Chronic Air loss problem...
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08 CLS63, Honda Accord, 04 911
Chronic Air loss problem...
I have a wheel losing air at the lip of the rim on the rear...sprayed solution and right away bubbles like crazy..
Here's the story- never had a problem with the rim until I mounted a new tire. Tire was barely used and from a friend with no probs before. Now once I mounted tire kept going flat in the garage over a period of a week or so..
Had the tire remounted and seemed to go away for a while until now..regardless I'm buying new tires next week..
My question is bent wheel or bad tire?? I know I'll know once I mount a new tire but its bugging me till then..a trusted shop said this happens and they've seen it before- FYI tire size is 225/35/18..
Here's the story- never had a problem with the rim until I mounted a new tire. Tire was barely used and from a friend with no probs before. Now once I mounted tire kept going flat in the garage over a period of a week or so..
Had the tire remounted and seemed to go away for a while until now..regardless I'm buying new tires next week..
My question is bent wheel or bad tire?? I know I'll know once I mount a new tire but its bugging me till then..a trusted shop said this happens and they've seen it before- FYI tire size is 225/35/18..
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depends on the weather
there is no way to correctly answer your question without seeing the wheel and/or tire in person ...
FYI 225/35-18 is the wrong size for your car and it doesn't have the proper load capacity ... you should be running 225/40-18
FYI 225/35-18 is the wrong size for your car and it doesn't have the proper load capacity ... you should be running 225/40-18
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From: Southern CA
08 CLS63, Honda Accord, 04 911
Luke- I understand- its leaking from the bead on the rear of the rim...hopefully a new tire will solve it, as I called the old shop that mounted this tire, and they said there was no visible damage/cracks on the wheel.
Also- the tire is for my NSX, just posting here to try and gather more info...thanks for the input.
Also- the tire is for my NSX, just posting here to try and gather more info...thanks for the input.
