# There's a crease in my tire

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/theres-a-crease-in-my-tire/111811>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, pickup\
**Created:** [January 30, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/theres-a-crease-in-my-tire/111811 "2018-01-30T01:22:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 22

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/theres-a-crease-in-my-tire/111811/22 "2018-01-31T21:39:09Z")

</div>

> [@RandomTroll](#):
>
> if there’s an objective test for the purported defects of an old tire.

Well, now we circle back to your original post after all your arguing and snarky answers to people who do, indeed, know that you should replace your tires.

Yes, LOOK at the date code. If it is more than 10 years old, the tires should be replaced even if the tire has plenty of tread as many here have already posted.

[https://www.tirebuyer.com/education/how-to-determine-the-age-of-your-tires](https://www.tirebuyer.com/education/how-to-determine-the-age-of-your-tires)

Why?

[https://www.edmunds.com/car-care/how-old-and-dangerous-are-your-tires.html](https://www.edmunds.com/car-care/how-old-and-dangerous-are-your-tires.html)

If you really want an objective measurement then take a durometer tester and determine the Shore A hardness of the rubber. 80 at room temperature (70F) should be your limit.

Now do you have some snarky comment on the advice given?

---

_[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/theres-a-crease-in-my-tire/111811)._