Tired of bubbling sidewalls

Hey all,

So, once again, my P-Zero Neros on Detroits have bubbled another sidewall on a pothole. This is the 6th tire I have replaced for this reason, always a front tire as well. Luckily I bought a wheel/ tire contract with my dealership when I got the car, which has paid for itself for the most part. However, it will be done at the end of the month, and I don't really want to be dealing with this issue anymore at $150+ a tire.

I am thinking about moving down a wheel size to a 17" for my daily driving. I currently have a set of Winter Contis that are going on 9 years old on 17" MSWs that have served me faithfully, but are beginning to show their wear.

Will going down a wheel size and to a higher profile tire help?

Side note: Apparentlythe P-zeros I use are being discontinued.

Downsizing should definitely help. I also bubbled 2 P Zero Neros on 18" wheels.

If you want to stick with 18", buy your tires from somewhere that offers replacement coupons. I popped a new tire within 1 week of install. With the coupon, they sent out a new one same day.

drval85 said:

If you want to stick with 18", buy your tires from somewhere that offers replacement coupons. I popped a new tire within 1 week of install. With the coupon, they sent out a new one same day.

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Discount/America's Tire offers that ("tire certificates"). They vary based on the price of the tire, but it might be like $10-15/tire on a $100-150 tire and they replace the tire if they can't repair it

snobrdrdan said:

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Discount/America's Tire offers that ("tire certificates"). They vary based on the price of the tire, but it might be like $10-15/tire on a $100-150 tire and they replace the tire if they can't repair it

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Its a good deal. They also do free repair to the tire so if you get a nail or something they will plug and rotate for free.

Driving in NYC, I've went through 2 Pirellis and 3 bent Detroit wheels. I gave up and now run 16" wheels in the winter and 17" wheels during the summer...No issues thus far

17s definitely help with sidewall issues. Other than that, tires are just going to bubble if hit hard enough.

Are the roads really this bad? It takes a lot to pinch the side wall and bubble a tire. Why don't you consider changing the brand of tyre? There will be better options with stiffened sidewalls...instead of going through the hassle of finding wheels and changing etc.