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Old 05-26-2025, 11:30 AM
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Rotated my tires today on my Honda. Measured tread wear and depth, washed, check air, brake cleaned brakes and measured pad wear. Notice my 6 year old around 30K hardly worn tires are slowly tiny cracks dry rot. This was not in side walls but between tread. Looks like I’ll be replacing them in next 6 months or so.
A few decades ago, I was traveling from Philidelphia to NYC. As I merged onto the NJ Turnpike I felt thump-thump-thump and then Bang. Right front tire blew from a tread separation. The car and tires were only a few years old, though living in that region they had seen a lot of potholes. Fortunately, I had only gotten up to around 50-60 mph, it was a good handling car, and I got over to the shoulder quickly. You only need to experience that once. I once rented a car out of MCO. After a few miles on 417 I felt that vibration. I immediately took the car back to the rental agency and got a different car. If this is a car that you might be taking on the highway, don't mess around trying to save a couple bucks. It will be one less thing you'll have to worry about on your next trip while going 70 mph.

Last edited by Runway48; 05-26-2025 at 12:57 PM.