Replace Tire or Not
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I agree. My concern is what happens if it blows out and I get hurt. Like I said, truck is an item. It can be replaced. My body parts, not so much. As such, my body is my concern so I will not skimp on tires.
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Are you looking at the same pic the rest of us are? Why do you think this is the case?
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I am going to have it swapped to the spare. I probably would be ok with on the DRW as well,
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@leadmic is actually correct - I went to Discount tire today to see what they had to say. The tire has black rubber over the cords on the sidewall then white (for the white lettering) then another layer of black rubber. So the opinion of Discount tire was that they are fine provided they are not losing air.
I typically run 14 ply on my trailers and I have seen them be just fine with similar scuffing. I have not used these Michelin tires before - but they seem much better then the Nexens that my Rams come with.
So I am old enough to know that I do not always know everything - learn something new everyday.
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@leadmic is actually correct - I went to Discount tire today to see what they had to say. The tire has black rubber over the cords on the sidewall then white (for the white lettering) then another layer of black rubber. So the opinion of Discount tire was that they are fine provided they are not losing air.
I typically run 14 ply on my trailers and I have seen them be just fine with similar scuffing. I have not used these Michelin tires before - but they seem much better then the Nexens that my Rams come with.
So I am old enough to know that I do not always know everything - learn something new everyday.
I typically run 14 ply on my trailers and I have seen them be just fine with similar scuffing. I have not used these Michelin tires before - but they seem much better then the Nexens that my Rams come with.
So I am old enough to know that I do not always know everything - learn something new everyday.
What's the difference in this and dry rotted tires? Are dry rotted tires rotted all the way through maybe?
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Do you by chance know what damaged it? was it road debris or light contact, or did something impact it with force? Being you can only see what's superficial, if the damage was indeed incurred from an impact I would personally throw it away. You wont be able to tell if you distorted the sidewall plies beneath the rubber body casing. If you did distort any of the plies and they start to shift or tear you may be lucky enough to catch it in the form of a ripple in the sidewall or bubble but only after heating it up during a drive cycle that it may blow out on before you even know.
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Mountain Pass
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Interesting.... the tire has to be weaker at that point though, right? If I'm using my truck for hauling or towing, which I'm assuming you are since you have a DRW I'd replace it if nothing else for my peace of mind. Last thing I'd want would be a blow out while towing due to failure of a tire that could have been prevented. Obviously its your rig so do as needed, I don't know much about tires, but common sense tells me there is some structural damage there, whether its worth worry about or not I don't know,
What's the difference in this and dry rotted tires? Are dry rotted tires rotted all the way through maybe?
What's the difference in this and dry rotted tires? Are dry rotted tires rotted all the way through maybe?
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Do you by chance know what damaged it? was it road debris or light contact, or did something impact it with force? Being you can only see what's superficial, if the damage was indeed incurred from an impact I would personally throw it away. You wont be able to tell if you distorted the sidewall plies beneath the rubber body casing. If you did distort any of the plies and they start to shift or tear you may be lucky enough to catch it in the form of a ripple in the sidewall or bubble but only after heating it up during a drive cycle that it may blow out on before you even know.
Personally I think something backed up in to the tire during transport or it rubbed on the transport truck - but I didn't notice it when I took delivery so I am probably going to have to replace it myself. I am going to run it until I put a trailer on it - then I will have to decide how its looking I guess.