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    cracked tire sidewall

    This is regarding the front tires which were purchased in May of 2003. There are less than 7,000 miles on the front tires.

    When I put my Cooper Cobras on today I noticed that the front tires are cracked on the sidewall around the rim. Is this something I should be worried about?

    I know a couple of you here run the Cooper Cobras. Have you had any problems with these cracks?


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    Justin
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    #2
    Take em back and tell them you want new ones. There rotten so theyve been sitting for a while in a warehouse. My dad had a set of coopers that did that once. At 7000 miles they shouldnt not do that. Its simply unaceptable
    1989 Grand Marquis LS
    flat black, 650 double pumper, random cam, hei, stealth intake, Police front springs, Wagon rear, Police rear bar, wagon front ,exploder wheels, 205/60-15 fronts 275/60-15 rears, 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" offroad x pipe, Eclipse front bucket seats, Custom floor shifter, 4.10 gears, aluminum driveshaft and daily driven. 16.77@83mph

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      #3
      it's dryrot........how bad are the cracks? take a pic if u can, and i'll give u my two cents lol
      scott

      1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
      2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
      1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
      1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
      2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
      1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

      please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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        #4
        The cracks are very noticeable and large enough to make me worry. I'll try and get a pic up tomorrow.

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        Justin

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          #5
          Here are a couple pics.





          I'm taking the car to the shop where I bought the tires after work tomorrow. I will be getting new tires on front.

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          Justin

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            #6
            Holy cracks, batman! :hairrais:

            YEah those tires aint the old, and you took good precautions to KEEP them nice!

            Id bitch about it. Looks like you are getting new tires, esp if you got the recept for when you bought em!
            1983 Grand Marquis 2Dr Sedan "Mercules"
            Tremec TKO conversion, hydraulic clutch, HURST equipped!

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              #7
              That is why I buy Goodyear or Firestone/Bridgestone or even Hoosier if I can get a decent price.
              Off brands just SUCK!
              2008 Mercury Grand Marquis GS Bone Stock

              The modern definition of "racist" is "someone who is arguing with a Liberal".--updated Peter Brimelow quote.

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                #8
                Just got home. New tires will be here on Friday. I'm getting a discount on the new ones.

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                Justin

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                  #9
                  Cooper is not an off brand
                  Pete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
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                    #10
                    they arent cracked too bad justin........i have seen worse...........i had a 5 year old set of michelins on the motorhome crack and come apart.........i blew a rear tire at 70 mph on the interstate in new england........when i got home, i bought 6 new firestones at $100 ea.........i dont need that happening again
                    scott

                    1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
                    2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
                    1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
                    1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
                    2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
                    1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

                    please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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                      #11
                      New tires are on. Total cost -- ~$48.00

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                      Justin

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                        #12
                        Sorry I didn't see this earlier. Ya glad you got those things replaced. My brother had a 1988 s-10 blazer and he had General tires on it (an off brand of Firestone) and this was around all the explorer rollovers. He had those little cracks and he didn't think much about it and he was on the interstate doing 75 and the tread separated from the tire and wrapped around the rear axle locking up that tire and flipped his truck on its side. So he got a free set of tires from there company and had them on his truck for alittle bit till he saved up for some BFG's. Did you keep the old tires so you can go smoke them off? :evil:
                        2000 Mustang GT "Blondie", 2000 CVPI "Sargent Crusty"

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                          #13
                          They kept the old ones. They marked the cracks and made a bunch of notes about them. It seems as though they took it pretty seriously.

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                          Justin

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