How old is to old of a tire for use?
I bought a 93 Corvette last summer and my mechanic did an oil change and said the tires are 7 years old. Might think about changing them he told me. They have 5k on them so tread is not the issue. What say you guys and gals? About 1k I am thinking to replace. Drive it twice or three times a month.
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6 years and throw away.
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What is the Vette worth? Better yet what is your life worth? Me, I'd change the tires. Bob 0 -
Too much to gamble with , especially a vette ! Replace them for peace of mind . Tires dry rot and is not always visible . Someone here sells tires maybe they will chime in .
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"They" say max. 10 years if they are inflated. If just the tire up open a shelf MUCH longer life. Had an 80 corvette and didn't change out for 20 years!! 0 -
According to Michelin-7 years. 0 -
Shit rots
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Well, I asked kindly and expected the same. I really had no idea that's why I was asking.BobJudy said:What is the Vette worth? Better yet what is your life worth? Me, I'd change the tires. Bob0 -
My tires on the z turn lawnmower are 10 yrs old 0 -
Last time I researched it, vehicle and tire manufacturers all differ but seem to all be from 6 to 10 years. If stored out of the weather, maybe closer to the 10. But old tires are always a risk no matter the tread remaining. As said above, what is the car worth? And what's your life worth? If unsure, replace them, period. 0 -
Well it seems if I ever get stimulated I will be looking. 0 -
bpost, or bruce sells tires, maybe if you PM him he could give you a better idea, if dryrotted I would think you would see the small cracking in sidewalls, but I am no expert........ 0 -
Agree with replacement however you can't really express the need due to the value of your life or the car since modern products can often be crappy. I've had more NEW tire issues than I've ever had problems with old tires albeit due to routine replacement of old tires due to tread wear not failure. I don't ever have to replace them due to lack of use
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There is not an expiration date, but, there is a date of manufacture on a tire. I agree with the other guys, 6 years and Bye Bye.
I bought a ten year old Nissan Frontier a few years ago, I looked at the spare it had never been driven. And it was 10 years old.
I had [past tense] a good tire store that I had done many hundreds of dollars worth of business with. And I told the guy I wanted a new tire on that spare. He looked at the spare and told me that it was fine. I told him I didn't want to drive a ten year old tire.
The guy starts arguing with me!
And so, I told him, I would go to another tire store and pay them sixty bucks for a new spare. He was looking at me, as though I was the dumbest customer he had ever dealt with.
And I left and went to another tire store and have never been back to the good old tire store.
The customer is always right.0 -
With that low mileage and age they probably have flat spots by now, flat spots and dry-rot don't go well together..........trash them 0 -
We recommend seven years, the date code of the tire is in an oval with four numbers. The first two are the week of the year the last two are the year code. If you store it inside out of the sun you could go a bit longer but old tires can rot and when they fail they fail in a big way. I would toss them and buy new if it was my vehicle. 3 -
THANKS ALL and thank you Bruce. Yes it is inside all time but will do the new ones. I APPRECIATE IT!bpost said:We recommend seven years, the date code of the tire is in an oval with four numbers. The first two are the week of the year the last two are the year code. If you store it inside out of the sun you could go a bit longer but old tires can rot and when they fail they fail in a big way. I would toss them and buy new if it was my vehicle.
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As Bruce mentioned, the date code for a tire is in an oval with four numbers. Hope I can post that picture ... I'll put the link to the article where that pic came from below.Big Al (hope this helps all y'all)3 -
Didn't mean to be offensive with my reply. I was answering you on my tablet and I hate typing long answers on it. Give me a real computer keyboard any day. So sorry that I was so abrupt. BobGrasshopper said:
Well, I asked kindly and expected the same. I really had no idea that's why I was asking.BobJudy said:What is the Vette worth? Better yet what is your life worth? Me, I'd change the tires. Bob
And I'd still change the tires😀3 -
A few years ago, a friend of mine bought the last two Triumph TR80s ever imported into the US. They had sat unsold in the back room of a dealership in New Jersey for 20+ years. He bought both, keeping on as factory new, and drove the other. After driving the one a couple of months, he and his wife were driving it south on I25 from Cheyenne when the right rear 20+ year old tire delaminated, The car rolled twice. Luckily for them, an ambulance returning from a call was right behind them so the EMTs were on the scene in seconds. 0 -
Like most products produced today tires are designed to deteriorate just past the time frame (4-5 years average) it takes to wear away the tread.So, either wear 'em out or throw 'em out.Same with batteries, brakes, wiper blades, etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc.,....
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Retired from a tire manufcturer. It is possible to make tires that will last 20 years, but that doesn't sell tires. Six years is as long as I will drive any tire. 0 -
If you drive only around town at 35mph, no problem. Driving that car at 70mph+ on the interstate is crazy. Listen to the previous posts. 0 -
The tires that are on my 2003 Silverado are Michelin LTX M/S 265/70 R 17". They've been on my truck for over 11 years now, since Feb. 2009 and they have a little over 25,000 miles on them. I inspect them closely everytime I change oil and they still look like new with no signs of hairline cracking or rotting. While I'm under the truck changing oil I also put the same tire dressing on the backside of the tires as I put on the outside of them including the spare tire that's stored underneath the bed of the truck.
I don't plan on replacing the tires until they show some wear or show signs of cracking. They spend 90% of their time sitting in my dark garage where the temperature never gets below freezing. They've never been in snow or ice so there's no road chemicals for ice and snow that's ever been on them either.
When I've not used the truck in a while I take it out of the garage and drive it around a little to put a few miles on it every couple of weeks so the tires don't sit in one spot all the time and to keep the seals etc. from drying out in the motor and transmission.
This picture was taken 8 months ago on 08/05/2019 as dated at the bottom right hand corner of the photo and the tires are perfect.
And here's a picture of one of the tires on the rear about 3 years ago when they were 8 years old. No way I'm throwing these tires away.0 -
2 of the original tires that came on my 2014 F250 4x4 BF Goodrich All terrain Load range E tires separated at 28000 miles and were replace July 3, 2019 with GoodYear All terrain kevlar load range E's. Tires were dated Aug 2013. Made it approx 6 yrs and came apart. The looked perfect in every way , tread about 1/2 gone. First tire started making thumping sound at 45 and got severe l got home going about 10 mph ..only 2 mile from the house. I called tire store to see what they had and on the way to the store just 2 days later the second tire had a knot on the outside the size of a baseball and came apart. AAA was called and I arrived at the tire store on back of the roll back.
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The greatest tire danger out there is re-treaded truck tires. (Yes, they are still legal in most states.) I've seen hundreds of tire carcasses on the shoulder of the interstates. 0 -
after having pickup tires give out i went to a store and checked out two brands..asked where they were made ..guy said don't know so we went back and looked ....Costa Rica...no chit....no buy... 0 -
Those tires, no matter how good they look, and they sure look good on the outside; are indeed dangerous to you and yours. The tire breaks down on the inside where you can't see it. With that said, Its a free country for you to do as you see fit. Being in the tire business for over six years I have seen dozens of times where good looking tires failed due to age. 3 -
You are correct, sir. I have driven thousands of truck tires across the continent. My company always uses retreads, all except for the front 2 tires. If one of them blows at speed you are almost certain to crash.nmyers said:The greatest tire danger out there is re-treaded truck tires. (Yes, they are still legal in most states.) I've seen hundreds of tire carcasses on the shoulder of the interstates.
For the other 16, if and when they blow, Look Out, Volkswagen! Look Out, Harley Davidson. A big chunk of rubber 5 feet long is headed for your face!! And if the flying retread doesn't kill somebody, it lays there on the interstate ready for someone to run over, and sever a brake line, or knock their muffler off the car.
I it just insane that it is legal to run retreads. How much money do they save? How much does it cost to get an emergency tire repair guy out to an interstate exit? It costs hundreds, probably $400 just for the labor not to mention the lost driving time.
What are we, Venezuala? Are we Kenya? We are the wealthiest country in the world and we can't afford new tires?
When I become King of America, I will make retreads illegal. The country gets an 18 month heads-up. After that, get caught with a single retread, $10,000 fine for the company and one month in jail for the driver. Michelin and Goodyear will be glad to spool up production.0 -
With the price of oil as it is, you'd be money ahead to burn the tires. 0 -
I get new tires every 679 miles.
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