JBarca wrote:
I had asked about tire cracks before and did not get a definitive answer on what is tolerable and what is not. Today when I had all 4 tires off and I looked real good at them.
Here is one from the right side. This is not the problem bulging tire in the reply above. I am starting to get fine side wall cracks and a few splits in the tread.
Here is the DOT date
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Some of the side wall cracks. They are real fine at this point but at the 4 year mark they are showing up.
The cracks seem to still be small
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These tread "cracks" look to me more like cuts with some of the steel belts being exposed to water and rust.
When does one start getting concerned about these and start a change out? I was hoping for 5 years but don't know any more.
Any thoughts on when to start the change out process?
Thanks
John
Removed some of the pictures to save post space. The tread cuts would be the biggest concern so far as I believe the steel is starting to rust. I can see small areas of deposit around the cuts and what looks like a broken steel filament. This will just get bigger and you need to keep an eye on the tread area for any signs of distortion or non uniform curvature.
Tou might consider replaceing the two worst tires this year and the other two next year to spread the cost.
