This always happens, everytime I undergo the first project to any car I'm modding. This weekend a buddy and I installed my ETS Goodies, minus the IC (due to awesome,careful handlers of FedEx, I received it with a nice big gash in the front of it , will make that swap next weekend though), and then detailed the car shortly after. While I was shining the tires, I noticed a bubble in the sidewall of the driver's side front tire.. nothing drastic, just a small bubble no where close to the tread.

Fast forward a couple hours, I'm beginning my long trek home (3 hour drive) and just really enjoying the new sounds and performance of my ETS Goods. I decided to google that bubble and find some info on what I needed to do about it, and as soon as I did, like literally, as soon. I hear a ticking like noise start to come from that tire, kind of slow, but pretty loud. Kept going, it got louder and louder and louder.. So I pulled off the road and looked at it, the tire looked fine, sidewall felt strong and in-tact. So I limped it down the road to the next gas station, checked the tire pressure, was running 22psi on all 4, I bumped them all up to 32 (hopefully not a mistake), and got back on the interstate, this time the noise started out fast and loud, but as I gained speed, it stopped, then it just stopped completely. I called my buddy and we think its the splash shield flapping on the driver's side where we may have left out a plastic clip or two.

This morning I sware I heard a noise sounded like metal on metal, really it sounded like when you hear running water from a shower like in the apartment or floor above you.

I ****ing love modding, but I ****ing hate the paranoid noises that come with it. Should I just go ahead and order the wheels and tires I've been looking at? haha.

On a happier note, loving the ninja'ed out engine bay:

 

So what's the coincidence?

 

well, guess it was more ironic then anything.. it was too early to be posting on the internet this morning haha.

 

So what's the irony?

Lol

 

Not sure what your noise is, your guess is as good as mine, but i can assure you it's not from the bubble on your tire...
This "bubble" is an impact bulge, caused by nailing potholes or uneven pavement... there's nothing you can do about it aside from replacing the whole tire. It's not a serious issue, you can drive on it for the time being, but i would replace it A.S.A.P. because depending on the severity of the bulge, your tire could fail...

oh and 32 is the correct psi for a gsr on stocks, so ur good

 

i have failed to see the coincidence or the irony...

 

or the point of this thread. OP was there a quesition that we missed?