Greetings Mazda drivers,
My wife owns an 07 Mazda3S with the OEM 16 rims and P205/55R tires and it seems like she blows a tire every other month (including one today on the highway). The problem is she hits a hole, the wheel and tire connect and the wheel cuts the inside of the sidewall on the tire causing a bulge. Other times, the tire just blows. I have been in her car and had the front passenger tire blow on a somewhat small hole while driving. I am not a Mazda driver and my knowledge is limited, but I have read here that we cannot downgrade to a 15" wheel due to the brake assembly. Right?
In a perfect world I would just tell my wife to be more careful and not hit potholes in the road, and also decrease the rim size to allow for a larger sidewall tire with more cushion... but its not a perfect world. Is there any combination of wheel/tire that I can use to add more sidewall so she isn't having blowouts so often? Or am I S.O.L? If I were to put tires with an aspect ratio of 65 (instead of 55) how much would that throw off the speedometer?
I have to replace the OEM rim that the tire blew on today because it was bent in the blowout and driving to the shoulder of the road. Its possible that the rim was slightly bent before due to the multiple holes that have been hit over the last few years, causing a weak spot where the tire beads to the wheel. Maybe a new rim will decrease the blowouts?
Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks!
My wife owns an 07 Mazda3S with the OEM 16 rims and P205/55R tires and it seems like she blows a tire every other month (including one today on the highway). The problem is she hits a hole, the wheel and tire connect and the wheel cuts the inside of the sidewall on the tire causing a bulge. Other times, the tire just blows. I have been in her car and had the front passenger tire blow on a somewhat small hole while driving. I am not a Mazda driver and my knowledge is limited, but I have read here that we cannot downgrade to a 15" wheel due to the brake assembly. Right?
In a perfect world I would just tell my wife to be more careful and not hit potholes in the road, and also decrease the rim size to allow for a larger sidewall tire with more cushion... but its not a perfect world. Is there any combination of wheel/tire that I can use to add more sidewall so she isn't having blowouts so often? Or am I S.O.L? If I were to put tires with an aspect ratio of 65 (instead of 55) how much would that throw off the speedometer?
I have to replace the OEM rim that the tire blew on today because it was bent in the blowout and driving to the shoulder of the road. Its possible that the rim was slightly bent before due to the multiple holes that have been hit over the last few years, causing a weak spot where the tire beads to the wheel. Maybe a new rim will decrease the blowouts?
Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks!
