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| | | | Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 34 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 34 | To all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I just dumped as chuck of change for 6 new 8R19.5 Samson china tires and looking for some advise to keep them from checking or cracking. I know to keep the tires out of direct sun light for long periods of time, and use them so they don't get flat spots. I'm looking for a product or solution that will not take the compounds out and dry the rubber out. I found some products make the tire look great then turn the tire into a junky, where you have to keep using the product or the sidewalls fade fast and crack fast i.e. ARMORALL. Thank you | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | check out mequiars products | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 734 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 734 | Nitrogen baby, yeah!!  Just kidding. Would think any of the modern spray on products would be fine. I honestly don't know what to believe about minor sidewall cracking. Had a set of Michelins the sidewalls were cracking pretty bad and there was a recall at the time but not for my particular tires. So they lasted many tens of thousands of miles till I sold the car, no problems.
Matthew 6:33 1952 Chevy 1/2-ton 3100 Late '55 235/SM420/torque tube 3.55 Dalton Highway survivor (using original 216) www.truckwithaheart.com | | | | | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 331 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 331 | The very best and most effective thing you can do is minimize time in the sun. If the truck is going to be parked outside, put covers over them. If its going to be parked for a long time - put it on blocks to get the weight off the tires to keep them from flat spotting.
1950 4100 - unrestored and driven weekly for almost no reason at all.
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,554 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,554 | Coker recommends simple green to clean tires.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 338 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 338 | Turn them often. Don't dress them with anything at the risk of drying them out as some products will do.
Tires deteriorate with time mostly and not running them seems to speed up the deterioration.
Don't just store them away for a few years and expect them to stay like new. | | |
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