Question about Potenza RE750s
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Question about Potenza RE750s
I just switched from my winter to my summer tires. My old summer tires were worn, so I replaced my old Yokohama AVS ES100s with Bridgestone Potenza RE750s.
When I went to pick my car up and looked at the tires, it looks like the Potenzas are stretched over my rims. I'm not sure if that is how they are supposed to look, or if something was wrong. It looks almost as if the sidewall stretches outward from the top of the tire down to the edge of the wheel. I am used to the top of the tire sidewall being either flush with the wheel or having having the appearance of stretching inwards from the top of the tire down to the wheel.
My wheels are 18x8.5 in the front and 18x10 in the back. My tires are 235/40/18 in the front and 265/35/18 in the back. This is the same tire setup I ran with my Yokohamas.
Does anyone have any experience with Potenze RE750s and know if this look is normal?
When I went to pick my car up and looked at the tires, it looks like the Potenzas are stretched over my rims. I'm not sure if that is how they are supposed to look, or if something was wrong. It looks almost as if the sidewall stretches outward from the top of the tire down to the edge of the wheel. I am used to the top of the tire sidewall being either flush with the wheel or having having the appearance of stretching inwards from the top of the tire down to the wheel.
My wheels are 18x8.5 in the front and 18x10 in the back. My tires are 235/40/18 in the front and 265/35/18 in the back. This is the same tire setup I ran with my Yokohamas.
Does anyone have any experience with Potenze RE750s and know if this look is normal?
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Hard to visualize it without a picture but it sounds like the rim protector to protect the wheels from the curb.
Taken from TireracK"
"The Potenza RE750 features Rim Guard rubber ridges on its lower sidewalls to function as bumpers to help protect wheels from curb damage."
Taken from TireracK"
"The Potenza RE750 features Rim Guard rubber ridges on its lower sidewalls to function as bumpers to help protect wheels from curb damage."
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A lot of manufacturers are incorporating the rim protector feature...I think it also provides a little bit of a wider profile for some additional grip.
