brought a set of Toyo Proxes 4 last week.

Im not sure , but the Rear Left Tire, the sidewall I think hmm something "shave" a tiny bit of the sidewall off. Will this affect the "safety" of the tire? I asked the guys they said its fine. Its not covered by warranty anyway cuz its not really a "manufature defect" (I think something shave it off while I was driving, u know how crapy NYC roads are !)

Hmm ......... Should I try to take a pic to better show the part ?

 

Yeah, a picture might help.

 

I took it with my phone and its charing now so ... will post tomorrow morning. :-)

 

Shaving parts of the rubber off your tire.

Sounds bad.

 

Here it is. the pic was pretty bad cuz I took it at night. Maybe I should try again during day time today ... but its freaking raining in NYC so its still pretty dark ..


Anyway , here it is.



See the very right of the picture ? some of the words got "shaved" off . I dont know if this is still good to drive ..... 1-2 mm was gone I think.

WIll try to take a better picture with my 7MP Camera Later the day.

 

Does it show metal? I guess its better for you to ask at a tire shop or something

 

No it doesnt, if it shows metal then I think Im gonna drive @ 15 mph.

its very thin layer actually. it's a little bit thicker than the words layer.

 

the sidewall strength is affected based on the thickness of the sidewall.

However, the sidewall thickness is measured without the raised lettering and stuff. So if its only the letters that got shaved you should be still good. I am not a tire tech - I just read about how they come up with the tire specs. Doesnt hurt to ask an experienced guy as long as they give you a reason for it.

Bodi

 

Well. It seems to be fine ... hope Im ok.

 

tires are my job ! and it looks as it doesn't a problem !
but try to make a better picture !

and this part of the tire is juste to keep safe the rims,when you try to park the car

 

no it's not a problem !! don't have fear !

 

That same exact thing happened with one of my Toyo proxes 4 too! I bought a set for my mx-5. Person I bought it from said the tire is still fine though, that was a little over a year ago.

 

I've seen worse.

that'll be fine

 

Thanks alot guys ! :-)

Now I can Go 100Mph ... just kidding.

Safety should be the top priority !

 

looks like you scrapped a curb to me, the wheel is all beat up too

 

none of the crubs in nyc are even ... I think NYC is like one of the crappiest roads on earth ....

Even ROADS in CHINA (major cities) got better than NYC's roads ... freaking sad ....

Sigh .....