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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: TheBoy on 18 January 2008, 14:21:30

Title: Tyre age
Post by: TheBoy on 18 January 2008, 14:21:30

Just came across this useful snippet from wheels-inmotion...

http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=1314

Title: Re: Tyre age
Post by: tunnie on 18 January 2008, 14:24:08

can you post up the pictures? i can't be bothered to register

Title: Re: Tyre age
Post by: TheBoy on 18 January 2008, 14:26:22

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can you post up the pictures? i can't be bothered to register

no, i cant be bothered :P

Title: Re: Tyre age
Post by: Bo Bo on 18 January 2008, 14:30:46

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can you post up the pictures? i can't be bothered to register

no, i cant be bothered :P

;D

Title: Re: Tyre age
Post by: Kevin Wood on 18 January 2008, 15:16:31

Just ask my mate who bought a part built Dax Rush with circa 6 year old Yokohama AVSs on it. First outing he swapped ends on a roundabout. I got a great view of it because at the time I was following him in a Rover with a trailer and another car (my car!) on the back of that.  :o

That was an interesting experience.

They were actually OK after the hardened surface had scrubbed off which didn't take too long given that we set the suspension up with spirit levels and steel rulers, and that it had 270 BHP. ;D

Kevin

Title: Re: Tyre age
Post by: Auto Addict on 18 January 2008, 16:29:23

Very interesting.....

Title: Re: Tyre age
Post by: Markjay on 18 January 2008, 18:20:53

I read somewhere else that tyre fitters are only allowed to sell tyres that are less then 6 years old, but there is no legal limit as to how long they can be used afterwards....

Title: Re: Tyre age
Post by: Kevin Wood on 18 January 2008, 18:52:16

Guess I should change the tyres on my trailer before I use it again really. It was given to my Dad by my Grandad when I was a nipper and my Dad can't remember ever changing the tyres. That makes them 35+ years old.  :o

They still appear in remarkably good condition. No cracking visible. I can't imagine a modern tyre even being recognisable as such at that age. Do "The India rubber company" still make tyres?  ;D

Kevin

Title: Re: Tyre age
Post by: Markjay on 18 January 2008, 22:42:36

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Guess I should change the tyres on my trailer before I use it again really. It was given to my Dad by my Grandad when I was a nipper and my Dad can't remember ever changing the tyres. That makes them 35+ years old.  :o

They still appear in remarkably good condition. No cracking visible. I can't imagine a modern tyre even being recognisable as such at that age. Do "The India rubber company" still make tyres?  ;D

Kevin

As long as they don't say 'S.P.Q.R. MCXVIIII' you should be OK....   ;D