Damn potholes....

**CheesmoS4** · 12-01-2008 11:33 AM

Yesterday i was driving on the freeway and i went into a pothole that was hidden from the large amounts of rain coming down here in shitty ohio. i took my iforged 19" senekas off last week THANK GOD... and i put my stock 17's on there with bridgestone blizzack ws-50s on it. Here is my ordeal the one tire got cut on the side wall so it is not repairable. Also the WS-50 is a older tire so they no longer carry them. The previous owner put 225/45/17s on them. Is that the right stock tire size?? because in that size there are literally 8 tires available and they are all 121.00 and up. Can any of you give me the stock tire size or a size that has more readly available tires? I would really appreciate it, this just pisses me off more damn money down the shitter

**mholme** · 12-01-2008 11:38 AM

225/45/17 is the right size for your car. For what it's worth, some states have a highway loss division that you can file claims with for damage done to your vehicle on a state maintained road. Might want to look into that.

**CheesmoS4** · 12-01-2008 11:56 AM

what are some alternate tire sizes or anyone know of a cheaper alternate, i dont feel like blowing 500 bucks on winter tires esp. when three of them are fine and just the one is bad

**mholme** · 12-01-2008 12:01 PM

Just replace with another similar winter tire, no need to get all 4 new ones. How new/old are they? How much wear? You could probably find a single in the classifieds, craigslist, etc.

**CheesmoS4** · 12-01-2008 02:05 PM

so all these bridgestone guys and tire guys are feeding me with a bunch of bullshit about me having to replace all my tires cause we have all wheel drive

**Rated S** · 12-01-2008 02:09 PM

Meh, I know someone that rocks 2 of one tire, 1 of another, and again 1 of another with quattro. It's preferable for equal tread, but not completely necessary.

**mholme** · 12-01-2008 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by CheesmoS4

so all these bridgestone guys and tire guys are feeding me with a bunch of bullshit about me having to replace all my tires cause we have all wheel drive

It's not all B.S. If you've got four badly worn tires and one blows, you should be replacing the whole set. If you have a lot of tread, little wear, and you lose a tire like you did, you should be OK replacing the one. It should be a similar tire in tread design and wear and of course the same size. How worn are the good tires and pictures would help too.

**GramCracker** · 12-01-2008 02:57 PM

The new version of the Blizzak WS-50 is the WS-60. I got two new ones the other day.

**RedRocketS4** · 12-01-2008 03:01 PM

check out pepboys. they have buy 3 get one free. or check out ebay for used tires. something similar happened to me and i just couldnt afford new tires at the time, so i bought 2 of the same tires (but used) off of ebay for < $75 shipped. had tem mounted and balanced for $20 by a friend at a shop and i was of for $100.