QUOTE(RigerZ @ Sep 17 2016, 07:20 PM)
Hi folks, I would like everyone to have a look at my tires and provide your comments about them (Size 185/60 R14):
Front tires, installed late last year and covered about 10-15k before being rotated in May. After that covered another 8k.
RHS. Advanced wear on the sides. Common knowledge says this is under-inflation wear, however I have constantly maintained it at 33PSI and checking every 1-2 weeks.
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LHS. Noticeable wear on the inside, some additional wear on the outside. Similar wear as the RHS tire only less severe.
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Rear tires, installed early 2014, covered about 60-70k before being rotated in May.
Scrubbing, noticeable side wear and little cracks. Again, looks like under-inflation wear although I have constantly maintained 33PSI. Are tires supposed to start cracking like this after only 2-3 years? Its driven everyday but always parked under hot sun.
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Front tyres.... Looks like alignment issue. When was the last time you send your ride for alignment? Best practice.... Send your car for wheel alignment, balancing & wheel rotation every 8-10k.
Rear tyres.... As you mentioned... its already 2-3 years. The tyre compound will eventually dries up & starts to crack over time. Also, our Malaysian's weather is not helping the situation.
There's another thing I would like to highlight here..... As I've mentioned earlier, the tyre compound will eventually dries up & starts to crack over time, this would also means that the grip performance will also deteriorates. So regardless, how the tyre
still looks new after several years... it doesn't means that the tyre is still in good/prestige condition.
Which reminds me of an article about the real possible caused of the late Paul Walker's fatal crash...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/truth-behind-cau...-195132892.html