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[Thawk97]

I bought a set of wheels and had the tires dismounted. When I saw them for the first time I noticed this damage on one of the fronts. I think I know this can happen on dismount sometimes. Can these be remounted reliably/safely? (Toyo R888R)

The damage goes up the inside of the sidewall about 1/4-3/8 inch.

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[pokeyl]

I would not run them. You will have problems finding a tire shop that will mount them.

[uvbnbit]

to me, that looks like damage from mounting. bead gets "pinched" between mounting head and rim edge of wheel, and installer basically keeps wheel turning and damages that. I doubt it would leak, but under extreme gripping conditions, you may have some issues.

[SNKEBIT]

How old re they? I'll run them.

[SA Heat]

No way I'd run them on anything I care about. Looks like a good candidate for pressurized air to creep into the damaged areas and cause a separation in the sidewall.

[Fatboy 18]

No way I would use that tire!

[Mbccenter]

It is junk

[JonB ~ PartsRack]

HAWK: The title of your thread is vague and -uninformative! Get more readers with a meaningful thread title?


Ditch That Tire, and its mate, before they Ditch YOU!

[Thawk97]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Maybe someone local can use the rears which still have a bit of life in them.

[Back In Black]

I bought a set of wheels and had the tires dismounted. When I saw them for the first time I noticed this damage on one of the fronts. I think I know this can happen on dismount sometimes. Can these be remounted reliably/safely? (Toyo R888R)

The damage goes up the inside of the sidewall about 1/4-3/8 inch.

That should NEVER happen whether mounting or dismounting!