[DeTomaso] Old/New Tires

Dagny Kristine Bakken dagny-kr at online.no
Sun Jan 11 15:26:25 EST 2009


 
Here is some on the topic.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6620/is_/ai_n30886443 
If you like top performance(grip,noise etc) from a tire there is nothing
beating a new tire.However its to easy to say that the age is the only
factor making a tire  unsafe.Even new tires explode from time to time,due to
fabrication faults,misuse etc.All ages of tires can be unsafe if you are
running wrong load/speed index,wrong pressure or with a damage in the tire.I
know several,my self included,that have driven cars with 10++ years old
tires withought any situations.For just cruizing at regular speeds most will
be safe,if there is no sign of deep cracking and or damage to the
tire.However if your planning on spirited driving i would be cautious with
an old tire,and at least tried them on a safest possible place first :)

Øyvind Bakken





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