
I wasn't off roading, but ran into a small concrete statue at my wife's sister's house in Atlanta...very narrow driveway. At that time the damage seemed superficial...only severely scuffing up the letter 'T' on the side wall (P tire). I didn't think much of it.
Well, that night while going home, I-75N, just outside of Atlanta at about 75MPH...BOOM! Granted, these are the cheap Cooper tires from Walmart...but still...
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Well, that's the purpose of the rubber in the sidewall - to protect the vital parts.
That tear isn't anything to worry about.
That tear isn't anything to worry about.
IMO Coopers have weak sidewalls.
I've got a bubble in an AT3 4S and the roughest thing they've seen is a gravel trail.
I've got a bubble in an AT3 4S and the roughest thing they've seen is a gravel trail.
