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Pepsi Mechanic · 11-21-2011, 08:27 PM

Our Pepsi AA has tires that have been on since 1980 ... They have some sidewall cracking in the rubber .. the truck only does parades and car shows .. should I be concerned ?

spike · 11-21-2011, 08:31 PM

Naawwwwww.....you will be close enough to push it home...and wont be going over 5 mph.....

Gary WA · 11-21-2011, 09:09 PM

Plus they have tubes I hope!!

Pepsi Mechanic · 11-21-2011, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Gary WA

Plus they have tubes I hope!!

tubes they have !!!

Peter J · 11-21-2011, 10:34 PM

No problem for parades etc. If they're small surface cracks no big deal. I assume you can't see any cords at the bottom of the cracks cause that could be a different story. Just dry and ozone/sun exposure, that's why you see covers on a lot of RV's that sit a long time. That my take.
Pete

bobpo · 11-22-2011, 04:34 PM

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I know it may sound dumb

('cause it was) but when I first got my coupe a couple of years ago, it had "new" tires on it. They had been bought in the late 70's, but they'd never been on the road. (long time restoration). Well shortly after I got it, I had it running so I rolled up some blankets for a seat (it had no interior) and had to wear my glasses as there was no windshield (or any other glass) in it either. The tires (Allstate) had cracks in the sidewalls as big as 1/8". But they held air real good so I started test driving it around out here in the country from time to time but I didn't go over 30 mph.

Reminded of my early teen years....Dumb & Fun.

By the way, I later replaced the tires & tubes and found that the original tubes are still in good shape.....still got 'em.

Pepsi Mechanic · 11-22-2011, 08:42 PM

Thanks for all the input .. makes me feel better knowing there is no need to worry about them .. Thanks Guys

11-21-2011, 08:27 PM	#1
Pepsi Mechanic Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London , Ontario , Canada Posts: 229	tires are cracking Our Pepsi AA has tires that have been on since 1980 ... They have some sidewall cracking in the rubber .. the truck only does parades and car shows .. should I be concerned ?

11-21-2011, 08:31 PM	#2
spike Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jackson Michigan Posts: 245	Re: tires are cracking Naawwwwww.....you will be close enough to push it home...and wont be going over 5 mph.....

11-21-2011, 09:09 PM	#3
Gary WA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Clinton,WA/Whidbey Island Posts: 4,104	Re: tires are cracking Plus they have tubes I hope!! __________________ www.whidbeymodelaclub.com

11-21-2011, 10:34 PM	#5
Peter J Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 691	Re: tires are cracking No problem for parades etc. If they're small surface cracks no big deal. I assume you can't see any cords at the bottom of the cracks cause that could be a different story. Just dry and ozone/sun exposure, that's why you see covers on a lot of RV's that sit a long time. That my take. Pete Last edited by Peter J; 11-21-2011 at 10:36 PM. Reason: Addition to text

11-22-2011, 04:34 PM	#6
bobpo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 556	Re: tires are cracking Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I know it may sound dumb ('cause it was) but when I first got my coupe a couple of years ago, it had "new" tires on it. They had been bought in the late 70's, but they'd never been on the road. (long time restoration). Well shortly after I got it, I had it running so I rolled up some blankets for a seat (it had no interior) and had to wear my glasses as there was no windshield (or any other glass) in it either. The tires (Allstate) had cracks in the sidewalls as big as 1/8". But they held air real good so I started test driving it around out here in the country from time to time but I didn't go over 30 mph. Reminded of my early teen years....Dumb & Fun. By the way, I later replaced the tires & tubes and found that the original tubes are still in good shape.....still got 'em.

11-22-2011, 08:42 PM	#7
Pepsi Mechanic Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London , Ontario , Canada Posts: 229	Re: tires are cracking Thanks for all the input .. makes me feel better knowing there is no need to worry about them .. Thanks Guys