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Old 12-18-2009, 03:56 PM
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I blew a rear tire with about 2,000 miles on it. both rears were brand new this summer. can I still get away with just replacing the blown tire or should I replace both and keep the good one as a spare?
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I had the same problem; the car was on Pss9's and lowered considerably (RS height). I tried a single tire... no worky.

Then put on a pair of new ones and voila! Car handled terribly though there was little mileage on the remaining good tire.

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Originally Posted by friar93
I blew a rear tire with about 2,000 miles on it. both rears were brand new this summer. can I still get away with just replacing the blown tire or should I replace both and keep the good one as a spare?
I would think you would be fine with the same brand and type tire unless you really drove a hard 2,000 miles and wore that tread out fast.
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Originally Posted by 95 NC 993
I would think you would be fine ...... unless you really drove a hard 2,000 miles .
well....it is a rear tire and it is a Porsche so that 2k miles is like 10k miles in a Toyota Camry.
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Originally Posted by friar93
well....it is a rear tire and it is a Porsche so that 2k miles is like 10k miles in a Toyota Camry.
So true, I get about 6k on a set of rears... although that is all pleasure driving.



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