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Have less than 7,000 miles driven on this car bought it used and tires replaced shortly before I purchased. just found a bubble on the sidewall of my front passenger side tire, not sure if it's manufactured defect or if something happened to it nothing really stands out in my mind that I hit but the roads are shit in Delaware. Either way, I know I need to get it replaced. what would the best suggestion be? change the tire immediately to the spare and ride on that until I can bring it to a shop to replace? also one shop I called said that they wouldn't put a different brand because it could affect the all-wheel drive, this is news for me as I thought that only tire size made a difference with the differentials. that being said, with the minimal amount of wear that's on my tires, would putting a new tire on just one wheel make any type of significant difference with how the all-wheel drive performs or affected durability? I would suspect no but does anyone see a problem with just replacing one tire or if there's a problem with one tire, should both front tires be replaced? Thank you
 
What specific tire model is in question?
 
BR19GT2 said:
Have less than 7,000 miles driven on this car bought it used and tires replaced shortly before I purchased. just found a bubble on the sidewall of my front passenger side tire, not sure if it's manufactured defect or if something happened to it nothing really stands out in my mind that I hit but the roads are shit in Delaware. Either way, I know I need to get it replaced. what would the best suggestion be? change the tire immediately to the spare and ride on that until I can bring it to a shop to replace? also one shop I called said that they wouldn't put a different brand because it could affect the all-wheel drive, this is news for me as I thought that only tire size made a difference with the differentials. that being said, with the minimal amount of wear that's on my tires, would putting a new tire on just one wheel make any type of significant difference with how the all-wheel drive performs or affected durability? I would suspect no but does anyone see a problem with just replacing one tire or if there's a problem with one tire, should both front tires be replaced? Thank you
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I would replace the damaged tire right aware. Nothing more.

I would only consider replacing both fronts if the non-damaged tire was down to 6/32" or 5/32"
 
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A little tough to see because of the salt but there's also a hole right on top of the a so it could potentially be a pinch but either way even though it's so small I'm guessing it should be replaced I have no idea when it happened I just found it yesterday.
 

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Yup need replacement right away.
 
The sidewall is deformed (stretching), by those pics. As long as you stayed on surface roads and no more than c. 50 MPH, it is highly unlikely that the tire would fail outright any time soon. I wouldn't put the donut/spare on. Also, don't mix brands. The OD is only one consideration: the tread pattern is important. When they don't match, then the tires can pull against each other, building up tread heat and resulting in a blowout (ask me how I know). So, if your driver's side 225 is mostly new, there should be no problem replacing just the defunct tire with the very same kind of tire.
 
MerlintheMad said:
The sidewall is deformed (stretching), by those pics. As long as you stayed on surface roads and no more than c. 50 MPH, it is highly unlikely that the tire would fail outright any time soon. I wouldn't put the donut/spare on. Also, don't mix brands. The OD is only one consideration: the tread pattern is important. When they don't match, then the tires can pull against each other, building up tread heat and resulting in a blowout (ask me how I know). So, if your driver's side 225 is mostly new, there should be no problem replacing just the defunct tire with the very same kind of tire.
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So if I can't find that tire could I just get 2 new fronts or would that somehow effect the rear as well?
 
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So if I can't find that tire could I just get 2 new fronts or would that somehow effect the rear as well?
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Why would you not find the tire? But if that actually happens, and it were my decision, I would replace all four on an AWD. Someone will say differently, I reckon.
 
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MerlintheMad said:
Why would you not find the tire? But if that actually happens, and it were my decision, I would replace all four on an AWD. Someone will say differently, I reckon.
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Limited tire places in my area and I'm unsure if it could be ordered and replaced by Monday. This is my commuter vehicle. Made some calls today and none of the shops had the exact tire. Mr.tire and NTB are who I have to work with
 
It's a 45K mile tire. The OP says there's ~7K on it, ~16% usage. If money super tight I think he'd be ok replacing one. Ideally both on the axle should be replaced. I don't think the circumference difference between front/rear will be significant enough to make a difference with awd.

Are the rear tires the same size?

Give discount tire a try?
 
Made an appointment on Mr.Tire.com and they did have the exact tire. 203$ installed, actually a pretty good deal. Maybe they have a daily warehouse drop-off or something‍♂️. Thank you all for the advice and opinions
 
OP, great job spotting it - not sure how you were able to do so since it's so small.

And good job too on taking care of it immediately.
 
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OP, great job spotting it - not sure how you were able to do so since it's so small.

And good job too on taking care of it immediately.
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I was surprised myself lol. I have no idea how long it's been there
 
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Before any long trip, I used to raise the front/rear axles of the old car to inspect tires for nails or sidewall damage. A bit difficult to do on this car so I run my hand around the circumference of the tire to feel for anything stuck in the tread. Do the same on the inner sidewall side to feel for bubbles. Leave car in neutral and push it a bit to check the rest of the tire.

Should be part of any monthly inspection (along with the low coolant reservoir level).
 
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