The 'life' of tires has been discussed before. I have a very good friend of
mine who is a tire designer for the big French tire manufacturer. He and I
have discussed this issue at length, and running tires that have been
exposed to UV and the elements for 5-6 years is 'asking' for it. There is a
degradation in the rubber compound and grip is reduced as the tire ages with
heat cycles and just exposure to elements.
Something to keep in mind. Your mileage may vary...
Joe
'72 TR6 - CC77169
http://www.bowtie6.com/
-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+grant=bowtie6.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+grant=bowtie6.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Navarrette, Vance
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:24
To: Robert Liam Gannon; Bob; Six Pack
Subject: Re: [6pack] Tire sizes
Robert:
For the sake of the newbies on the list, I wanted to mention
again that "old" tires should not be regarded as safe. IF you have a set
of redlines on your car, check carefully for the date of manufacture.
Ford is now recommending that tires be replaced every seven years no
matter how much tread remains. This came out of the explorer exploding
tire debacle, when it was determine that older tires had more of a
problem than newer tires.
Ozone attacks the rubber even when the car is just sitting. The
tire will begin to check and split, and risk of a blowout rises sharply.
So inspect those old redlines folks. If they are checking, or if
they are more than 7 years old, you are running on borrowed time. Be
careful out there...
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