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Old Crank

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11. Here in Europe

Wed Nov 22, 2023, 03:37 PM

Nov 2023

When your car is inspected they check tire date.
Over or close to 10 years old you must replace them. Mileage doesn't matter, If they spent all the time in a garage, doesn't matter.

A friend had to get his yearly check done in Lyon. That was two years late becasue of Covid. Damn, my new car is 10 years old... New tires. Plenty of tread becasue he olny drives 3-5 months in France. Keeps car in a dark garage underground. Sorry, new tires or no sticker.

I had the sidewall of an old spare blow out while my Landcruiser sat in the sun. The tire was exposed all the time and finally just blew out without anything touching it.

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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