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Tires Are Not What they Once Were.

Air pressure and age. That 721 tire was made in the 70's.
Easy to trash something. All tires of the same grade ( regardless of brand) are made from similar materials and are subject to the same environments. Tires in the old days were driven on regularly and wore out before they got old. Today these cars are garage queens or driven occasionally on weekends. Just like a car that just sits and develops fluid leaks, time is the common denominator.
Be smart and check your DOT codes. Forget your stories of what used to be. Replace your tires at no more than 8 years or whenever you can visibly see the tire degrading. Or just show them. At speeds more than 40 mph the stresses on the tread areas become extreme.
Heat and centrifugal force combine to promote tread separations on old, hardened rubber tires.
During the summer months the Hi-ways are littered with the tread rubber from motorhomes and trailers that have few miles ( they are parked most of the year) but are old age wise. Quit blaming the tires and start to be pro active and don't wait until you get bit, and then blame the tires.
Check your air pressures regularly( major cause of tire failures).
 
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