Art161

I drive about 3000 miles a year. Most of the time the car is in an unheated garage with temperatures in the 50s or 60s. Assuming there is still plenty of tread and the sidewalls appear to be in good condition, when would you recommend replacing the tires? I realize that the only way to give the tires a proper check is to demount them and inspect the interior for deterioration, but I really don't feel like having that done.

Ford recommends that tires generally be replaced after six years of normal service.

Pat Goss, TV's MotorWeek repair and maintenance guru, prefers every five years.

Pirelli states that "The mere passage of time (age) does not cause tires to deteriorate, but rather exposure to outside forces." Further, "Pirelli believes that since there is no way to accurately predict what outside forces a tire will be exposed to there is no scientifically supportable age limit that can be set for tires."

Thanks for your comments.

mph07alloy

Strangely that's an issuer I've never had to deal with.

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Andy13186

Depends on a lot of things, quality of tire, where its stored, temperature, sun conditions, weather conditions driving habits etc

I bought some tires made in 2007 , in 2013. and they are fine, They are eagle f1 gs d3s. No signs of cracking or age. They were stored in a warehouse though and not exposed to the sun or other conditions.



Id say when you start seeing small drying cracks develop on the sidewall. or 8 years from date of manufactur. I have a friend who drives a 71 corvette occasionally with original cracked up rock hard tires though lol.

After 8 years or so i would expect the tire to probably not preform nearly as good as a fresh tire, so id suggest just killing them off with a burnout if they last that long and getting a fresh set

shinerttu

LMAO classic...