I am due as well, currently have michelins from Ted Wiens installed 2013. I haven't really checked them with respect to cracking, always covered here.
A friend of mine had his Michelins replaced because of cracking ( 3 years old).
I looked into FMCA and received quotes from Mitchelin, Continental and Hankook. You can guess who were the costliest and the cheepist
I most interested in what happens