''Flat spot' on a tyre

[ooo000ooo]

One of the alloys developed a crack, I had another set on the car in the garage and finally got round to changing them over this morning, one of the tyres had been a bit soft so it appears the tyre has developed a flat spot so the car now feels like I've a square wheel. Any chance that doing a few miles on it will encourage it back into shape before my spine disintegrates? Worth sticking a bit more air into it for a couple of days to help things along?

[jon-]

Minor flatspots are common, and will usually go away after a few miles once the carcass is warm.

If your flat spot is as bad as your description sounds, I'd be worried about the tyres structural integrity.

[ooo000ooo]

Worth dropping the pressure to get it to flex a bit?

[kambites]

I suspect pressure wont make any appreciable difference. It'll probably correct within about 10 miles at normal pressure; if it doesn't, replace it.

[ooo000ooo]

20 odd miles later. Doesn't feel like I've square wheels anymore, more like 50p wheels