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monkeydave

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cracks inbetween tyre treads
« on: May 18, 2015, 05:03:55 PM »
has anyone else got cracking inbetween origional tyres inbetween treads? my mitchelin tyres on the back are nearly 5 years old and done 33000, olny lost a couple of mm from new but have some light cracking between the inner tread ring on both

i have heared about dunlops doing it but not mitchelins

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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2015, 08:52:50 PM »
Check out the date your tyres were manufactured.

http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-article/tyre-age-and-other-tyre-markings

We bought a Smart car 09 reg, but with 2006 tyres !

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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2015, 10:27:39 PM »
they are late 2010 tyres on a march 2011 car

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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2015, 09:09:26 PM »
I would suggest have a word with your local tyre fitters and ask whether thats normal, they would see it a lot more than the average motorist, and my tyres wear out long before they perish  :D

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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2015, 05:09:16 PM »
The two original Dunlop 2030's that I've just had replaced had these cracks, but I've not heard of them on Michelin's before, I guess any tyre can develope this issue given the right conditions?
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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2015, 05:19:34 PM »
i might just leave them and keep an eye on them if they get any worse as you can tell what the guy at ats is going to say hmmm "buy two tyres" lol

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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2015, 12:32:14 PM »
My Dunlops had done 38,000 miles in 4 years, I made the decission myself that the time had come to change them.
To be honest I'd be more worried about cracks in the side walls than between the treads, unless they're mega deep.
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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2015, 01:39:46 AM »
these ones have done 33500 and are the factory ones on the back and the fronts were changes at xmas at 30000, the cracks are not too deep and go round the tyre on the inner grove on both tyres but there are gaps where the crack don't appear and the tyre looks normal


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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2015, 10:28:24 PM »
My 2010 1.4 EX has just passed it's MOT. It has the original Dunlop SP2030s on the back. The test station said, as an advisory, rear tyres perished.

It's not an MOT failure and seems quite common if you have a google session on the subject. It was raised on the Daily Telegraph's Honest John Forums and he commented that he had heard many complaints from Jazz and from Nissan Note owners but had not heard of any blow outs.


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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2015, 11:25:08 PM »
thats good to know thanks, im still undecided wether to change them next week on my week off
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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2015, 12:00:32 AM »
I'm in a similar position, my rears are original from 2009.

At the end of the day it's the only part of the car touching the road so not worth taking any risks

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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2015, 04:45:32 PM »
i might rotate them to the front to get rid of them sooner

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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2015, 01:03:48 PM »
I've compromised by deciding to change them when they are 6 years old later this year.

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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2015, 09:21:19 AM »
Could you post some pictures of the cracks?

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Re: cracks inbetween tyre treads
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2015, 12:59:19 PM »
Just tried to post a photo but the server says it is too big. Happy to email it to you?

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