Tire Dry Rot

[DirtRider1357]

I have a set of 35 inch BFG Mud Terrains and the side walls are starting to dry rot. I was wondering if i get the tires tubed will they be ok to drive with.

[INSIDIOUS '86]

depends on the extent of the dry rot, if its bad a tube will make no difference as the tires will fly apart at highway speeds and can cause a wreck or severe damage to your car or other cars on the road. no way for us to be able to tell you unless we know how bad the rot is

[nlped]

Yeah, a tube isn't going to prevent the sidewall from being adversely affected from dry rot. If it's just minor cosmetic cracking, it's no big deal. If it's major dry rot...DON'T use them!

[Turbo85GMC]

Not that it has to do with dry rot, but I tried to get tubes put into a set of tires for a car I was rebuilding. The tires would go flat every week. I asked at a couple of tire places, and they all refused to put the tubes in. Said they wouldn't do it for a street driven vehicle. The car was literally a rolling chassis, no engine, no trans. It didn't even go near the street for another two years, or about another 100 tire re-inflations.

[andrewmp6]

Yeah just replace the tires why risk your life for a few bucks.

[creamsicle68]

heres the tire in question.

[raws67]

I would run them. Thats what will start happening when that tire shine stuff is used. For some reason tires seem to dry rot faster after using that so called tire protectant.

[RuralRoute C-30]

Personally, I would replace them for just the dry rot alone. Yet that slice/cut in the upper right of your tire picture on the sidewall would have me equally concerned. A good hard bump, high summer temps or even the load of the weight of the truck will take out bad tires and leave you hopefully only on the side of the road and not a part of it or more.

Safety first. Sounds old fashioned but with 'old' comes my experience from witnessing too many situations that could have been avoided "if only" was never spoken after the accident.

Replace the tires!

Mark

[3r!c84]

id say buy new tires. its fine if your just using them as mudding tires.
but if your doing any highway driving dont run them...



its not worth endangering you or anybody else

[Oilbrnr]

Replace

[ratty 46]

Glad you posted the pic .... if you don't value your life or the lives of people that will drive in this vehicle - keep running them. Have you ever seen a tire come apart at say ... 60-70 miles per hour on the highway in traffic??

What is left in tread will long be for gotten after the crash.

Replace them.
Ratty 46

[cableguy0]

Those tires are trash. Aside from the dry rot cracking the tread level is really low. Those tires are pretty much bald. Gotta get some replacements before ones blows causes something bad to happen.