Tire kaput

[thescreensavers]

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The tire is about 9/32nds on the other side of the axle. Would we need to buy two new tires? This is on a FWD car, and the tire was on the back.

 

[vshah]

you're supposed to always buy in pairs.

if you really don't want to i would put the rears on the fronts so the fronts are equal

 

[halik]

Just get a used tire

 

[MJinZ]

Uh wtf is "this"?

 

[thescreensavers]

you're supposed to always buy in pairs.

if you really don't want to i would put the rears on the fronts so the fronts are equal

Yep, thats what I thought. The fronts are equal. The tire that got flat and cut open was the Rear right tire.

But since the other tire is so new, we might just only replace the one.

Uh wtf is "this"?

idk its a piece of metal lol

 

[alkalinetaupehat]

So OP, how did that feel? I remember slicing a tire when a huge rainstorm washed out the shoulders on the road. Debris sucks.

 

[thescreensavers]

^ I was not in the car my mom was driving. she said "a horrible loud noise"

 

[Howard]

Uh wtf is "this"?

Cracked end of steel tubing, looks like.

 

[amdhunter]

At least the rim still looks in good shape (no curb marks.)

 

[HarryLui]

Get two tires.

 

[Imported]

You could most likely get away with just 1 new tire.

 

[bruceb]

Tire was in the rear per the OP and the other rear tire is almost new. On a FWD car, rear tires do not wear at anywhere near the rate that the front tires do. You can safely replace just the one tire. Just try to get the same make and spec of tire.