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Originally Posted by special-K
I ran my '92 with the original spare it's entire 22 year long life. I think I used it twice. I couldn't believe how scaly the top side (back) of the wheel was. The tire would probably hold up better than a 7 year old one. Something got changed in tire composition since back then. I ran the original trailer tires on my trailer I bought in the '90s until just a few years ago
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Sunlight exposure factors into it as well.
It's probably a combination of that and Chinese rubber compounds.
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1986 M1008 CUCV SOLD
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