Tyres peeling on the edges?

loz_the_guru

I expect I know the answer to this, but with Christmas coming around would rather hear something different!

Had a look at my tyres today, and one has this odd peeling of the rubber on the outside edge (photo attached).

Do I need to get it replaced ASAP, or will it wait a while?

Thanks all!

Crafty

Interesting, but yeah, you know the answer!

What brand of tyre is it ? how old ? how many miles ? Wondering if its worth contacting the manufacturer to see if they would regard that as a failure and give a partial credit..

IronGiant

Not the answer you want:  New Tyre.   Christmas might be just round the corner but you need to be sure you make that corner

car-man

Do you have a spare with the same size tyre on it?
If you wanted to save money and you do have a spare then get them swapped over until you can afford a new tyre...if not then it's a new tyre.

Looking at the photo, I would say the reason for this problem is that your tracking is quite a way out, get it checked or the new tyre might end up the same way!

un1eash

Whats the dot code on the tyre?

noiseboy72

Agree that the tyre has failed for a specific reason. If its directional, is it fitted on the correct side?

loz_the_guru

Thanks, I'll order some from black circles and ask about the tracking when I get them fitted.

Not sure - how would I find out?

Again I'm not sure of this but it's definitely odd I agree. I bought it the car with tyre fitted around 18 months ago, so it's obviously something which has happened over time. I'm a bit surprised I didn't notice sooner as it looks pretty bad in the flesh.

noiseboy72

The tyre appears to have a rotation arrow. Make sure this is correct, as if it's fitted the wrong way it will damage the tread.

Once a tyre starts to fail, it gets a lot worse very quickly, as the tyre becomes unbalanced and starts to vibrate.

I would suggest however that the damage to yours is due to either excessive movement in the suspension or a failing shock absorber, as tracking would not rip up the tread in that way. When you get the tyre changed, ask them to check for play in the suspension and that the shock absorber is still good.

un1eash

The tyre sidewall will say DOT and a 4 digit number, this number relates to the week and year the tyre was manufactured. Tyres have roughly a 6-7 year shelf life.

loz_the_guru

Thanks noiseboy, i'll ring my garage tomorrow and see if I can get them to fit the tyres and check the suspension/tracking at the same time.

thanks also un1eash, will take a look later and report findings.