 Q: Are these tires THAT old?, Like 1976? |
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| 914rrr |
 Jul 16 2025, 10:41 AM
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I was looking over the 165/80/15 Kuhmo tires on my 75 1.8. Could they possibly be that old, or am I reading the date code wrong?
Correction: 165R 15 86T M+S, matching set of 4 tires.  |
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| chmillman |
Jul 16 2025, 12:04 PM
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No DOT number? Surprising. What about on the inner side of the tires?
In any case I would replace them without question especially if you have no idea how old they are… even unused and under cover they dry out over time. Replacing them is cheap insurance against a serious accident. |
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| ClayPerrine |
Jul 16 2025, 12:08 PM
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QUOTE(chmillman @ Jul 16 2025, 01:04 PM)  No DOT number? Surprising. What about on the inner side of the tires? In any case I would replace them without question especially if you have no idea how old they are… even unused and under cover they dry out over time. Replacing them is cheap insurance against a serious accident. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Back in high school, I was poor. I bought used rims and tires for my 69 Firebird, and didn't know enough to check how old the tires were, or how to identify dry rotted tires. I had one completely shuck the tread at 70 mph on the freeway. It tore up the paint on the fender, and I spent several hours pulling vinyl seat material out of my butt. Replace them. It's cheap insurance. If you want a concour tire, look to Coker tire. They usually have new/old tires that are recent manufacture made from the original molds. |
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914rrr Q: Are these tires THAT old? Jul 16 2025, 10:41 AM
914rrr The only other numbers on the tires are:
771
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