nankang tyres crack in 12 months

[journeymanpro]

MustangGT said:

I would look at the date code on the tyre, they could be older than you think.

Did you read the op?

[GordonGekko]

With car rubber parts are degrading prematurely across budget and premium price points, it prompts the thought of a contributing factor - are chemicals added to road grit perhaps….?

[steveo3002]

GordonGekko said:

With car rubber parts are degrading prematurely across budget and premium price points, it prompts the thought of a contributing factor - are chemicals added to road grit perhaps….?

my bet is the good stuff is taken out now

back in the 90s when i started driving i dont recall ever seeing a cracked tyre , they were just kept and used until worn out , ive had part worns /scrap yard finds and they just lasted until bald

[Mabbs9]

steveo3002 said:

GordonGekko said:

With car rubber parts are degrading prematurely across budget and premium price points, it prompts the thought of a contributing factor - are chemicals added to road grit perhaps….?

my bet is the good stuff is taken out now

back in the 90s when i started driving i dont recall ever seeing a cracked tyre , they were just kept and used until worn out , ive had part worns /scrap yard finds and they just lasted until bald

Or like many things, greed takes hold. Hey, can we cut down a little on that expensive, vital additive? Save 8p per tyre. Maybe.

[steveo3002]

so email sent to demon tweeks who supplied them

has any one ever had replacements sorted? im guessing no chance but happy to be proved wrong

[trickywoo]

I’ve had Goodyear f1 crack worse than that albeit it took three years.

[stevieturbo]

vaud said:

Yes it’s unusual - they may have been badly stored before your purchase, etc. ask Demon Tweeks and then the manufacturer.

Tyres cracking these days is not unusual. There are hundreds of threads about it, all brands, all ages.

Well not really all ages, it never seemed to happen 10, 15, 20 years ago....even on 20 year old tyres

[E-bmw]

stevieturbo said:

vaud said:

Yes it’s unusual - they may have been badly stored before your purchase, etc. ask Demon Tweeks and then the manufacturer.

Tyres cracking these days is not unusual. There are hundreds of threads about it, all brands, all ages.

Well not really all ages, it never seemed to happen 10, 15, 20 years ago....even on 20 year old tyres

Not an expert but, I believe it is down to the more "eco-friendly" formulas used on the compounds these days.

[steveo3002]

^ some eco friendly when almost new tyres need throwing away

[E-bmw]

steveo3002 said:

^ some eco friendly when almost new tyres need throwing away

Yes, but isn't it always the way that manufacturers (for arguments sake) only look at that part of the full cycle of the product.

Another case in point, electric car owners only think about the fuel in the vehicle part of the full life-cycle of the product.

[MustangGT]

journeymanpro said:

MustangGT said:

I would look at the date code on the tyre, they could be older than you think.

Did you read the op?

Not well enough, doh! Removed my post now.