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Aged Tires, a Driving Hazard (MUST WATCH!)

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Old 01-22-2010, 11:08 AM
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i have one from the end of 2007, two from halfway through 2006 and one from the beginning of 2008. but my tires have brand new tread on them.
 
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Originally Posted by codyselcamino
Flue you gave me an idea, would armor all or some other petrolem based product keep a side wall "lubed up"?
I don't know, years ago it used to be said once you started with Armor All you could never stop or your dash was toast. I've got a feeling that was a load of bull much like it was said Carmex put fiber glass in the stuff to keep you buying more carmex. Gotta love a good urban legend.

Michelin has 3 part cleaning and protection product, but who knows.

http://www.michelinman.com/tire-care...care-products/
 
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Old 01-22-2010, 02:18 PM
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anyone notice that all the vehicles in the "death garage" were suvs?
 
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i did notice that...
 
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Originally Posted by dakotas ram
anyone notice that all the vehicles in the "death garage" were suvs?
And...? SUVs have a higher center of gravity, weigh more, and are suspectiable to little or no maintnance to the tires (dumb owners).
 
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Originally Posted by PurplDodge
... and are suspectiable to little or no maintnance to the tires (dumb owners).

Now thats getting a little harsh, dont ya think purple? Or should I say Viper37?

And since when does any of those small SUV's weigh more than a full size pickup?
 
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I bought my truck (2001) in 2007. It still had the original tires on it. All but one dated back to 2000. The tires were fine. In 2008 they started cracking a little but were just about worn out anyway when I replaced them. I'm now running the Tredwright retreads (search Treadwright for posts about them) with casings dated back to 2006


And while harsh I agree with Purpl. Maintenance is key.
 
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Originally Posted by pavement_hater

And while harsh I agree with Purpl. Maintenance is key.

hes makin it sound like suv owners in general are bad with maintenance
 
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Originally Posted by dakotas ram
hes makin it sound like suv owners in general are bad with maintenance
They are.
 
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Old 01-23-2010, 02:15 AM
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where does that generalization come from? can i say that since you have a badly leaking tranny that truck owners are bad at maintenance?
 

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