"CDMA" <eat@joes.com> wrote in message
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> I have owned my 2000 Prelude since it was new and have driven it very
> responsibly, mostly highway mileage. The car came with Bridgestone Potenza
> RE92 (205/50R16) tires, since I also have an older (second gen.) 1987
> prelude, I don't drive the 2000 that often and have only put 53K miles in
> it, today I noticed the front passenger side tire has cracks all around
the
> sidewall, I can only see the cracking on this tire, the others seem ok. I
> check tire pressure every 2 to 3 months and don't recall going over
anything
> or hitting a curb that could cause such damage and there are no signs of
any
> wear or tear on the wheels and the tires still have excellent tread.
>
>
>
> The questions I have:
>
> 1) is this normal wear or could it be possible I damaged the tire some
how?
>
> 2) Has anyone else had any similar experience with these types of tires?
>
>
>
> Thanks, CDMA
>
>
>
I previously owned a 01 Prelude. In my opinion the OEM RE92s were a lousy
tire. Replaced them with Bridgestone RE 750s and was quite pleased. You
might check into http://www.absoluteprelude.com/ for info from other Prelude
owners on tires and a variety of other info on your Prelude.