Grrr....DAMN Blowtenzas. Do other tires do the bubble thing or is it just these crappy tires?

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09-06-2001, 05:06 PM

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Grrr....DAMN Blowtenzas. Do other tires do the bubble thing or is it just these crappy tires?

Just hit a pothole on the 10W freeway here in LA (thanks Caltrans you lazy bastards) and got the infamous bubble on my stock tire.

I was thinking about replacing the tires with Bridgestone S-03s and was hoping neither they nor the Michelen Pilot Sports exhibit similar issues.

Any info is appreciated.

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09-06-2001, 05:07 PM

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Right front Pirelli. No pothole. Nothing. Just a bubble out of the blue.

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09-06-2001, 05:15 PM

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my dad's s4 has bubbled 6 pirellis... 5 sidewalls and 1 tread...

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09-06-2001, 05:48 PM

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Thanks guys. Seperate question:Can I get Caltrans to pay for realignment?

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09-06-2001, 06:06 PM

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<Talks to himself> Scroll down page, learn to read. <stops muttering>

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09-07-2001, 04:28 AM

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All low-profile tires do...

It's the 45 aspect ratio; there's no sidewall to absorb any road hazard impact.

Bubbles have been reported on:

Bridgestone Potenza 040
Pirelli P6000
Michelin Sport
Pirelli P7000 SuperSport

and so on...