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Hmmmmm,
Guess the circa 1987 tires on our '64 Crown should
be replaced. Bummer, they are biased plys, 'look" great, have
years of tread left on them.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 6:34
AM
Subject: Re: IML: Tires - age BEFORE
beauty - still a conundrum!
In a message dated 4/20/2004 3:29:24 AM Eastern
Standard Time, cbody67tx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
To me, the key thing is to buy tires to last about 3 or 4
years for the miles you drive each year. That might get you
out of the "high priced" high mileage rated tires, but it would also mean
that tire aging issues should not be a problem. It would also require
you to buy new tires sooner as if there's still lots of tread on the
existing tires, there'll always be a reason not to buy tires as the ones you
have are still good (or so it seems). These are judgment calls that
each respective driver must make themselves.
Hope this
helps,
W Bell
Are you saying that tires have "aged out"
after three to four years? If that is the case I would guess that a
majority of this list is driving on "bad tires"! Many of us drive maybe
1500 to 2000 miles a year which says throw out our steel belted radials, that
we bought for safety reasons, with only 5000 to 8000 miles on them?
Something does not add up here - what say you tire Engineers?
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