Re: Would you trust 13 year old tires?
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09/02/16 06:56 AM
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I remember when BF Goodrich Radial TA tires had raised letters that were white like these Goodyears. Of course that was before Michelin purchased Goodrich and began producing raised brown letter tires.
255 60 or larger are brown. 235 60's are still white. Tires in photos on friend's RR have been mounted less than 2 weeks from new. Brown letters on RR are 275 60's. White letters are fronts which are 235 60's.
All 4 new TA's on our 71 Vette are 3 months old on the car 255 60's and are dark brown.
This is a common problem with these tires. Believe I now have found the cause, but not yet certain.
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Re: Would you trust 13 year old tires?
[Re: Got2Gnow]
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09/02/16 12:11 PM
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My BFGs were 8 years old when the right front came apart and destroyed the fender on my RR.
Tires are cheap compared to paint and body work.
Quit being cheap and lazy. Replace your old tires before your car (or a person) gets hurt.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
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Re: Would you trust 13 year old tires?
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Good luck!
Also the tire dressing stuff, at least according to Michelin, accelerates breakdown of the rubber. the motorcycle world has been saying that for years..
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Re: Would you trust 13 year old tires?
[Re: Got2Gnow]
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09/02/16 01:14 PM
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Re: Would you trust 13 year old tires?
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09/02/16 01:47 PM
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My BFGs were 8 years old when the right front came apart and destroyed the fender on my RR.
Tires are cheap compared to paint and body work.
Quit being cheap and lazy. Replace your old tires before your car (or a person) gets hurt. Check the reviews on suitable tires for my car, 8.55x15 was the original size w/ a twin stripe whitewall. I DID find a twin stripe J78x15, but it's not radial which I prefer. Reviews are pretty bad, from outright failure to whitewalls turning brown. I'll continue to monitor my current tires condition closely. I've seen what tread coming off can do to fenders and quarter panels. I'm really not interested in modern wheels and tires on this car, pretty fond of it as is, even like the hubcaps, must be getting old. Robert
'68 Fury Convertible '69 300 Convertible '15 Durango 5.7 Hemi '16 300 S Hemi
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Re: Would you trust 13 year old tires?
[Re: Got2Gnow]
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09/02/16 01:59 PM
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Not much left in. 275/60/15 to choose from these days.... I imagine in a few more years, that size won't exist new, and if it does, it will be expensive.
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Re: Would you trust 13 year old tires?
[Re: Got2Gnow]
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09/02/16 11:13 PM
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Go on YouTube and check out the damage that can occur with old dry rotted tires - when a dry rotted tire throws a sidewall or ply separation, it explodes, it doesn't go down easy at all. That explosion will ruin so much stuff on your car it isn't funny. Check it out: Tire Explosion This does happen on street cars too -- just because it's on a rolling dyno isn't the only reason this did this. Look at how thick the sheetmetal is in the trunk area that is mangled -- not worth it in my book. Tires are cheap -- bodywork and lives are much more valuable. Yes, stop being cheap................
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Re: Would you trust 13 year old tires?
[Re: Got2Gnow]
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09/03/16 10:51 AM
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I bought my car 13 years ago. It still wears the tires the previous owner had on it. I drive mostly surface streets (very rarely on the freeway) 45-50 mph maximum. I drive it less than 1,000 miles per summer. Tires "look" OK. What would you do? Do you like to gamble? Most games of chance have the odds against you. Replace them! At that age they can come apart like a hand grenade. There are always the ones that say they are driving around on old tires, don't listen to them. At 40-50 mph you have four time bombs attached to your car... chances are you won' t get any warning before the explosion!
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Re: Would you trust 13 year old tires?
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For what tires cost....No!
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Re: Would you trust 13 year old tires?
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Would you use a 15 year old condom. I didn't use it but when I was young I packed the same one in my wallet around for about that long................
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Re: Would you trust 13 year old tires?
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Would you use a 15 year old condom. I didn't use it but when I was young I packed the same one in my wallet around for about that long................ And that old joint with it should have been used before it was that old too...
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