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Automobile Enthusiasts

ms liberty

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9. This right here, this is the answer.

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 22, 2023, 02:19 PM

Nov 2023

22-23 year old tires. Wow. It's the age, the mileage on them doesn't matter.
Think of a very old rubber band, dried out and brittle. You grab it, it breaks like a stick. That's similar to how those tires are. Dry rot.

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Do any of you you really understand tires? [View all] bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 OP

The belts in radial tires are made of various materials. patphil Nov 2023 #1

Thanks, replacement is underway. bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #5

What you're describing are called "Directional Tires" Best_man23 Dec 2023 #13

Guide I use OneBlueDotS-Carolina Nov 2023 #2

Tires are good for 6-10 years Abnredleg Nov 2023 #3

Here in Europe Old Crank Nov 2023 #11

You're not riding on tires; you're riding on miracles. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2023 #4

This right here, this is the answer. ms liberty Nov 2023 #9

At that age, even the cord (fibers) inside are rotten Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2023 #10

Yep, they get susceptible to sidewall blowouts because of all of the flexing over the years RKP5637 Nov 2023 #6

LBW is probably Load Bearing Weight KS Toronado Nov 2023 #7

r/justrolledintotheshop is a great place for questions like this. Probatim Nov 2023 #8

What do you pay to mount and balance a tire? Where do you go? bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #12

We used to call "dry rot" though I'm not exactly sure why captain queeg Dec 2023 #14

Dry rot is usually associate with mold in wood bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #16

Update, tires installed after I threatened them with mounting myself and balancing elsewhere bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #15