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How Old is Too Old for Tires? NPC, For a New Tire Sitting in the Garage |
andys |
Feb 14 2018, 12:08 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None |
About 1 1/2 years ago, slight collision repair on my daughters car, they mounted a non-matching tire. I pointed out their mistake, and they willingly mounted a matching tire. So when I bring the car home and open the trunk, there is the unmounted mismatched tire. I store it in the garage, unwrapped.
So now, my wife's 2010 Camry is in need of tires, coincidentally the same size as the NOS tire in the garage. Since that specific tire is still available, do I consider buying three new, and use the other to make up the set? What's the conventional wisdom? Worth the risk? Thanks, Andys |
Tom_T |
Feb 14 2018, 01:02 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
Andys,
Contrary to what some will say on here, it's not as simple as "....if it's "X" years old, it's okay...." You 1st need to look at the true age of that tire - NOT when you got it. Look at the sidewall marking for the date of manufacture using the link below, then read the parts 1 & 2 tire age tech articles also linked below. Sidewall Markings: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/tec...e.jsp?techid=33 Tire Age - Part 1: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/tec....jsp?techid=138 Tire Age - Part 2: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/tec....jsp?techid=183 . Another myth - while you may have stored it out of the sun in your garage/etc. - you have NO IDEA of how it was stored before you got it. In general, you probably want to be no more than 5-8 years old max on the car, but they can age unseen inside &/or with checks & cracks outside well before their life expectancy is up. A couple of years ago I had to replace tires on both our 88 Westy & 85 BMW after less than 2-4 years due to tiny cracks forming on the sidewall & in tread grooves, due to the sun & ozone here in SoCal (ages on tires varied - even with matched sets). So look that tire over very carefully inside & outside in very good light & moving the tire tread & sidewalls around to open up any cracks before deciding to mount it; & then again very closely inspect it after mounting & full inflation on the outside in case the cracking shows up after inflation. If any cracks seen - don't use it! Also, if near the age limit now, it may not give you enough remaining lifetime left to bother with mounting any NOS tire near the end of that lifespan. So read up, & make your decision from an educated perspective on the facts of your specific tire - not generalities. Be Safe! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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