[Mgs] FYI

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	I suggest that there is a temperature component to tire life.  Tires used as little as Max’s have been would, it seems to me, be OK at present age if they had been stored in a refrigerator.  
	My observation of tires on MGB and truck when I moved to CT from FL is that the tires did not appear to age as quickly in CT.   I did—tires didn’t.   When replaced at 12 years, though, the difference in cornering grip was notable. 
Bob


> On Jul 24, 2023, at 12:23 PM, Max Heim <mvheim at sonic.net> wrote:
> 
> It just occurred to me that I bought my current tires for my previous car, which left the premises in 2018, and was in a state of disassembly for 3 or 4 years before that. So they might date back to 2014 or even 2012. Still at least 70% tread left and the sidewalls look fine with no cracking. They have always been parked out of the sun under a carport with a car cover. I am not too concerned about sudden failure since they contain inner tubes.
> 
> I did once have an abrupt deflation incident with a previous set due to highway debris, but didn’t have any trouble keeping the car under control, and I changed to the spare on the roadside.
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> Max Heim
> '66 MGB
> 
>> On Jul 24, 2023, at 12:16 AM, PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com> wrote:
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>> I'm amazed Leno as a car buff didn't already know that.
>> 
>> Many 'authorities' advise that a tyre should be examined closely at 5 years and replaced when it reaches 10 years old irrespective of wear.  This tyre was 12 years old but had only done 18k.  Certainly not mileage expired and if just 2 years over the 'recommended' change point is enough to cause this then I suggest it was either faulty or they are just not made to the standards they used to be.  Falken Sincera.
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>> http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/tyre2.htm
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>>> On 23/07/2023 17:42, dave northrup wrote:
>>> Old tires
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