Aged tires: Driving Hazard

[Burt G]

Hopefully not a re-post, But worth watching as a reminder only for those who may not know. ABC News

 

[JonB]

DITCH OLD TIRES..........before they Ditch You.............

 

[J&R3xV10]

this happened to us on our way to VOIX. We had two tires blow out on the trailer we had lent from a fellow member. The tires had bent put on just weeks before and sold as new but turned out to be over 4 years old. Not cool. We is still fighting it as far as I know.

 

[kevin96rt]

I actually had an agruement yesterday with a shop owner here in CA trying to sell me a used set up.
When I told him 8 yr old tires are useless on a Viper rubber gets hard and traction is lost.His response was "thats not true... thats what people on forums say who don't know anything about tires.These tires are fine"
Worse part is when I called before going to look at them he told me they were made in jan of 08.Thats not what the stamp date says
Was a well known shop in San Jose who does alot of celebs in the area.

 

[dave6666]

Was a well known shop in San Jose who does alot of celebs in the area.

So maybe it's not the alcoholism that runs rampant in Hollywood. And the ensuing highly publicized wrecks they get in. Maybe it's the tires.

Nah... I'm going with the combo there.