"Smutastic" (smutastic)
12/23/2014 at 15:25 • Filed to: None
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"Smutastic" (smutastic)
12/23/2014 at 15:25 • Filed to: None | 0
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And by this, I mean keeping tires alive for more than a few years before the sidewalls crack open like some old man's change purse.
35k miles on the car, an '05 PT Convertible GT, now getting it's 3rd set of rubber. The original Goodyear's split open after 5 years, the replacement mid levels just started splitting. Monday it gets new tires (actually just the fronts, the rears are a year old and were acquired after a pothole at LAX took out 2 rims and 2 tires).
Hoping that now that I drive it more than .4 miles a day, I think it's up around 5 now, that just letting them get some exercise will help.
505Turbeaux
> Smutastic
12/23/2014 at 15:31 |
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I still had TRX's from 1987 on my Milano when I sold it this year. No tricks, the sidewalls were just starting to dry rot.
Grindintosecond
> Smutastic
12/23/2014 at 15:41 |
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From EBAY motors: "It is also wisest to clean tyres with mild soap and water. Many tyre dressings remove the anti-oxidant and anti-ozone ingredients built into the tyre rubber to protect it from damage."
So, possibly the chemicals to make the tires look all nice might be stripping the protection from them? I don't know, but it does sound like the basic cleaning more frequent should do it? Also, the manufacturer does have warranties on tires pro-rated by mileage so you might get a good discount replacing them if they're under their warranty mileage/age.
Rock Bottom
> 505Turbeaux
12/24/2014 at 03:52 |
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1) Your tires were over a quarter century old... they may as well have been at the Battle of Cannae...
2) TRX. You might be one of like 3 people in the world who knows what those are like to drive on. Well done, good sir.
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505Turbeaux
> Rock Bottom
12/24/2014 at 06:56 |
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ha true. They do drive pretty sweet though