Nitto tires cracking...
Nitto tires cracking... Just curious if anyone else has had an issue with their Nitto tires cracking. I had to replace the set if 555's I had on my Trans Am due to cracking. At the time I just thought it was a fluke. I now have a set of Nitto Terra Grapplers on my truck that I will also be replacing due to cracking. The tires on my car were over 4 yrs old when I changed them out. The tires on my truck are just over 3 1/2 yrs old. Has anyone else seen this?
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I'd check the info on the tires for the manufacture date, Your tires might be a lot older than you think.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=11
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=11
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I had Nitto Drag Radials on my car from at least 2005 until 2012. Car sat outside a lot, and was drivin in cold weather. I had no issues with the tires. NT-05's on the car since last summer. No issues so far.
I'd check the info on the tires for the manufacture date, Your tires might be a lot older than you think.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=11
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=11
I had NT555's for a year on my C5 and they were pretty cracked. They were daily driven though and saw rain, snow, sleet, ice, and pavement that was 100+ degrees some days. 555's are summer tires only if I remember correctly. Can't blame them for cracking I guess. My new Continental ExtremeContact DW's have been awesome though!
My 555rs (245/50/16) are cracking, but they're down to the wear bars so its time for them to go anyways. I ran them unknowingly at 14 lbs daily driving, I was aiming for 17-18 lbs. So that probably didn't help. Switching to a different more radical tire next year
Hmm. I have NT05s I bought earlier this year. They still look good. But he car has been sitting for a while. I'll have to go inspect them again. Makes me wonder if I should go with the MT ET Streets vs the NT05Rs because of that?
