ReneeG wrote:
bpounds - we replace tires that looked like that too, right away. Is it the crazing that gives it the illusion that it's bulging?
I don't see the illusion of bulging that you are seeing, but they were worn unevenly a bit. They were never balanced and I think that was an issue. I have one that is worn unevenly on the outside edge, which could be an alignment issue. I'm not worrying about that either. These have over 12k miles on them, never rotated, never balanced. Not bad for an ST tire IME. Age is the main thing. They are over 4 years old.
I plan to start keeping them covered during storage, and also to keep them rotated.