Tire is separating?
09-19-11, 12:10 PM
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Tire is separating?
I noticed that the side wall on my tire is separating. Anyone know what caused this?
09-19-11, 12:26 PM
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Does this go all the way around the rest of the tire? How's your air pressure? What's the manufacture date on the tires?
09-19-11, 12:31 PM
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it's just wheel protection lip so nothing wrong. It's normal
09-19-11, 12:31 PM
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Weathering, tire age, and LOW air pressure will aid in that type of cracking.
09-19-11, 12:37 PM
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Weathering, tire age, and LOW air pressure will aid in that type of cracking.
+1.
Hence those questions....I'm gonna bet on weathering/tire age if it does not circumvent the tire. If it does, I'm going with low pressure.
09-19-11, 12:39 PM
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Does this go all the way around the rest of the tire? How's your air pressure? What's the manufacture date on the tires?
It doesn't go all the way around and the tire pressure is good. I have to look at the manufacture date when I'm on break.
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it's just wheel protection lip so nothing wrong. It's normal
Can someone confirm this? If not, I'll get a new set of tires or something
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Weathering, tire age, and LOW air pressure will aid in that type of cracking.
Thanks for the info
09-19-11, 12:47 PM
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Weathering, tire age, and LOW air pressure will aid in that type of cracking.
Could be it, what brand tires are they?
09-19-11, 04:46 PM
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Could be from curb or pot hole.
09-19-11, 04:58 PM
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Nah that's not the wheel protection lip that's cracking. I had something like that before, happens when you drive on low pressure, or have low tire pressure and let the car sit. The weight of the car damages tires if you've got low pressure.
09-19-11, 06:49 PM
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it's just wheel protection lip so nothing wrong. It's normal
I take it back after i a good look at your picture clearly (cannot see it well this morning)
09-19-11, 08:53 PM
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aged of tire plus running with a low pressure tire causes cracks on sidewall,that's dangerous,consider replacing it before its to late..
09-19-11, 10:39 PM
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Must replace asap. dangerous.
09-20-11, 08:52 PM
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I checked my tire pressure and it's at 32 psi. Is that low?
09-20-11, 10:24 PM
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I checked my tire pressure and it's at 32 psi. Is that low?
I keep my tires at 37-38 PSI cold.
09-20-11, 11:04 PM
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Tire advise as per alignment tech person for my car.
Tire is separating?
