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Posted by CJT on June 2, 2007, 9:50 pm
Eigenvector wrote:
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>>Eigenvector wrote:
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>>>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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>> Just wanted to add, once you start seeing cracks in the sidewall, you
>>know it is too long.
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>>--
>>Joseph Meehan
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>>Dia 's Muire duit
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> 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??
>
>
FWIW, I had a set of Pirelli's on my special edition Fiat that showed
signs of deterioration (i.e., tread separated and they went flat) after
about 15 years in the garage. YMMV.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on June 2, 2007, 10:28 pm
> FWIW, I had a set of Pirelli's on my special edition Fiat that showed
> signs of deterioration (i.e., tread separated and they went flat) after
> about 15 years in the garage. YMMV.
What is a special edition Fiat? Was that one that runs :)
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Posted by Nate Nagel on June 3, 2007, 6:38 am
CJT wrote:
> Eigenvector wrote:
>
>>
>>> 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??
>>
> FWIW, I had a set of Pirelli's on my special edition Fiat that showed
> signs of deterioration (i.e., tread separated and they went flat) after
> about 15 years in the garage. YMMV.
>
A friend of mine bought an old Studebaker with some new-looking but
obviously at least 10 year old cheap radial tires on it. After a couple
days in the sun, the carcasses all expanded and the tires all threw off
their tread - without the car moving at all!
nate
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on June 3, 2007, 7:43 am
the DOT number on the tire shows the production date. In pennsylvania
state vehicle inspection mechanics are supposed to check all tirees
nymbers and reject any that are too old. I will ask a inspection buddy
but I beeve it 6 to 8 years. these rules started after some accidents
caused by aged tires shredding and deaths.
by 10 years outdoors tires are junk, I replaced some trailer tires and
a buddy has cars that get little use, like a few thousand miles a
year.
He was forced to replace the tires at 10 years, and remarked the tires
sun shined on were much worse.
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Posted by willshak on June 2, 2007, 10:04 pm
on 6/2/2007 9:19 PM Eigenvector said the following:
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>> 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??
They will have lasted a longer time than if they had been driven on for
6 years.
No tread wear, no flexing of the sidewalls, no sunlight, less rapid
temperature changes, no scuffing, etc.
Inspect them for dryness and cracking. If you are not going to try them
in the near future, throw some tire shine product on them, inside and
out. While I am on that subject, I bought a 4 pack of Permatex's 'No
Touch' tire spray at Sam's. No wiping, just spray and forget. It worked
so well on the tires that I power washed and sprayed my entire engine
compartment with it, including air ducts, hoses, wires, distributer,
anything that was plastic, and even the painted firewall and fender
wells. That was last year and it still looks good.
I also did the engine compartment of my wife's car, and my friends car.
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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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