If the were free,I'd pass.
1) Rubber deteriorates with age, irregardless of use. 5 years is the
recommended limit.
2) They are probably radials and become rotationally biased once mounted
and used. Unless the are marked as for direction of rotation
you never know how they went on.
On Wed, Nov 30,
Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com writes:
2) They are probably radials and become rotationally biased once mounted
and used. Unless the are marked as for direction of rotation
you never know how they went on.
I thought that modern radials didn't have this problem anymore. Tire
shops tell me
On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 6:29 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com writes:
2) They are probably radials and become rotationally biased once mounted
and used. Unless the are marked as for direction of rotation
you never know how they went on.
I
Probaly.
Big Industry catering to big believers (Not ignorant, just misled).
On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 4:54 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 6:29 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
wrote:
Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com writes:
2) They are probably radials
I would not buy them.
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On Nov 30, 2011, at 5:35 PM, roger...@comcast.net wrote:
Fellow listers,
I come to you with a safety question to seek your collective advice. I need a
set of tires for my 80 300SD. It only gets driven 5-6K miles per year now. I
have the opportunity
Depends on the price. If they are cheap enough I would run them and just
keep an eye out for defects.
Mike
On Nov 30, 2011 5:35 PM, roger...@comcast.net wrote:
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If your driving doesn't take you too far from home, probably worth the risk.
How long were they in use on the SL? If they were mounted for three years
or longer, I'd pass, but if only used for a season then they probably have
some life left.
HOWEVER, I recently tried to have an older tire (about
I have a hard limit of 5 yrs even if never used and stored properly. After
5 years the molecules that bond everything together have started to break
down. Tire may look perfect and balance perfect on install, but failure
has already started internally in the tire structure. Each time you drive,
Like the Corvair, those tires are unsafe at any speed.
-Dave Walton
On Nov 30, 2011, at 5:35 PM, roger...@comcast.net wrote:
Fellow listers,
I come to you with a safety question to seek your collective advice. I need a
set of tires for my 80 300SD. It only gets driven 5-6K miles per year
