I was watching the news last week when a story about Tires came up. It seems a gentleman owned a car for 10 years with the orginal tires on it. As he went out cruising his front tire separated and lost control causing him to wind up in the hospital for a long period of time.
My IROC has had the original tires on it since I bought it brand new in 1986. I only have 9900 miles on them but by the looks of things tires can deteriorate over time. It looks like this cat is going to be purchasing a brand new set soon just in case.
Thought I would send this along to all here.
[ 30. September 2003, 05:43 AM: Message edited by: ss_rs_z ]
Posted by RagSS (Member # 1127) on :
...so true. Tires may (deceptively) look fine when looking at a tread that is barely worn. For those that sit for any extended length of time (especially in dry/sunny environments) the sidewalls will 'dry-rot' more than you can imagine. If they show any signs of it, ...replace them, ...it's surely not worth the risk.
Kevin
Posted by Hawkeye (Member # 88) on :
I put the new KD's on my SS this spring. The original Eagles had only 9,500 miles on them.... But - they were 5 years old and I didn't want to take any chances.
To me, 5 years is the max for tires. They will dry out and crack, then you put load on them and you're waiting for disaster. If you want to save the originals for shows, that's fine. But change them please for driving purposes.
Posted by jimb0 (Member # 176) on :
The Goodyear GSCs on my '91 are 10 years old and have about 10K miles on them. They look great, do not appear to have any dry rot, but are brittle as hell and very traction limited even under the best conditions. They will be replaced very soon...certainly before I do any long distance driving with the car. Sitting in my garage are four Goodyear Gatorbacks with less than 3K miles on them mounted on Gold Spoke GTA wheels. They are 12 years old. While they look brand new I would guess that they're pretty damn brittle too...
...anyone know of a good tire rejuvenator? Posted by Bill Mason (Member # 1807) on :
We had 9 year old GSCs on the front of the wife's 1994 Vette. This summer on the way back from the Toronto Molson Indy on the highway one of the front tires went flat....at speed. By the time we got the car off the highway the tire had just about come apart. The sidewalls were torn to shreds and the carcass was smokin'. First time I have seen a tire come apart like that and I put it down to the age. Quite a sight actually.
She now has new Firehawks on the front.
Bill M 98 TA
PS: I changed to the spare tiree but still had to call CAA as the space saver was flat and no air pump. There is now an air pump in the car Posted by sscamaro (Member # 1330) on :
The Goodyear Eagle tires on my 69 SS are about 15-20 years old. No side wall cracks or anything. It doesn't get driven much and is always in the garage. Replaced all the Valve stems a year ago.
Posted by DanPazich (Member # 1352) on :
Funny you mention this. I was reading either on MSN, NY Ties, or someplace...oh wait, in my business class at school...That lawmakers want to put a "Best if sold by" date on tires. They were actaully saying i think 5-8 years. Cause the laws of physics, rubber DOES break down over time. It's just how they will go about determining the date since each tire is made up of different compounds. I'l have to find that article for you guys. Posted by cytruffle (Member # 1733) on :
quote:Originally posted by ss_rs_z: It looks like this cat is going to be purchasing a brand new set soon just in case.
Good....we do NOT want that face messed up! Posted by KenC (Member # 189) on :
mother time takes her toll on tires. anti oziant protection is built into the sidewalls. this protection migrates to the sidewall on a constant basis due to centrifigul force and "reversion" and the fact that the Shore A goes up (hardness of the rubber compound) from the inside out on the sidewalls.."pushing the antioziant outwards"... if you park near any generators or electrical running equipment.. it accelerates this action by many fold.
Department of Defese has a 7 yers shelf life on thier military tires... its been debated that thats too short if they are properly stored.
we do not store tires on the Federal side.. however..we impress upon our fleet users to insure a date that reflects the tire has been manufactured within the last 5 yrs at purchase.
the steel belt package does not suffer from the aging unless there is a faulty repair to the tread area...then they can rust. what happens is, with the lack of ozone protection.the sidewalls allow moisture and air to penetrate the cord body... this weakens the cord body.. and the seperation usually occurs at the belt edge (where the sidewall meets the belt package). a belt edge separation results in sudden air loss, ie.: blowout.....
fyi.
Posted by ss_rs_z (Member # 1888) on :
quote:Originally posted by cytruffle:
quote:Originally posted by ss_rs_z: It looks like this cat is going to be purchasing a brand new set soon just in case.
Good....we do NOT want that face messed up!
Thank you cy and thanks to all who replied. Ididn't know that tires could break down over time. I am very careful when it comes to my cars and passengers and care for them immensley.
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