I have new tires coming in this week, how long will my bad tire last before it explodes?

 

Could last for minutes could last for years but without seeing it there is really no way to tell and even then it would just be a guess. I would NOT drive this car at highway speeds with a tire like that. You *might* be ok driving around town. Why not just put on the spare to be safe?

 

Also, if you must continue using that tire move it to the rear so that if it does go you will have a little more control.

 

At the very least, move that tire to the back so that if/when it blows, you don't have a sharp direction change. You're far better off blowing out a back tire than a front.

 

Yeah I'm going to do this in a few, it's a lot of work though..

 

Lol you're kidding right? Please say you are. If you actually mean that 15-20 minutes is too much work, then go pay a shop to do it. Have fun loosening your lugs later on after they gun them on at 90,000 ft-lbs.

 

I was being sarcastic haha..

 

I have a few lugs on my car that I'm pretty sure were put on at 190,000 ft-lbs. I've put a 4ft breaker bar on there and still can't get them loose. Oh the joys of buying used cars.

 

Hey, my gun only goes to 600ft\lbs. At 90psi. Who cares if shop air is 125psi...

 

We were just joking about how the shop guys love to over torque everything. The 190,000 ft-lbs was just a sarcastic exaggeration. My torque wrench only goes to 400ft-lbs.