Ok, chances are this is a old topic.. but i can't find any help regarding this.

my rims, upon closer inspection.. and now a very sore back.. are TSW Blades' 205/40/17 .. not, 205/45/17 as I stated before. I don't know what the problem is.. but the passenger side tire itself, on the inside is buckling/buldging at 1/4 of the sidewall. I do notice some rubbing when going into bends.. but only tight corners. would this be a cause of my problem?

I created a picture to help show you what I mean. it is NOT to scale. Will try to provide actual photos.



The area in red, is on the inside

 

how wide are the rims and tires... maybe you need a spacer or something...

 

well, i don't know.. I mean, it is only happpening on 1 tire.. and only 1/4 of the way around it.. I thinking a belt or all(minus 1) on the side wall are gone. Cause it looks like, it is cut into the rubber.

 

almost sounds like there is something wrong with the camber or tow of that tire.

 

ur speaking a whole different language to me there voiddweller... but i do kno about the belts going out on a tire... had that happen once, bout lost my tibby!

 

Are you sure the tire is seated on the rim properly?

If it were rubbing, or out of alignment I would think it would be worn all the way around the tire.

Maybe the tire has a defect from the factory. How old are the tires?

 

I dont know how old they are.. I bought them off my cousin who sold his tib in aug 2002. I put them on last year.. and near the end of the season(october).. they looked like that.

I am wondering it it is the seal, that could of gone, cause came out from work one morning and th tire was flat.. hmmm.. ponder.. anyone wannaa buy a tire? no.. didn't think so. well, eitheer way I wanna get somethink with a 2.63" height.. so maybe a 205/30 or 35.

well, thanks for your input. If i write back in this post it means I found out what the prob is/was