spare sidewall worn

[ToyotaToday]

I lowered the spare and had a look at it last night and this is what I noticed. The sides have been worn a bit due to rubbing. I bought the vehicle a week ago but I can tell the wheel has never been lowered until yesterday. Anyway, is this an indication that the wheel was held up too tight or not tight enough?

[jetwhine]

toyotatoday,

Probably not tight enough. Or is was used and got scuffed on a curb.

[msncorolla422]

Originally Posted by ToyotaToday

I lowered the spare and had a look at it last night and this is what I noticed. The sides have been worn a bit due to rubbing. I bought the vehicle a week ago but I can tell the wheel has never been lowered until yesterday. Anyway, is this an indication that the wheel was held up too tight or not tight enough?

it should be fine my moms 03 had that even after a year of owning it. it was just like my dads silverado both were tight and had the marks

[jetwhine]

ToyotaToday,

I did not see the pic on my first post. It looks like it has worn through 2 layers of side wall. I would say not to use it, you could have a side wall blowout at high temps. With a new spare you could put a piece of foam rubber at that rub spot to avoid wear on a new tire. Sorry I did not see the pic on my work computer.

[ToyotaToday]

Originally Posted by jetwhine

ToyotaToday,

I did not see the pic on my first post. It looks like it has worn through 2 layers of side wall. I would say not to use it, you could have a side wall blowout at high temps. With a new spare you could put a piece of foam rubber at that rub spot to avoid wear on a new tire. Sorry I did not see the pic on my work computer.

No worries. Thanks for your help jetwhine. Yeah, maybe putting a layer of rubber between the tire and the metal support would prevent this.

I need to get new tires any way, so I will replace all 5. It will be expensive though.