Slick Life Span
 

Besides the obvious of wearing out drag slicks,what is a normal life span before the gets old and dry up? I bought a new set of Hoosiers about a year ago and in about 6 months the sidewalls started to crack. After a year they`re bad enough I don`t feel comfortable even running them on my car. Bad batch of rubber? I never had a problem before this.

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The 9"s on the back of mine are at least 6 years old.No cracks, I only do a light burnout. But except for going to the track, my car is always garaged. And I don't race as much anymore.

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Do you live in a dry climate? Or if I buy them new,I always ask how long ago they came in from Hoosier,M/T,etc. I get the newest I can find. Try Larry Hodge Tire. The last set I got from Larry, he had gotten from Hoosier a couple of days before.Plus,you won't find a better guy.

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I do live in a dry climate and the car does sit on an open trailer. The slicks are on it only during the racing season. Normally when I`ve had the slick`s sidewalls start to crack,typically it`s only the outer sidewall and it`s after about 3 years. These are worse on the inside sidewall where I haven`t used any tire dressing. Next time I order I`ll ask when they were made. Thanks for the tip.

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Hey Lane!
Ive got the exact same problem with my Hoosiers one season they dont look too good, Im going along with your bad rubber batch theory

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just about any rubber up here dies an early death
year old suspension bushings that haven't seen the light of day cracked and split.....

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Lane for what its worth, my brother and I have both recently spoke to both Goodyear/Hoosier reps and were told that this is becoming more of an issue due to new EPA regs restricting certain chemical(s) that were once used in the manufacturing of tires to help prevent pre-mature checking/cracking.

So not sure if its really going to matter anymore how they are stored or cared for!

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Good to know Gordie. Thanks for the info.

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Good to know I`m not the only one John