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OK, so I’m a new 991 driver, driving a loaner while my 996 is in the shop. The 991 is a base PDK car, with stock 20” wheels and P-Zeros - about 13k miles on the odometer.
After a spirited rive in my rented 991 I noticed the right rear wheel was rashed for about 6” on the rim, and there were paint chips pretty much the rest of the way around it. I couldn’t see any evidence of scuffing anywhere on the sidewall beyond the tread line. I checked the tire pressure and it was a solid 40psi.
So now I’m sitting here wondering:
1. How in the heck did that happen?
2. Should I report it to Hertz
Thoughts? WTF?
Last edited by tshort; 06-21-2018 at 04:32 PM.
Reason: Add/change
I would think traction would give way before a street tire would roll that much to expose the rim and you shouldn't be driving like that on a public road anyway. Sounds like it's your problem, not the dealer's problem.
Wow you guys get busy early - I’m still waking up. More details:
No, I didn’t hit a curb, or anything else. This particular corner is a block from my home and I travel it regularly. There are no bumps, lumps, holes, or anything else to hit. It is unusually wide, giving you plenty of room to play with.
This morning I checked the tire pressure again to get a cold pressure reading and it came in at 39psi - stone cold (ambient temp in the garage overnight was probably in the 60s).
The information plate on the driver side door jam indicates a pressure of 45psi (which, honestly, I was surprised by how high that is - hadn’t seen a recommended pressure that high - and that was for front and rear).
Wow you guys get busy early - I’m still waking up. More details:
No, I didn’t hit a curb, or anything else. This particular corner is a block from my home and I travel it regularly. There are no bumps, lumps, holes, or anything else to hit. It is unusually wide, giving you plenty of room to play with.
This morning I checked the tire pressure again to get a cold pressure reading and it came in at 39psi - stone cold (ambient temp in the garage overnight was probably in the 60s).
The information plate on the driver side door jam indicates a pressure of 45psi (which, honestly, I was surprised by how high that is - hadn’t seen a recommended pressure that high - and that was for front and rear).
As I said initially, I have a 996 with stock 18” wheels and pretty sticky tires. I have pushed it into this same corner dozens of times. Sometimes I get it just right and get a little slide with no traction management intervention, other times I can definitely feel the traction management intervening. Even running track pressures (ie, a little lower than “recommended”) while running DE events I’ve never seen a tire/wheel do this on my 996 or my G-50 Carerra (the latter has 16” wheels and much higher sidewalls, so not surprising).
Here’s a picture of the damaged wheel:
No longer pristine :-(
You're sure this wasn't like this before picking up??
That’s a lot of damage. I’m no expert but I guess it’s possible but never experienced or had anyone mentioned tire roll on the street before. I don’t see any damage to the Pirelli. I would think if it was curb rash the raised lip of the tire would show damage also. [img]blob:https://rennlist.com/da675c7b-d576-4165-9408-72a253f9f3e5[/img]
06-21-2018, 12:24 AM
Rashed rim from tire roll???
