I found some unused Yoko AVS Tires - date codes 1995 and 1997. Mounted but never used.
Would you run them?
No cracking or appearance of rot - they look basically new. Were mounted on rims, but never run.
thoughts??
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around town, under 50 mph, and that is a bit of a stretch...IMHO
Larry
Larry
And Larry didn't mention - only in a straight line, no corners, no bumps, and no fancy stuff like accelerating or slowing down 
I wouldn't run 'em, but I have a buddy that bought an '84 deLorean with original tires back in 2006 with 18,000km on them (wow, 22 year old rubber, but hardly broken in), he drove on them until last year but only to local shows and never on the highway with a passenger in the car. Fear and common sense finally overcame the pride that comes with 'originality'.
... I believe the D.O.T. recommendation is replace tires after 6 years of use (if the treadwear doesn't do them in first), and don't use them if they're older than 10 - visual inspection won't necessarily show deterioration that could be happening within the tire and between the rubber and the steel belts.
I wouldn't run 'em, but I have a buddy that bought an '84 deLorean with original tires back in 2006 with 18,000km on them (wow, 22 year old rubber, but hardly broken in), he drove on them until last year but only to local shows and never on the highway with a passenger in the car. Fear and common sense finally overcame the pride that comes with 'originality'.
... I believe the D.O.T. recommendation is replace tires after 6 years of use (if the treadwear doesn't do them in first), and don't use them if they're older than 10 - visual inspection won't necessarily show deterioration that could be happening within the tire and between the rubber and the steel belts.
I had some 12-year old Pirelli P7R's split open on me within the first 50 miles.
They looked brand new, had never been mounted, and still had the little rubber nipply things. I was fortunate in that I was going pretty slow at the time, heard a huge "BANG" and stopped to investigate. It split right between the treads.
Like the movie says, "Are you feeling lucky?" I know how I answer that question from now on...
They looked brand new, had never been mounted, and still had the little rubber nipply things. I was fortunate in that I was going pretty slow at the time, heard a huge "BANG" and stopped to investigate. It split right between the treads.
Like the movie says, "Are you feeling lucky?" I know how I answer that question from now on...
Thanks guys
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