Re: Old / New tires

Hello Timothy,

       The tires might be worth saving if they are to be used for show
       ONLY. .. FORD has recently come out and said to replace any
       tire on their vehicles that is more than 7 years old, even if
       they show now signs of wear... .. ! good advice. what happens
       is that the polymers in the tires "breath". that is to say, the
       rubber gets old, and brittle over time, making them unsafe ...
       i  have heard of some judges even going so far as to mark DOWN
       cars in concours judging that had original tires (like uniroyal
       tigerpaws on 60's muscle cars) because they were unsafe. ..
       YMMV....
       MHO





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