Sidewall crease safety?

ChildrenOfBodom

ChildrenOfBodom

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It appears that this tire may have been pinned underneath something for a prolonged amount of time or sustained a crease offroad.

Do you think this is safe to run? There is no physical puncture, not inside either. It's just a crease. Theres about 2 of these on this tire. This is the larger of the two.

Thanks

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That looks like it has been a spare tire for a long time. I dropped my pastor's spare to work on his diff and it looked like that from being winched up there for years.
 
ChildrenOfBodom said:
It appears that this tire may have been pinned underneath something for a prolonged amount of time or sustained a crease offroad.

Do you think this is safe to run? There is no physical puncture, not inside either. It's just a crease. Theres about 2 of these on this tire. This is the larger of the two.
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Probably OK. I'd mark those spots and keep an eye on them, though. Also, check the date code.

If it's worth running, it's probably worth rotating normally, but if you don't, I'd keep it on the front. May sound counterintuitive, but it's for the same reason they recommend two new tires go on the rear. Understeer better than oversteer.
 
JB. said:
Probably OK. I'd mark those spots and keep an eye on them, though. Also, check the date code.

If it's worth running, it's probably worth rotating normally, but if you don't, I'd keep it on the front. May sound counterintuitive, but it's for the same reason they recommend two new tires go on the rear. Understeer better than oversteer.
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i dont think that under steer will be a problem with that tire or this type of concern. the concern would more be with will the tire fail or come appart, and if it dose its much better to have it at the rear. and over-steer is much easier to control than under-steer - i know what tire co. say and recomend, but you have to remember that they are dictated to by insurance co, who dont know sh!t about anything, they couldnt get piss outta boots if the instructions were on the bottom. they couldnt fight there way out of a wet paper bag with a stake knife!
 
Yeah, I wasn't clear. I meant understeer or oversteer as a result of a failed tire. I'd still choose the front, but I can understand why some wouldn't.
 
JB. said:
Understeer better than oversteer.
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Like hell, Oversteer is alot easier to correct and control than understeer is.

P.S. i read the rest of the page, if a tire blows you are more likely to lose control if a front tire goes rather than a back tire, although i dont want any tires blowing.
 
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I wouldn't want any tires blowing, either. I guess I'll take a look after it's pressurized, etc.

I don't like understeer at all, and while I can easily control oversteer in cars at work like the C63, 4Runner scares me with how top heavy it is.

I don't want to end up like topdown4runner's Sunfire example.


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ChildrenOfBodom said:
I wouldn't want any tires blowing, either. I guess I'll take a look after it's pressurized, etc.

I don't like understeer at all, and while I can easily control oversteer in cars at work like the C63, 4Runner scares me with how top heavy it is.

I don't want to end up like topdown4runner's Sunfire example.


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Mine almost looks like that now and my tires didn't fail, except for failing to hold the road in the rain...
 
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