Quote: ....find some correct date code rubber pellets and make your own exact copies of the tires with the dates you need...Sounds simple to me
I talked with John Kelsey last week while attending SEMA and actually discussed having tires made without the DOT information molded into the sidewall. He said that up until six weeks ago he could have made the wording in the bead area. By doing this, the wording would have been invisible once the tire was mounted on the rim. Even if this could be done the Judges would still deduct for them being reproduction tires. There is something about the appearance/patina of original tires that can't be reproduced.
