Pretty freaky, check your tires!

[dsm03]

Man.. I don't know what to say it is interesting but how true is it?? I mean rubber shouldnt go bad as long as it is store properly and at the right temperature. Well, all I know is I am going to go check my tires..

 

[Defiant]

If the tire hasn't been left outside in the sun under a 40' magnifying glass on a running barbecue grill, it's not an issue.

Your tire pressure counts for much, much more than its age does. Have you checked yours this month?

This is just another non-issue from The Sky Is Falling News, Incorporated.

I wonder if they would last longer if they oil them every year. They come oiled from the manufaturer anyway right?

Ah... no. Oil is used in the process (quite a bit, really), and a release agent is used in the molds, but no, somehow oil on tires doesn't really work out too well. The reason slips my mind.

 

[DSM Jeff]

If the tire hasn't been left outside in the sun under a 40' magnifying glass on a running barbecue grill, it's not an issue.

Your tire pressure counts for much, much more than its age does. Have you checked yours this month?

This is just another non-issue from The Sky Is Falling News, Incorporated.

We do see a lot of garage queens at work. Usually these cars have low miles on them with older tires. Those with older tires we tend to see them start to crack. Tire pressures are with in the specified range. We recommend tires that are 6-7 years old be changed. And when we say this we're usually seeing cracking going on which isn't good anyways.

I do agree, that this may not be an important issue, but a good concern to have. People should check their tire pressures monthly as well as tire condition and tire wear.

 

[blcknspo0ln]

You're sneaky It was a ninja edit!

 

[smithGSX]

i work at a youngstedts/goodyear tire and auto shop, just opened 2006. every tire we have in stock is brand new, none made before february 2006. its alot of work, but its a good idea. we sort by DOT number first(oldest goes first off rack) then by size. evry one of our tires from 2006 are gone now, sold the last few pairs 2 months ago. we have all 2007 and up and we have never had a complaint. as for the old tires, i bought old used tires with good tread on them from god knows when, and ive run the hell out of them and they still work even when the wireas are showing (i know i shouldnt but its on my beater not the GSX). nothing wrong with the tires, just the media again. the media is like teenage girls, they are overdramatic and never know what theyre talking about.

 

[pj91gsx]

If the tire hasn't been left outside in the sun under a 40' magnifying glass on a running barbecue grill, it's not an issue.

Your tire pressure counts for much, much more than its age does. Have you checked yours this month?

This is just another non-issue from The Sky Is Falling News, Incorporated.



Ah... no. Oil is used in the process (quite a bit, really), and a release agent is used in the molds, but no, somehow oil on tires doesn't really work out too well. The reason slips my mind.

I installed new tires on my DD and I slid across the road 2 times in one week. I was told that it was because the tires have oil on them and tire rack says take it easy for the first 500 miles for the oil to come off. If you cant wait, do a burnout. btw, i have 1808