They've been a great tire until now. If it's just from spinning in the sand alone then that's pretty sad, I didn't do a great deal of spinning either.... Makes ya wonder.....

 

The friction from spinning in the sand built up heat. Heat will dry the rubber. When rubber gets dry, itll crack like what you have. All the small particles of sand moving so quick will build up enough heat to crack the outside of your tire.

 

Then it probably wouldn't matter what brand of tire I had on the truck...

 

For the most part, correct. Although, different brand/model tires have a different chemical make-up. Some can handle more heat than others. Thats why they have temperature ratings.

So, a different brand or model of tire may have done the same, or it could have come out without any cracking.

 

^^^ So, what you are saying is, the only way to NOT hurt your tires is to drive them 100% in snow ALL the time?

 

Well they're gonna see much cooler weather and of course, SNOW!

 

What Im saying is dont be a smartass!!

Seriously, when you spin the tires it creates more heat, too much and the rubber will crack. Doing it on pavement is better than in dirt or sand, etc. On pavement, the heat needs to transfer to the sidewall, takes longer, plus its losing heat as it transfering. In dirt, or this case, sand, the heat is being generated at the sidewall. Therefore it gets hotter quicker, and if too hot, it dries out and cracks.

 

Lost cause. This place seems to be chock full of 'em. I don't really see that as such a bad thing. I think we have an excellent group here.

 

I second that motion.

 

I was being a goof, but it's true. The only way you will see NO damage to your tires is to drive on snow all the time! Even storing them off the truck will let them warp out of round, and rot will happen. Canada it is....