400hp427vette

I found this from abc news
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897

jrl77

My brother told me this A year Ago. "some manufacturers have a code"


Do Your home work !

gleninsandiego

Worth taking the time to watch. I used to buy used tires for my project cars before I put the new ones on. Now I inspect the date codes.

GWW

MN80Vette

Just think. The chances of getting an old tire is probably higher for original C3-sized tires like the 255/60's on my '80. (I just checked - the date code on mine is 1703.) C3 sizes are getting harder to find. Production volumes are probably low because the demand for replacements is dropping as the number of cars that require those sizes are taken off the road. I will definitely be checking when I eventually need replacements.

Vampyre

wow... Eye opener..
thanks for sharing

Jeffery73

The tires on my car were put on prior to 1991. The car had been sitting in a garage since then. Think it's time for some new ones?

LYLE

They didn't say what tires are bad but the biggest problem was the Firestone tires used on light trucks and SUV's. I think most tires if they were good when new are not as bad as the video wanted you to think.
I do think the way the gas station kept their tires in racks outside will cause damage to new tires if the tires are out in the sun for years before they sell them.

garage-ghost

I had an old set of tires come apart on me about 12 years ago. Let me tell you from experience....If you feel a bumping or out of balance feeling ...pull over immediately because it could be your tires coming apart. The sidewalls looked like daises where they were separating. These tires were only 10 years old.

jds68stang

Good post
Never had any idea of that. I see it often enough on the big rigs with thier tires scredded on the highways but never on a passenger car. I think around town driving most people would be ok w/ old tires but from what I saw if your taking a trip w/ extended highway speeds check the dates out and toss or exchange the old tires.
A long highway trip usually lets you know what is worn out soon enough.

Hogwild

if you don't check the date your in trouble .
most tire stores back there ties up.
but i know one my friends that bought a set from a private party and had to rebuild the the side of his street rod when one of them came apart

ntq

OURSHARK

That is an eye opener, thanks for sharing.

nutsy

thanks for sharing, just checked my indy 500s i bought last year. they were made 30th week of 07. that was good to know.

MRANT212

That was pretty informative! thank you.Never thought to check that so it made me go in my garage to see how old my tires were. Just picked up new shoes for my 71 and they were built 1808 or the 18th week of 2008. My 88 I put tires on almost 7 years back and sure enough 2701 or 27th week of 2001. Whew!!

Anthony

CoolShark

Very interesting and a bit frightening. My 63 has tires from 92 and my 72 has tires at least 15 yrs old. They seem good and the rubber is still pliable. But I had the 63 up over 100 not that long ago and often cruise my 72 at 80+. Guess I've been lucky. Sounds like time for a change.

tzeller

Thanks for sharing the info. I had an experience a few years ago with old tires that were on my 69. They looked good on the outside no signs of the rubber cracking ect. The tread looked new, however one day while driving on the interstate at 70 the inside of the tire let loose. I was able to get stopped without incident. When I examined the tire it had a huge knot in the tread area. It is very important to be aware of the age of your tires and replace them. Especially since alot of our cars aren't driven that many miles per year.

dbeall1968

I was aware there was a date code, but I didn't know how to read it. Thanks for the post. Now we have an excuse to LIGHT "EM UP!!

dodge_ss/t

not surprising, ive had 2 tires that where from 90 explode this year....just siting there...they looked fine, no dry rot or damage.

Lon Wayne

I got 1 for ya just put 4 new GT2s on the 75 the guy took off the old ones and i mounted them up for my DD van. They by the date code are 24 yrs old they look brand new and of course are getting ready to come apart while im typing this but man 24yrs old and the Good year guy said HE would put them on and drive it like you stold it. The new ride with the GT 2s is like night and day. so much smoother.And im looking for 2 new tires for my DD.

Matt Gruber

i had 1 too. 15 yrs old
blew out. Could this be a sign to buy new?

jrl77

Change them evry 3-5 years, A small investment for worry free ride's