how old is too old?
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my front tires date from 05, 12 years old. they have 1/2 the tread or much better, do not seem to be cupped or worn badly in any way, and I can see no signs of cracking or checking.
are they still good? is 12 years too old for a tire regardless of how it looks? would you run them or get new ones?
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Re: how old is too old?
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Here's a pretty good test: On a new or relatively new tire, push on a tread with your thumb and attempt to compresses and bend it. Note the feel, appearance, and how much deformation is possible. Do the same on the old tire. If the old tire does not compress or bend nearly as much, it may be too hard and brittle for high speed driving, and the risk is fender damage or worse from flying pieces.
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Re: how old is too old?
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I recently removed some tires I thought had no cracks. Once off the van, I noticed they were cracked right by the rim on the back side. No idea how long I was driving on borrowed time. I would say if your not sure better to be safe then sorry. 4 tires are gonna be cheaper then body work, or possibly worse if on the highway...
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Re: how old is too old?
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My old tires had 70% tread, no deformation, and always properly inflated. Never noticed a problem, they looked great, up until one of them capped themselves and took my rear quarter out at 35 MPH. Now I need tires and a quarter panel.
Get rid of them old tires!
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Re: how old is too old?
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Uuugh, you guys are killing me, Just looked at my tires, 10yrs old and still have 50% tread left.
From now on I'm buying the cheapest tire I can find, definitely will age out out before wear out. I know what you mean cnxt. My Goodrich T/A's are 17 years old and have maybe 2000 miles on them. So I just ordered a set of new Firestone Wide Ovals (not cheap) for my car.
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Re: how old is too old?
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You'll get answers all over the place, but here's my second-hand experience: Several years ago my Dad's Ram 3500 lost the front tire while running 80 mph down I-10 driving from the Dallas area to NW Florida. His tires were 6 or 7 years old. He said he picked up a vibration somewhere in Louisiana, but kinda ignored it with the intent of getting it checked out when he got here. When it went, the tire disintegrated, completely and violently throwing that big @%$ truck off the interstate into the (luckily) grass. He was able to hang on and get it stopped. He's driven alot in his life, as a truck driver for about 15 years, and that rattled the $&!% out of him (almost nothing does). By the way, he lost an inner fender, headlight and some other small plastic stuff around the front right corner. Do what you want, but don't ignore ANY warning signs.
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Re: how old is too old?
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Well, the evidence does seem to suggest new tires, except for one thing: these tires have been garaged their whole life, apart from the time they have been driven. So they haven't seen the usual baking in the sun and weather every day of their lives. (I ran a set of Eagle ST's for a long while that were 'garage and Tire Shine' protected... Finally had a belt separate... I think today, I'd err on the side of caution...
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Re: how old is too old?
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isn't there usually some indication before it goes? Sometimes... just enough time to think...."what the hell is that...." I've had older tires blow out just sitting in the driveway. One of the rears on my F250 did that...sounded like a shotgun. Didnt see any cracks/splits in the tire before it went boom.
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Re: how old is too old?
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Flip to the next page in this magazine and there will be an ad for Radial T/A's. Brother. Send all your "expired" tires with 2000 miles on them to me. I'll wear 'em out since you guys are too Chicken to do it. While your're at it send your "expired" oil on the shelf and one-month old gas that gets thrown out on here too: I'll find a use for it.
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