jono300

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Any advice on the following guys - wife`s hyundai coupe was originally bought with the standard oe alloys, having owned the car from just a year old - 51 plate we noticed over the years the amount off tyres we have had to replace due to side wall splitting, always just put this down to the car standing / very low mileage, two years ago we replaced these alloys for a brand new set off 17`s which came with brand new budget tyres as part off the package, within just six months one off the front tyres required replacing due to major side wall splitting only for the other side to be replaced not long after that again due to same problem !!

just noticed again last night whilst topping up the tyre pressures that the front drivers side surprise, surprise has major splitting on the side wall !!!

the one requiring replacing still has full tread and has probably only covered around 4k if that.

took the car back to the tyre supplier today and was told that all they can do is replace tyre and send it back to supplier and if it turnd out to be faulty then you get a full refund.

so okay, keep the tyre prssures up to level, the car is used a lot more within the last year or so so is not being left standing for long periods off time, why should I still be get this side wall cracking problem ??

Ant

a )dont buy budget tyres,

B)have you tried lowering the profile of the the tyre you have fitted?

r32

Are the wheels the right offset etc for the car? Buy good quality tyres.

danny c

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cheap tyres=plastic like rubber=splits! had cheap tyres on my old 18s and they kept doing the same,got yokos when i got my new wheels and has been fine since!

jono300

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Okay cheers guys I think we can safely say its probably down to just buying cheap tyres then !! in saying that the tyres that were supplied with the alloy wheel packageon the rear off the car are still fine, just seems very strange that it seems to effect the front wheels, rear wheel drive car. any idea why it should effect the front only ??

PaulC72

is the tracking all correct? and not all cheaper tyre have problems but I suppose it may be you get what you pay for in some cases.

StickyMicky

She kerbs them ?

jonny_693

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A rear drive Hyundai coupe, thats clever!

jono300

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Okay cheers again for the advice guys, you reckon that if the tracking was out then this could cause the above problem ?? as I say just seems to happen to the front tyres, getting a new tyre fitted tuesday so going to have them check the tracking whilst they are at it.

Jamz3k

My last set of Pirrelli P6000's cracked very badly within a year. Got cheap *** tyres on the motor at the moment and they've been fine for the past 8months.

jono300

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Did you find out what caused them to crack so early ?? as I say the tyre will be going back to the makers for full tests but certainly dont hold out much hope off it just proving to be a faulty tyre !!

bit off a mystery to be honest but will certainly make sure the tracking is done if this could be a cause.

Jamz3k

Haven't a clue Jono, I just put in down to me liking to rake the **** out of my car and only ever checking the tyre pressure once in a blue moon.

jono300

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Fairy nuff !!!

ALi-B

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Pirellis have always been awful for perishing no matter what model, be it the Cinturato, P6, P600, P6000 right upto a P-zero Rosso, they all do it. Probably why they are usually quite poor in the wet for a "branded" tyre (as the rubber goes hard and loses its pliability as it ages).

Whereas I've never had a problem with Michelins or Continentals

jonny_693

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^ I'll second that. I had a pair on a couple of years ago. Full of cracks and felt more like plastic than rubber!