How badly can potholes damage your tires or wheels?

Spring is finally here and the time for potholes to emerge has come. Besides spilling coffee all over your car (🤦‍♂️), potholes can seriously damage your tires and wheels. 

How do potholes damage my tires?

Your tires come first on the line when driving through a pothole, which can result in a slow blowout, a puncture of its inner structure, a bubble on the sidewall, a tear in the sidewall, or a combination of all of them. Even a slight hit can affect your vehicle. Striking a pothole may damage shocks, alignment, or even your suspension as well.

The Hidden Face of Low-Profiles

Obviously, a performance car with low profiles gives a unmatched look, but lower profile equals less sidewall, hence a thinner surface to absorb a pothole's impact shock. 

2 Tricks for minimizing potholes consequences

1. Drive with properly inflated and safe tires. This will give the best possibility of safely cushioning the impact. Nitrogen can help reduce pressure variations inside your tires. Ask our experts for more information.
2. You cannot avoid a pothole? Keep your foot off the accelerator and hold your steering wheel tightly. Never brake. It will help you stay in control during the impact.

A breach happens so fast!

When changing a tire, you must purchase the same tire model as the one currently on the vehicle. Also, you need to have both tires on the same axle with similar treadwear to prevent serious mechanical damage by trying to save money on one tire.

For AWD vehicles, you need to have all tires with similar treadwear to prevent differential damage. Our advisers are here to help you in this regard. Needless to say, a spare tire is only a short-term option :)

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