Reply to "15 inch Tire Advice Needed"

I have been following this interesting discussion. Several years ago, I was at the SEMA show and spoke with an offical with Yokohama about this exact issue. The gentleman indicated that in the time it takes to set up and create the tires we need, he could create 10,000 other tires that could be sold to other owners, such as Asian cars. I asked this person if he realized that most Pantera owners have more than one car and that given a choice, would probably be faithful to this brand for supporting us and would choose Yokohama for our other cars. He didn't seem impressed with my logic.

I heard a General tire engineer speak about buying old tires. He said to be careful that the tires you are purchasing were not stored on bare cement, especially the bottom tire in a set if they are stacked up. The chemicals in the tire that meets the concrete will transfer or leach out the chemicals the tire needs to perform. Try not to purchase the bottom tire if stored in this fashion! A lot of stores keep the tires elevated on shelves off of the floor to avoid this problem.

Thank you for participating in this discussion.
DAve!