Wade44 wrote:Grit dog wrote:
I'm not advocating using 14 year old tires, but 6 years, if not checked or cracking, is not time to replace. If you do, it's only out of lack of experience or paranoia.
Among some other possible reasons which I'll refrain from listing. I have a good relationship with my local GMC dealer whom I've dealt with for 20 years. He calls me and I steal them when they sell trucks, add custom wheels, and get take offs. I wish they did it more often. I have 3 or 4 sets out in a barn right now that I don't even know the born out dates without looking, but I'd bet most if not all are at least 5 years ago. On my workhorse, a 2014 3500, the tires born on date are 2016. There are plenty of other things in life that are true reasons to get skeered about.
87? 88? She's a sweetheart. Have to have respect for someone shooting something like that in the garage, or did you do it outside?
Agree with you on the tire age thing. Yeah if they are checked like Burbmans pic, I wouldnโt run them.
The GMC is an 86 model. Those are the original colors. Painted in the shop, not outside. Partly due to bugs n dirt but also temperature. All the paint/clear was in the last couple months when itโs 40deg and raining most of the time.
The answer is that it depends....this pic is the sidewall of the Bridgstone Dueller Revo 2's I had on the Suburban. Still plenty of tread left but this is what the sidewalls looked like at 5 years old. I wound up replacing these prior to the camping season that year (2019 IIRC).
I wouldn't automatically run out and replace tires that are 6 years old, but start watching them closely, look both on the sidewall and in between the tread block for signs of cracking. If you park in the garage so tires don't get UV damage so might get 10+ years from them.
I wouldn't automatically run out and replace tires that are 6 years old, but start watching them closely, look both on the sidewall and in between the tread block for signs of cracking. If you park in the garage so tires don't get UV damage so might get 10+ years from them.
Grit dog wrote:
I'm not advocating using 14 year old tires, but 6 years, if not checked or cracking, is not time to replace. If you do, it's only out of lack of experience or paranoia.
Among some other possible reasons which I'll refrain from listing. I have a good relationship with my local GMC dealer whom I've dealt with for 20 years. He calls me and I steal them when they sell trucks, add custom wheels, and get take offs. I wish they did it more often. I have 3 or 4 sets out in a barn right now that I don't even know the born out dates without looking, but I'd bet most if not all are at least 5 years ago. On my workhorse, a 2014 3500, the tires born on date are 2016. There are plenty of other things in life that are true reasons to get skeered about.
87? 88? She's a sweetheart. Have to have respect for someone shooting something like that in the garage, or did you do it outside?
Not that I'd use them heavily loaded or X country trips, but these tires have a 2008 born on date.
Have had the truck (with these tires) for almost 2 years now. First year, we drove it around regularly, including hauling the boat (size of an avg TT) down the freeway. I haven't even ever checked the air pressure!
I'm not advocating using 14 year old tires, but 6 years, if not checked or cracking, is not time to replace. If you do, it's only out of lack of experience or paranoia.
Have had the truck (with these tires) for almost 2 years now. First year, we drove it around regularly, including hauling the boat (size of an avg TT) down the freeway. I haven't even ever checked the air pressure!
I'm not advocating using 14 year old tires, but 6 years, if not checked or cracking, is not time to replace. If you do, it's only out of lack of experience or paranoia.
