A4, Potholes, Sidewall Bulges and Blowouts

Apr 21, 2014 2 Replies
M

What are A4 owners in cold weather states like Michigan doing to help minimize expensive tire replacement due to potholes. I had a set of what I thought were pretty good tires put on 4 months ago and now have to replace both fronts due to bulges in the sidewalls. I believe this is an across the board issue with all manufacturers with the low profile tires.



Thanks for your comments. Mike


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M

Get your government or whoever's responsible to fix the potholes?

Maybe you can claim compensation for the replacement cost.

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A

Buy tire models that are nototious for having stiff pothole resistant sidewals. Unfortunately an average retard who writes a "review" on tirerack.com is typically pretty clueless sidewall wise. The morons typically fall in two categories

  1. Blissfully unaware how sturdy their sidewall is
  2. Get a blown sidewall, blame themselves or the government for not patching up the pothole instead of a crap tire manufactuere. You have to realize though that sturdiness in sidewalls comes at cost: more plies means more weight. And unprung weight is killing suspension, affects handling, etc.
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