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Tire Bulging

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Main Forum' started by theRob, Oct 6, 2024.

  1. theRob

    theRob Member

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    I hit a pothole today and now one of the tires has a little bulge. I’m going to replace it with a new one. I have the Toyo Extensa A/S II A. I got the car in April of 2023 and the car has about 6.7k miles on it. Will it be okay to just replace the 1 tire? I measured the tire tread depth (see below) and seems like the rear passenger has barely any wear. According to this site
    Details for Toyo Extensa AS II | Napa Tire & Wheels Napa, CA
    the tire depth is 9/32"

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    Front Passenger (tire with bulge)
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    Front Driver
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    Rear driver
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    Rear Passenger
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  2. BiomedO1

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    Yep; put the new tire on the drivers side front - that's usually the one that wears the fastest. You may also want to skip a rotation; only rotate the passenger side. Leave it there for 10K miles, then continue the 5K miles rotations. That should pretty much even out all 4 tires.

    Hope this helps...
     
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  3. Gokhan

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    Most importantly, make sure that it is identical in brand and model to the original tires. Once the dealer installed the P-metric Toyo (A29) instead of the ISO-metric Toyo (A41) on my previously owned 2020 Prius Prime XLE. They corrected it when I saw it. My 2021 Prius Prime Limited has Dunlop tires.
     
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  4. theRob

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    I ordered from tirerack.com it’s the same exact one. Thanks!
     
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