Tires cracking in the Sidewall

Tires cracking in the Sidewall

04-19-2004, 06:11 PM

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InThinAir

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Tires cracking in the Sidewall

I was checking the tire pressure on my new baby and noticed on the front tires that the sidewalls have some serious cracking in them. I bought the 03 truck to not be a daily driver so it doesn't get a lot of miles on it. I have had it for almost 4 months and it has 2500 miles on these Goodyears. It is a DRW but the backs look ok. I go through tires like crazy and have never had any do this...

If this normal? I am worried about a blow out with all that weight up front and have heard about the Goodyear failing and destroying the fenders.

---Doug

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