Tires too old?
10-07-2018, 08:25 AM
#4
Do any hard aggressive driving or long trips?
I would definitely replace the 7+ year old tires.
After what happened to Paul Walker in that Porsche with older tires, I don't run tires that old. Call me scared or whatever, tires are everything when it comes to control.
I would definitely replace the 7+ year old tires.
After what happened to Paul Walker in that Porsche with older tires, I don't run tires that old. Call me scared or whatever, tires are everything when it comes to control.
10-07-2018, 10:55 PM
#5
I'd replace them. I have some 275/40s on my white car that are older than that. No cracking but they're hard as heck compared to when new and spin at the drop of a hat.
It just sits in the garage so I don't care. Whenever I tag it for daily driving I'll definitely replace them.
It just sits in the garage so I don't care. Whenever I tag it for daily driving I'll definitely replace them.
10-08-2018, 01:11 PM
#6
Unfortunately, my Z28 is a garage queen and my tires always age out (I replace at 7 years too) long before they're anywhere close to being worn out. I only do around 1K miles per year. I did a little more research this last time I bought new tires and decided to go with a sticky tire that usually only lasts around 10K miles. I went with the Nitto NT05 (NOT the R version) all the way around. Most reviews I've seen say they usually only last around 10K mikes, but on my car, they'll still age out before I wear them out, but in the meantime, it's a GREAT tire!
10-08-2018, 02:44 PM
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Much fuss is made about "old" tires these days, but in reality there is no fixed, age-specific expiration date for a tire. This will have as much (or more) to do with usage practices, operational climate and storage conditions than it will with simple age. For example, a 7 year old tire that has seen chronic underinflation, lots of aggressive/high speed usage and exposure to excessive heat and sunlight will be far more structurally deteriorated than a similarly aged tire which has seen none of these harsh conditions. The recommended replacement intervals from the tire industry likely look at typical worst case scenarios for liability reasons, but these may or may not apply (too soon OR too late) for applications used well outside the "typical" situation. On my garage queens I have tires that are 9 and 13 years old with no current plans to replace them; on the other hand, for a competition vehicle even 6 years might be too long. Somewhere in the 6-8 year range is probably about right for the average daily driver, and that's typically been the recommendation of the tire industry in recent years.
Having said that, if you didn't buy the tires new yourself then you can't really know what sort of life they've lived, so replacement at the earlier end of the spectrum is probably not a bad idea.
Having said that, if you didn't buy the tires new yourself then you can't really know what sort of life they've lived, so replacement at the earlier end of the spectrum is probably not a bad idea.
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10-08-2018, 08:30 PM
#8
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Are they cracking yet? The tires on my 1999 Ta are 9 years old but only have 14,000 miles on them and look new. I will still be replacing them in the spring due to age. Better be safe than sorry.
