Took in for summer tire swap out & next day blowout!Look at the pic & share thoughts
03-15-2019, 09:39 AM
#17
Banned
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Chicagoland Area
Posts: 26,141
Likes: 0
Received 5,414 Likes
on
2,517 Posts
Do they want you to replace both rear tires or just the damaged one?
03-15-2019, 09:45 AM
#18
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
They didn't recommend one or the other. just asked if i wanted to do one or both. I was hoping they would offer to split the cost and each do one...but no such luck. I told them just to replace the one for right now. I was just so irritated at the time...probably should have just done both. The tires only have 9k on them.
03-15-2019, 10:09 AM
#20
Banned
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Chicagoland Area
Posts: 26,141
Likes: 0
Received 5,414 Likes
on
2,517 Posts
They didn't recommend one or the other. just asked if i wanted to do one or both. I was hoping they would offer to split the cost and each do one...but no such luck. I told them just to replace the one for right now. I was just so irritated at the time...probably should have just done both. The tires only have 9k on them.
After you get back up & running again, and the vibration is cleared up, pay very close attention upon aggressive accelerations. If anything wonky is going on, it's because the new tire is 9-10/32's and the old tire is significantly below that differential threshold.
03-15-2019, 02:58 PM
#21
Burning Brakes
Anyone else first think that looks like a plug ejected itself...?. The threads pulled the way they are, the deformed rubber to one side only -- wouldn't you think this was a plug job that failed? Wobbling feel could have been the plug partially out. I mean, they do fail, right?
03-15-2019, 03:16 PM
#22
Rennlist Member
Anyone else first think that looks like a plug ejected itself...?. The threads pulled the way they are, the deformed rubber to one side only -- wouldn't you think this was a plug job that failed? Wobbling feel could have been the plug partially out. I mean, they do fail, right?
03-15-2019, 07:54 PM
#23
Three Wheelin'
03-15-2019, 09:35 PM
#24
Well, by 911 standards, that's a ton of miles. And looking closely at your pic in post #1, I see other nearby cuts in the thread, so you probably did run over something.
After you get back up & running again, and the vibration is cleared up, pay very close attention upon aggressive accelerations. If anything wonky is going on, it's because the new tire is 9-10/32's and the old tire is significantly below that differential threshold.
After you get back up & running again, and the vibration is cleared up, pay very close attention upon aggressive accelerations. If anything wonky is going on, it's because the new tire is 9-10/32's and the old tire is significantly below that differential threshold.
9k is a TON of miles for the rears. You don’t mention the model (unless I missed something) but if it’s 991.1S then you have PTV (or it could have been optioned on a base) and if you do, in my experience, rear differentials ride very poorly with mismatched tires (or ones with significant treadwear differences). Food for thought...
03-16-2019, 02:41 PM
#26
Burning Brakes
As suggested you should replace the 9000 mile tire so you have a new set on the rear , buy it from TR and save yourself a few dollars ( have it shipped to one of TR installers and have it road forced balance both of them
04-13-2019, 08:47 PM
#28
Three Wheelin'
Get both rear tires replaced and keep the "good" old tire as a back-up spare - just in case. The fronts generally last the life of two rears. So the next time around you can get four new tires. 