[marsheng]

Originally Posted by Ciao

https://consumertire.com/blog/view/flat-spots-let-s-clear-up-some-myths-about-that

Marsheng,
You should reply to the link in the posting as it clears up some myths about flat spots. T

I should have included the article, but it is anecdotal. Has the rubber "flowed" into this new shape ? Has it been bent past its yield point ? What has actually physically happened to the rubber. Can it flow like glass does over 50 years ?

The only time I have seen flat spotting is when the car has stood for many years and the rubber has perished and the tire is no longer usable.

I am being a bit provoking here so we think outside the square, but I'm happy to be educated with the physical parameters of what actually happens.