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Why the tires came apart. Date codes were 42-13 42nd week of 2013 tires were manufactured. That would be approx. 5 yr 7 months old. I am thinking heat was the reason. Truck spent its life in New Mexico and then to South Carolina. It gets warm in both places. Study below states anything over 6 yrs is the life of a tire. However not happy I had new GoodYears installed yesterday. Their date codes are 31-17 ( 1 yr 11 months old ) 2 at 39-17 1 yr. 9 months old and -8-18 ( 1 yr. 5 months ) old. So if the life of the new tires are 6 yrs mine have approx 4 yrs left.

http://www.tiresafetygroup.com/tires-expire-in-six-years/
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  • spasmcreek
    yeah well i drive the goody out of my tires..as much as they cost now..i have bought a number of nice vehicles for less than a set of good tires costs now...crazy ..and the family service station sold thousands over its almost 60 years running ..and i have sold hundreds and repaired hundreds ..still have a rim clamp tire machine in my shop.....as most flats weem to happen on weekends and holidays
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  • bambihunter
    I still have the stock Goodyear Eagle GT's from my 83 Hurst/Olds but after ~28 years or so, I went ahead and replaced them but hung on to them for nostalgia or perhaps concourse showing (it is all original). They still look perfect though.

    My 98 Chevy K1500 has BFG All-Terrain TA's on it. I'd have to double check for sure, but I think they are about 8 years old and could have up to 105k on them and still have decent tread. What is funny, is somehow, or for some reason, put 8 ply tires on it. It made my truck ride like a tank. So, instead of 65 PSI air pressure, I run them at 35. I've had countless tire shops tell me that will wear prematurely. I said if they are at 65, then they ride too rough for my back and they will come off NOW! I love the tread pattern on them. They have side lugs and good footprint for mud and snow, but I haven't had any hydroplaning issues. I don't know how the less ply tires would ride though. If they would ride better, I'd be tempted to get them again. Otherwise, I'll likely get a house brand from Discount Tires. They are a fair amount cheaper and have similar tread.
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  • allen griggs
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    Here is the manufacture date on the spare of my Infiniti. By the way, I notice that all these dates are on the inside of the tire, so if the tire is mounted it is difficult to find these dates.
    These dates are all the same, about 3/8 of an inch high. 3715 means the 37th week of 2015, so September of 2015.

    Sometimes these numbers are enclosed in a little stamped oval.
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