well I just recently rotated my tires, (they switched the fronts with the rears), I have bridgestones in the front and potenzas in the rear.. I just noticed on the sidewall of my front passenger side tire, its ripping, like a nice little chunk is peeling off.. is this bad? can it like pop or something while im driving or just let the ripped piece fall off and ill be fine? please let me know someone, I dont wanna learn the hard way. Thanks

 

What Bridgestones do you have? Are they Potenzas?

 

I believe so, I know my rears dont really say the word bridgestone, but they say the word potenza, the fronts say the word bridgestone, i gotta check if they say potenza, i dont think so though

 

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To answer the original question. yes it's bad, yes it can 'pop' Yes you should have it replaced ASAP. If these are the originals that came on the car, I would be careful and replace them immediately.

 

1. Potenzas are a category of Bridgestone tires...

2. A chunk coming off your tire is definitely bad. You could drive on it for now, but it's a big blowout risk.

 

is there a possiblity that you hit something? curb, peice of metal...? either way, a ripping/chunk missing tire is bad news. add that to the deathtenzas and theres no reason not to replace ASAP

 

well i have scraped up on the curb acouple times when parking so iono maybe that can be it.. isnt there a way to fix it, or that means i need a new tire alltogether?

 

since its on the sidewall, no repair shop will try to fix it. unlike the bottom of the tire, a problem with the sidewall seriously effects the structural integrity of the tire

 

well its all good because I just changed it at a used tire shop for $40 as you were right they wouldnt fix it because it was on the sidewall. BTW the goodyears I have are toranzas, but now since the tire swap, I have one toranza in the front where I sit, a toyo proxy in the passenger side, and potenzas in the rear, is this bad that theres an assortment of tires on my car and their not all the same LOL?

 

If you have a GLE and your suspension is stock, you probably won't even notice.

 

notice what? I have a GLE and my suspension is illuminas with H&R springs

 

Notice the differences among your tires.

If you have Illuminas with H&Rs, you might notice if you drive briskly.

 

what is the difference though? what would i feel? is it bad?

 

One side will have better traction under acceleration and braking than the other. Turning right might feel different from turning left. The effect probably won't be huge unless one of your tires is WAY more worn or is of a much lower performance class.

 

well i did notice when they changed the tire that one side of it was more worn than the other, can this be from the couple of weeks i drove with my alignment off? will it turn back to normal over time since my alignment is done already?

 

Abnormal tire wear is the first thing that a bad alignment causes.

What do you mean by "turn back to normal over time"? Once one tire starts wearing down prematurely, it will never be even with the other unless you specifically try to wear the other one out more quickly than normal.

 

by that I mean will it start to wear evenly? or it will ALWAYS stay like that til I get new tires? cuz doesnt having unevenly worn tires make your ride a little different?

 

Assuming your wheel bearings, tie rods, and suspension bushings are in good shape, then yes, getting an alignment will correct the uneven tire wear. One side will always be more worn than the other, but the rates at which they wear will be the same.

Unevenly worn tires may or may not affect things for you. It depends on the tires, where you drive, how you drive, and just how uneven the wear is.

 

what are some symptoms of wheel bearings, tie rods, and suspension bushings in BAD shape?

 

Those are some fairly basic questions that Google can answer more completely in less time than I can.

 

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