Check out this spare tire

[Jason94sport]

This was under my 93 I bought 2 months ago. I was shocked it was holding 32PSI. I removed it this weekend to replace the shocks. Glad I did. This was not visible when it was on the X.

 

[lynchy wa]

Bloody hell!!!

 

[LBarr2002]

Firestone? :scratch:

 

[JDraper]

That's what happens when a tire sits undisturbed for 18 years or so...Lucky you checked it before you actually needed it.

 

[lynchy wa]

I thought you'd run over a werewolf.

 

[tkd91]

just put some super glue in there, she'll be good to go!

 

[Jason94sport]

Firestone? :scratch:

A Uniroyal.
Crazy thing. I was filling it with air using my compressor when I was ready to put it back on. I never saw the condition till I was ready to put it back. I checked the pressure & wanted 38PSI in it. I was puzzled why it would not go past 32psi. Then I picked the tire up & saw it.
I immediately pulled the valve stem plunger & deflate the tire. I did not want it blowing out in my garage.

 

[lounge lizard]

put some rtv in the cracks and you'll be good to go! LOL

what kind of shape was the rim in?

mine was completely rusty when I pulled it out from under my EX. had to scrape it down and paint it. it never went back under the truck though.

 

[GRNMACHINE]

Good thing the cracks are not in the sidewall, if they were, it couldnt be repaired.....

 

[toypaseo]

What is the manufacturing date?

097?

 

[Anime]

You should probably post the sidewall view, or the tire model, size, etc. so noone else buys one. I sure wouldn't want to buy a tire that does that, even from age or misuse. Looks like the rubber compound just didn't hold together when the rest of it was drying out. Yikes.

Hopefully it is a really old model they don't make anymore, and they don't use that tread compound in any new ones, either.

Might be some interesting long term reviews on it.