[Mg-t] Fwd: tire sizes and age

[Dick Dell]

One last note in tires. Most of our T-series don't get used at high speed 
but a tire failure can still be very dangerous. Most safety groups now state 
that tires older than 6 years old should not be put on a car. Here's a quick 
link to tell when your tires were manufactured.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11

Dick Dell


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duvall Video Productions" <mike at duvallvideo.com>
To: <mg-t at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 11:57 PM
Subject: [Mg-t] Fwd: tire sizes


>> If your at all concerned about the age of tires, don't buy old  inventory 
>> sizes.  Here are alternative sizes from the manufactures  association. 
>> At the site below you can compare diameters or you can  just call 
>> someplace like the Tire Rack or Discount Tire....
>>
>> P165/80R15, 175R15, P195/75R15, 205/75R15, P185/70R15,
>> 175/70R15, P185/65R15, 185/65R15, P195/60R15, 195/60R15,
>> P205/55R15, 205/55R15
>>
>>
>> http://www.1010tires.com/Tiresizecalculator.asp
>>
>>>
>>> I think it's time for some new tires for my car. In calling the local
>>> tire places I was surprised to find that the necessary size  (165SR15) 
>>> is
>>> not available. I'm sure I'm not the first person to run into this, so
>>> where have other people found tires?
>>>
>>> --Nels Anderson
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