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I got this in my email. I had no idea that this was a problem. This is pretty serious. How many of the racing tires that everyone has on their cars are old. Can you imagine what going that fast and having your tires mess up like that would do?
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897
holy shit.......so my original tires from 01 are no longer safe???
ok being employed by the tire industry, why would you not inform the public of the 6 year rule....would you not sell more tires
costs them money? what are they supposed to do with all their old tires? loss of profit possibly??
well hopefully by the time they are 6 years old they are out our door, its on the buyer to keep a correct inventoryQuote:
Originally Posted by basballny2
mine are from 2402 oh shit
3 month old NEW TIRES
WOW...!!! Good Info..!! Just checked my DD truck tires 2704=27th month of '04 there 3.5 to 4 years old so I bought them brand new...cool, now gotta check the camaro when I get home...thanks again.
Not only that, but you rid yourself of the liability of some asshat suing you because they are driving a 10 sec car with old tires.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZAPFOOL!!
hell push this report...will bring up the replacment tire market, sales are down now anyways...and when purchasing new tires remember the blimp
Whats up with the Goodyear Integrity man? Fuckers wear out so goddamn fast lol I love my goodyear wranglers on my jeep though. Best tire I've ever had for that thing. Ride smooth, great traction, nice and quiet. Last long.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZAPFOOL!!
all about the compound, and I see more wranglers in a day than you would ever believeQuote:
Originally Posted by 310stanger
tires are a great source for energy output. they're used as an alternative fuel. and that manager said he could trade the old tires in for new tires...Quote:
Originally Posted by basballny2
WTF are you doing in BAMA??? You were in OKC last time I checked.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZAPFOOL!!
this will hurt tire dealers more than anyone
got a call from a tire company with 10 grand more on the tableQuote:
Originally Posted by D!ck
WOW
I so wanted to race you tho? Did you get your ford fixed? Check out my myspace and see some pic's of my shit. I raced a gt500 from 40 to 105 and he got 1/2 lenght since Im auto and he is stick, and I didnt know we were about to race. at 105 I had my 1/2 back and he let out. I would have started pulling so hard. This 2 seater convertible ways 800 pounds more than my long bed full size pickup. had to use 3 diff transport companies. It is way to heavy. 4450lbs. accelerates faster from 100mph than to 100mph.
I was unaware that there are 27 months in a year. lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by redracer1
I work in the tire industry, and every single time I see a tire with a date older that 4 years, I inform the salesman. But, do they care? Nope. At least not most of the time. They usually tell me just to mount it up anyway. I try like hell to let people know that aged tires are unsafe.
27th WEEKQuote:
Originally Posted by kickflippin1
I have the regular Goodyear wrangler, not sure they make it anymore lol its not the rt/s, which wear super fast. THe ones I have last forever.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZAPFOOL!!
I know, thank you. I read DOT numbers everyday. I was joking.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZAPFOOL!!
Oh, and Goodyear SUCKS! Michelin or :gtfo:
The Tripletred is an over priced piece of shit. My salesmen love selling them because they get their spiffs on them, but they suck. Every one that i have ever balanced has never spun true. They always have some kind of wobble or hop in them. They are rated for 85,000 miles, but i have seen people bring them in with 40,000-50,000 that need to replace all 4. Complete crap IMO. I've been working in the tire industry for almost 4 years, and i'll NEVER recommend Tripletreds.
But you like michelin? mxv4's wear out in like 30k miles dude. And michelins are about 150 bucks a tireQuote:
Originally Posted by kickflippin1
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Originally Posted by kickflippin1
get a blimp or STFU
I was driving home with my buddy in his 92 blazer. he had original tires on it still. one of the front tires de-treaded itself going 55 mph.
the whole center tread came off, as if it was a re-tread tire!!!!! but it wasn't! all we heard was a boom, and a slap, and the whole effin thing took a shite, and ripped off!
he's still got the tire and tread in his garage. I have a bunch of pictures on my phone, but not a cable to transfer them. I might take my camera to his house to show you that tire. its nuts.
and it didnt make the vehicle swerve. it still held tire pressure, and it still drove on it. it just kinda ripped off, and he just pulled over
Cause he was supposed to panic and stab the brakes hard. I thought the driver error part was well proven in the Exploder case a few years agoQuote:
Originally Posted by nitrorustler41
I don't like Michelin because of their mileage, I like them because of their quality. Every one I've ever balanced called for low amounts of weight, virtually ZERO tire movement, as well. I know they are expensive, but if I had the money, I would definitely buy a set. Talk about expensive, look up some Michelin Pilot Sport tires. Anything in a "sporty" size is well over 250 a tire. I just don't like Goodyear because I rarely see anything good on their behalf. They do have some nice tires, don't get me wrong, just not my number one choice of manufacturer. I had some Michelin Hydroedge on my car, and I loved them.Quote:
Originally Posted by 310stanger
My truck tires are from like 1985 or something. Good thing I only drive it around town. Armstrong Desert Dogs. lol
I run that same wrangler on my truck. I always just call it the "mud wrangler" because it's the large lugged mud tires but I think it's actually called an m+s. I got ~70k out of my last set of those.Quote:
Originally Posted by 310stanger
THey are fantastic tires and were the OEM tire for my jeep for many years. God I hope they still make them.Quote:
Originally Posted by 0rion
The quality of Michelin construction is quite good, ill give you that. But I really cant rationalize their price to wear ratio, I worked on a car just today that had Michelin MXV4s and at 20k all 4 were spent. This was on a 4 cyl sonata driven by a 75 yr old man, so I know he wasnt railing corners and doing holeshots either. 165 a piece. Fuck that, give me so bridgestones, or kumhos. Good tires for much cheaper. Wheel weights are cheaper then tires too man.Quote:
Originally Posted by kickflippin1
I do like Bridgestone and Kumho as well, and I would buy those over Michelin. If I had money to burn, on the other hand, I'd definitely go with Michelin. I know using more weight is cheaper than buying better tires, I just don't like to use more than 3-5 ounces of weight per tire. Balancing them perfectly isn't going to help the vibration caused by an out of round tire. I just like what I have seen from Michelin, that's all. I've also seen some very nice Goodyear tires, and I"m not saying they're the worst, I just don't prefer them.Quote:
Originally Posted by 310stanger
I'll feel like a hypocrite if I don't say this, but I have 2 Tripletreds on my current ride, but I took them from work 'cuz they were free and I had a hole in the sidewall of one of my other ones. I'll never pay for a set or talk anyone into a set.
I know now that I am going to check every tire I buy before I pay for it. I am not going to get fucked. That's just crazy at how many lives they are putting in danger.