tire expiration

[JAMAS]

Yes. I have definitely heard about this. Its not just the drying out part, its the overall breaking down of what makes a tire a solid reliable piece of rubber.

I believe 10 years is the absolute max safe length to wait.

maybe the theory of 5 years is never BUY a set of tires that are older than 5 years.


http://www.safetyresearch.net/safety-issues/tires/

[mrlarrys]

Tires have a life of 6 years - check the code on the tire (the numbers are in an oval SHAPE) for the date if it says 3612 it was made in the 36 week of 2012 - I KNOW ABOUT THIS BECAUSE - I teach it in a classroom. the tire might be new meaning it was never used but it might be sitting on a shelf for 10 years - check your code it is on usually the back of the tire (inside) so nobody sees it or knows how to decipher it.

[mrlarrys]

this is the abc news story I use in the classroom - all drivers should see this

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/video/...-code-10954213