10 years is really the max. I had 15 year old Rikens with no cracks,
looked new and 80% tread - the belts delaminated - very dangerous
thankfully I noticed the vibration while on a residential street.
When I pulled over you couldn't even see the delamination, I just
noticed the sidewall varied slightly in offset from the rim - very
subtle. Took it to the tyre shop and the thing practically fell apart
when he broke the bead to remove the tyre.
I think the best sign is if the tyres are slippery in the rain. If so, replace!
Alan
On 5/27/10, Tom McCay - Classic-Car-World Ltd
<enquiries@classic-car-world.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi all, we had an interesting discussion last night at our monthly local car
> club meeting when someone asked the question of "what life expectancy should
> we expect from the tyres fitted to our classic cars"? Some of these cars do
> less than 1000 miles a year and almost all are laid up during the winter
> months in dry storage. Some cars have been in the same ownership for over 10
> years and have the same tyres fitted when they acquired the vehicle.
>
> The tyre condition is good with no apparent cracking on the tyre walls that
> you see on some very old tyres and tyre wear is not the issue either, but at
> what point should you consider changing these anyway due to age?
>
> Kindest Regards
>
> Tom
> Classic-Car-World Ltd
> www.ccw-tools.com
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