JerseyHarold Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Within the last few weeks, I've discovered that the tire sidewalls on two of my daily drivers have cracks in them. The tires are a few years old, properly inflated and rotated. It seems like the ancient tires on my old cars have survived much better over a much longer period of time. I'm thinking the rubber composition has changed for the worse. Has anyone else noticed this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4852dodge Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 I have also noticed that the tires on the missus 2002 had dry rot and we replaced the tires last spring, now I found the tires on her dads 2006 are even worse. Fortuntely the tires on my 2004 F250 are like new. Like you I have tires on my 48 that date back before DOT codeing and there is little or no dry rot. I think some of the problem relates to their blends, the auto tires have more manmade rubber than the old tires. The modern truck tire has more natural rubber than a passenger tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niel Hoback Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Check the side walls for the phase "Made in China". Sometimes its on the very inner edge under the wheel rim so it doesn't n show when its mounted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatS.... Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Check the side walls for the phase "Made in China". Sometimes its on the very inner edge under the wheel rim so it doesn't n show when its mounted. WalMart's low priced tires are mostly Made In China. If the Chinese are capable of making a quaity product, I have yet to see proof. Besides, my money stays in North America. I check everything now. I even put back a can of sliced peaches tonight because it had that phrase. What, we have no peaches in North America??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55 Fargo Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 WalMart's low priced tires are mostly Made In China. If the Chinese are capable of making a quaity product, I have yet to see proof. Besides, my money stays in North America. I check everything now. I even put back a can of sliced peaches tonight because it had that phrase. What, we have no peaches in North America??? You know when you shop Wal Mart, what is made in North America, probably not much. I suppose 1 day the chinese may produce and have better quality control, Japan was probably lacking in this area in the beginning. Just what is made well these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Horne Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 You know when you shop Wal Mart, what is made in North America, probably not much.I suppose 1 day the chinese may produce and have better quality control, Japan was probably lacking in this area in the beginning. Just what is made well these days? Much of the problem with, "Made in China" products here has to do with from what the wholesalers and big business buy from or what they have China manufacture for sale here. The products sold in China are not always the same products sold here in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickG Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 do any of you guys "armor-all" your tires? Most of those tire-shine products are silicon based. Silicon dissolves petroleum products, and guess what your tires are made of.... So they look nice and are protected from UV, but a lot of people argue that the silicon actually dries out the tire much faster than uv light would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyHarold Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Good point about tire shine products. I don't use them on my cars. Years back, people would shine their tires with old motor oil...that must have really done wonders for the rubber! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 To me, tire shine products make the tires look great but the car unnatural. I just use a good dish detergent put on a wet car brush and give the tires a really good clean. They look good but not out of place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenbomb Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 "I don't know, but I been told...." that tires these days are only supposed to be good for about 5 years. Had some high speed low profile Toyos that rotted out before they wore out. Don't know if the Chinese thing factored into it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobjob55 Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) i'm here in the Arizona desert...i have to change my wiper blades 2 times a year.. 1 time in winter,, and 1 time during monsoon weather (summer)..tires dry -up real fast.. i noticed that the 16's on my 48 ,, even though they are 20+ years old still look good,, well sort of..compared to the jap crap that is on my MINI-VAN..have a set of 20 year old Goodyear on my 63 chevy carryall (burb) they are still in good shape.. never even thought about that...jap junk... phooey... Edited January 31, 2010 by bobjob55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T120 Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Years back, people would shine their tires with old motor oil...that must have really done wonders for the rubber! I worked with a guy who told me when he was a young fellow and worked in a used car lot cleaning the cars,the boss gave him a can of Johnsons paste floor wax to use on the tires.He said it worked well on old weathered tires -filled in the cracks and made them look like new( maybe for a short while) Never tried it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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