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Dan A Member Since: 12 Mar 2011 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 61 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Dan A Member Since: 12 Mar 2011 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 61 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tyres are 265/75/16
Have mainly been used on road with only a few off road miles |
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custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20612 ![]() ![]() |
Personally I see no problem. They look just the same as mine
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custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20612 ![]() ![]() |
Have a look at my Gallery should be a pic on there of mine
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twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
What pressures are you running? What does the centre of the tread look like? It may be that your pressures are too low, so the tyre is running on the edges.
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fekete Member Since: 24 Dec 2008 Location: Here on the other end of the computer Posts: 3626 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dan A, looks like cracking to me ......they should not be looking like that if you have only had them a short while ?
looks like the compound of the rubber is braking up..... take them back and ask your supplier to investigate the problem with BFG ![]() |
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Dan A Member Since: 12 Mar 2011 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 61 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
35 front 40 rear. Its only 2 of the tyres that are cracking on the ns Brendan i only got them in november and done around 1600 miles. |
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RED-DOT Member Since: 29 Jun 2009 Location: stirling Posts: 2363 ![]() ![]() |
Looks like heat degredation by tyres doing hard work. 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..
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custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20612 ![]() ![]() |
If I remember rightly the Defender owners manual say's 32 psi front and 38 psi rear. That's what mine are anyway
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ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328 ![]() ![]() |
Do you use a hot water wash to clean the vehicle (very long shot though)
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RED-DOT Member Since: 29 Jun 2009 Location: stirling Posts: 2363 ![]() ![]() |
Good quality truck tyres with 15-18mm drive pattern do this when nearly new due to the tread flexing when scrubbing but then they settle down. I think BFG have softened the compound now to comply with US noise regulations and i don't think you have a fault but just good tyres doing thier job which looks like hard cornering. 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..
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Dan A Member Since: 12 Mar 2011 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 61 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Not washed the car since they were fitted ![]() |
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SteveT247 Member Since: 21 Feb 2011 Location: Central Posts: 491 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mine were like that although they were a lot older and had done a lot more miles. Strange it's only on one side of the vehicle though.
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custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20612 ![]() ![]() |
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