Tire Question

Pelican170

Hey,

So, i have a tire that Nissan can not figure out why or how it is leaking, but surely enough it is... they suggested I buy a new tire.. Do you guys think its ok to replace just one rear tire? The car has just under 7,700 miles. They said it would be OK because they are still newer but figured i would ask the forum's opinion...

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1st

Screw them go to a real tire shop and have them dunk that tire in a bath of water you will find the leak.

Pelican170

Ive been there 4 times and they keep checking it. I dont trust any of the tire places around me... They feel it could be one of the plugs they did and it just might not be able to be fixed...

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matcop

Possible the rim ?

Pelican170

ok back on subject please. regardless of what the problem might be...

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Rusty

Rims do leak too. I have seen a rim on a new Vette leak. It was leaking on the inside part of the rim, through the metal itself. It was a bad casting. Just don't rule this out yet. Take a scrub brush and clean the inside real good. If it's a slow leak,. It will be hard to find. It's a pain.

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jcosta79

How can you not find a leak in a tire? That's like first day of shop class 101.

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Pelican170

again, its most likely a plug that keeps slowly leaking...

Can anyone give me some real input or just close this thread...

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spearfish25

You should base your decision of changing one or all tires upon tread depth and not mileage. The way I drive, my tires are nearly bald by 8k miles. If your tread depth is below about half of new (new is usually 9 or 10/32"...minimum legal is 2/32"), then you should change all the tires. Otherwise your wet performance on the older tires will be impaired compared to the one new tire leading to imbalance in grip and a potentially dangerous situation.

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Pelican170

Thx for the info...

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Luke

i vote for roasting!!!

However if its the rim then its a waste of rubber and $$$ and youll still have the problem.

Like mentioned before go on the depth and how evenly the tyre has worn also.

Good luck with it, this would absolutly do my head in!!!!

speedfreek

If it was my rear tire I would be replacing both, but I have been hard on them. If you drive casually and never spin them or go hard in some turns then you may be able to just replace the one.

I vote roast them and get new ones. Rep if you video it for YouTube

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