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Posted by Eigenvector on June 2, 2007, 7:38 pm
How long would you expect a set of car tires to last when stored in the
garage?
By stored I mean dismounted, no rims, no wheels, kept out of sunlight as
best you could.
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Posted by Nate Nagel on June 2, 2007, 7:58 pm
Eigenvector wrote:
> How long would you expect a set of car tires to last when stored in the
> garage?
>
> By stored I mean dismounted, no rims, no wheels, kept out of sunlight as
> best you could.
>
I've heard of guys racing at Bonneville using tires from the 50's and
60's that were dusted with talc, bagged, and kept in cool dry storage.
I don't know if I'd have the balls to do that, but apparently no tire
mfgr. is willing to make new tires for certain types of land speed race
cars due to liability reasons.
nate
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on June 2, 2007, 8:01 pm
Eigenvector wrote:
> How long would you expect a set of car tires to last when stored in
> the garage?
>
> By stored I mean dismounted, no rims, no wheels, kept out of sunlight
> as best you could.
I would worry after about 4 years. Note: That means that after any
time, you will have shorter remaining life once placed in service.
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Joseph Meehan
Dia 's Muire duit
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on June 2, 2007, 8:01 pm
Eigenvector wrote:
> How long would you expect a set of car tires to last when stored in
> the garage?
>
> By stored I mean dismounted, no rims, no wheels, kept out of sunlight
> as best you could.
Just wanted to add, once you start seeing cracks in the sidewall, you
know it is too long.
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Joseph Meehan
Dia 's Muire duit
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Posted by Eigenvector on June 2, 2007, 9:19 pm
> Eigenvector wrote:
>> How long would you expect a set of car tires to last when stored in
>> the garage?
>>
>> By stored I mean dismounted, no rims, no wheels, kept out of sunlight
>> as best you could.
>
> Just wanted to add, once you start seeing cracks in the sidewall, you
> know it is too long.
>
> --
> Joseph Meehan
>
> Dia 's Muire duit
So far as I can tell the rubber looks to be just fine. I guess I'm a little
worried seeing how they've been in the garage for about 6 years. Only way
to tell is to mount them and see what happens I guess - no sense tossing a
set of 4 completely good tires without attempting to see how they'll do??
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