Dry rot at 38k?

OEM tires on a 20. Two wheeler.
rotated on schedule.
I was planning on getting tires Aug, Sept looking at the wear on them but don't think that split will make it that far.
Whatcha'll think?

 

I’ve gotten dry rot at 23k ~ after 5 years. It happens

 

Don’t think I see any dry rot?

 

It looks like you’re at the wear bars on the outsides. So much for 60k tires?

 

See the tread wear mark? look down about three tread pads. Then again couple more inches down.

 

Doesn’t show well in the pictures. Not sure I’d worry about that little guy.

 

better pic. Is that dry rot or a cut in the tire?

 

If that's a cut it was a damn good aim right dead centerline.

 

Hard to tell. Doesn’t look like rot. Either way organic compounds rot which has little to do with mileage and more to do with time and weather.

 

Just the one tire? Or all have similar looking splits in them

 

Haven't looked yet. Just saw that coming out of lowes.

 

Had a set of continentals on a car that the sidewall split pretty horrendously in several places. Tire shop said it was normal and they were fine. Didn’t look fine to me.

 

Everyone (here and elsewhere) telling get new tires asap. One guy tells me it don't look bad and now I'm smokin' waiting till Aug like I originally thought.

then again Costco has a sell, -$150 on a set till May 17.

 

If it holds air you’re good.

you’re gonna needa change em soon, might as well take advantage of that costco sale.

 

If those are the same tires that came on my truck... I think they suck ass with a silly straw. I had chunking after 30k miles.

 

I'm going to get a set of Defenders next.
Thanks for the input guys.

 

My Challenger RT had tires start to dry rot at like 29k and 5.5 years. The dry rot was on the sides of the treads. Looked more like this.

 

Personally I would change them out at the first decent sale simply for the safety fact (perceived or imagined). I don’t play around with tires at all and as a Michelin consumer I find most have to be replaced due to dry rot and not wear. Generally speaking I only go about 5 to 6 years on tires before changing them regardless of mileage.

The Michelin AT2 has been one of the best OEM tire offerings I have seen from Toyota. I would be extremely happy if I got 38k out of them because I find OEM just don’t last long…at all. I believe they use cheaper compounds or something than the same exact tire you would buy at Mavis Discount or such. Maybe I am right, maybe I am wrong who knows.

 

Or a bit of flashing along the moulding line and a wee little shadow? I really can’t tell even in the better pic, and I’ve gone crosseyed trying.

 

Get some while you still can, shortages are gonna get nasty.