So I'm curious how do you know when tire cracks are to bad? Here's a pic. http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i377/dakota1820/IMG_20120423_155305.jpg
tire sidewall cracks
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Capri racer will know better than i but any sort of cracking scares me.
That's the tire on my truck. Mind you the cracks look worse in the pic. The cracks are very small. I planned on getting new tires soon but was wondering if those would be OK for a little while the cracks aren't deep at all.
I wouldn't be comfortable with this those cracks/dry rot.
Don't drive your truck at more than 100 MPH !
Dry rot. Mostly sun exposure. Desperately needs some tire shine with the additive anti-ozonant Will buy you some time. Its a sun screen and it makes the tire more pliable so there's less cracking. This is not suffocating silicon, its the real deal.
The Courser A/Ts did that on my Dodge, they were only 3 years old and had under 15K on them, got rid of them.
They appear to be only surface cracks. I would have no problems using these tires IF I was not going to be driving 70 mph with a loaded vehicle. Local driving would be best IMO.. Ed
I have a 225 70 15 that's almost new I'll see if I can find another tomorrow at the junk yard and then will replace them or if I find a nice set of 235/75/15
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That`s what Armor All does to tires.
Originally Posted By: eljefino
What's the date code?
I was wondering this, too. How old are the tires?
To the OP-
In case you don't know, here's how you read the DOT date code.
Quote:
Tires Manufactured Since 2000
Since 2000, the week and year the tire was produced has been provided by the last four digits of the Tire Identification Number with the 2 digits being used to identify the week immediately preceding the 2 digits used to identify the year.
More info at this link:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11
What's the date code?
I was wondering this, too. How old are the tires?
To the OP-
In case you don't know, here's how you read the DOT date code.
Quote:
Tires Manufactured Since 2000
Since 2000, the week and year the tire was produced has been provided by the last four digits of the Tire Identification Number with the 2 digits being used to identify the week immediately preceding the 2 digits used to identify the year.
More info at this link:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11
They are shot, drive slow!
It is 6 yrs old the one on the other side is more worn and older and has no cracks I'm replacing both tomorrow. I am not comfortable hauling and putting my son in the truck. I just wanted to confirm that I wasn't over reacting.
Appears to be surface cracking to me, but I don't know what that implies without the advice on conditions seen being more refined in this discussion.
Driving at highway speeds(60 MPH or less), what qualifies here? IDK...
You do towing with the vehicle so...
Also, good idea to look into what sort of tire care is most recommended on these subforums to prevent dry cracking. Wash your tires often is towing, etc.
Driving at highway speeds(60 MPH or less), what qualifies here? IDK...
You do towing with the vehicle so...
Also, good idea to look into what sort of tire care is most recommended on these subforums to prevent dry cracking. Wash your tires often is towing, etc.
Yep, surface cracking. Large truck tires usually look like that close to the bead when they are removed at 300,000-400,000 miles and then they get capped 2-3 more times after that.
The ones that you see on the roads usually come apart because they were run low on pressure which damages the casing.
The ones that you see on the roads usually come apart because they were run low on pressure which damages the casing.
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Originally Posted By: chevyboy14
So I'm curious how do you know when tire cracks are to bad? Here's a pic. http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i377/dakota1820/IMG_20120423_155305.jpg
You are just inside the limit. I would make plans to get them replaced and do it soon - as in weeks, not months.
So I'm curious how do you know when tire cracks are to bad? Here's a pic. http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i377/dakota1820/IMG_20120423_155305.jpg
You are just inside the limit. I would make plans to get them replaced and do it soon - as in weeks, not months.
I bought one today 35 bucks mounted and balanced. My junk yard does it all.
in July I will be buying both new fronts.
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