I have almost the same story. Put a set of name brand radials on my
everyday driver in 1998. In 2004 (with less than 30K miles and with a
lot of tread left) I had the tires removed to paint the wheels. While
re-inflating after the paint job the first one blew out a sidewall. I
dumped the other 4 and got a new set.
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Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [oletrucks] tire failure
I put new radial tires on my 59 GMC in 1989, probably put less than
10,000 miles on them and in the summer of 2003 I removed them to have
the wheels sandblasted and powdercoated and could not believe how poor
the structure of the tires were. They had cracks between the treads that
were very deep, in fact I was amazed that these tires held air.
For Sale, 4 P225/75R15 radial tires with less than 10,000 miles. Very
little tread wear, never been spun (235 I6). Asking $1000 will ship :)
Blaine
> > My understanding is, if they are more than 6 or 7 years old then
> > they are
> > due for replacement, something about the age of the products that
make up
> > the tire tend to deterate. Causing the tires to separate and blow up
at any
> > speed. Maybe some one else knows more that I do.
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