Tires

[Avtoshka80]

Second blowout in 3 weeks. Front tire ran over piece of metal. Second pothole rear tire

 

[steveinarizona]

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Discount Tire/America's Tire road hazard certificates.

 

[ICEGenesis70]

Second blowout in 3 weeks. Front tire ran over piece of metal. Second pothole rear tire

If you live in an area with a lot of potholes, you may want to go to a higher sidewall tire, and/or buy after market 18 inch wheels, which will give you more flexibility when choosing tire sizes and amount of sidewall you want.

 

[doubledown00]

If you live in an area with a lot of potholes, you may want to go to a higher sidewall tire, and/or buy after market 18 inch wheels, which will give you more flexibility when choosing tire sizes and amount of sidewall you want.

This is good to know. I had a 2015 Genesis that I loved, but the roads in West Texas are horrible and there is oil field debris all over. So I kept blowing out tires. Eventually I went to a different vehicle because of that.

I still love the Genesis and am looking at a 2021 G90 5.0. But for sure I'll need a tire with a bigger sidewall.

What's the rationale behind after market 18 inch wheels? Are the stock rims bigger or do they limit how much sidewall you can have? (Please forgive the questions, I know jack about rims and tire sizes etc lol)

Thanks!

 

[blnewto]

This is good to know. I had a 2015 Genesis that I loved, but the roads in West Texas are horrible and there is oil field debris all over. So I kept blowing out tires. Eventually I went to a different vehicle because of that.

I still love the Genesis and am looking at a 2021 G90 5.0. But for sure I'll need a tire with a bigger sidewall.

What's the rationale behind after market 18 inch wheels? Are the stock rims bigger or do they limit how much sidewall you can have? (Please forgive the questions, I know jack about rims and tire sizes etc lol)

Thanks!

If you keep the outside diameter of the tire the same as your 19" wheel/tire set and run on wheels that are an inch shorter (18") you have an additional 1/2" of sidewall tire height (1/2" on bottom, 1/2" on top to visualize). If you go to a wheel that's an inch taller (20") you'll have a 1/2" shorter sidewall than your 19" wheel/tire setup. That's why 20" tire setups ride so rough, there's not much tire to absorb any impacts.