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<DIV>I got a job re-capping tires back in the early seventies and we would buy
used casings (old tires), grind the old rubber off of them, put on new rubber,
place them in molds and bake them at 300 degrees F while inflated with
special tubes and steel rims at 180 lbs of air pressure. My rate of adjustment
for general use was about 2 per cent. At the same time the tire store I worked
for had an adjustment rate of a bit over 8 per cent for brand new tires.</DIV>
<DIV> We were one of the first to re-cap radials and we
did truck radials for clients many time four or five times on the same casing.
The one tire that had the most failures during preparation was Firestone. It got
to the point that I wouldn't even try one of them for re-capping. I personally
had them on my own vehicles and never had a problem. So I think storing them in
the dark, under cool conditions and moving them around every few months might
work. I think tires are our best insurance and yes I did have an old Michelin
come apart on me while driving down the freeway. Not a fun experience. So my
best advice is to inspect your tires often, keep the inflation correct and never
use Armor All on them. And like you Michael, I'm going to invest in a set of
these tires to keep in my garage, in the dark and ready to go when needed.</DIV>
<DIV>Steven Kingsbury</DIV>
<DIV>BN1 #598 </DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/22/2015 12:56:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
varley@cosmos.net.au writes:</DIV>
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I believe the best way to store tires is in a dark place<BR>Cheers<BR>Larry
Varley<BR><BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 23/03/2015 6:10 AM, Michael Salter
wrote:<BR></DIV>
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ms,sans-serif">Yes
Tom quite true. I didn't know that Kuhmo made that size ever... I would have
jumped on a set for sure..<BR></DIV>
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ms,sans-serif">I
have been searching for 165/80 15 tires for about 40 years and these Classic
All Seasons are first I have ever seen in that size... <BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: comic sans
ms,sans-serif">I
know tires deteriorate with age but given how hard i had to look to find
these I going to buy another set...I'm betting that they won't be around for
long.<BR><BR></DIV>
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