Aged Tire Warning

Post by **Greg D** » March 21, 2009, 1:49 pm

Since alot of us buy trucks that have been sitting awhile this is good safety sense for us. It was posted in one of my Mustang sites. I for example know of a guy who bought a set of NOS Goodyear NCTs for his Mustang SVO, he puts them on for shows but drives the car with other tires.

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897

36truck · Post by **36truck** » March 21, 2009, 2:22 pm

I think that is over rated hype. Saw it before not impressed. All the blown tires they show on the road are semi caps. Keep your tires inflated to proper pressure will go along ways to keep you on the road.

don morris II · Post by **don morris II** » March 21, 2009, 2:27 pm

the tires on my fairlane or over 30yrs. old

i dont drive it much

Post by **Greg D** » March 21, 2009, 2:33 pm

This makes sense but needs - common sense, lol. Seriously, if you have a nice set of old tires (like the NCTs I mentioned), they are probably fine to drive to a local show etc. To use the same example, if I remember right the NCTs are Z speed rated tire - 130 MPH (?) extended speed. I wouldn't want to run a 20+ year old tire like that. I did spent some time looking for an NOS set of Gatorbacks for my 85 GT, I would have treated them like just I posted.

Gary Seymour · Post by **Gary Seymour** » March 22, 2009, 7:15 am

I can see folks saving their OEM - type tires for shows and using some other tire for driving. They dont lose points for non-original tires. People do the same for old style (like tar top) batteries. Even if they dont work they put them in for the show so they don't lose points.

Old tires that are weather checked, though, I would not go far with. This '63 we just inherited has tires on that have great tread, but the sidewalls are so weather checked, I would not take this truck out and drive it at highway speeds.

DV65CustomCab · Post by **DV65CustomCab** » March 22, 2009, 5:11 pm

The rubber hardens as it ages too. Maybe not so noticeable on a big old truck, but I can tell you on my old sports car when the tires got old it didn't handle for squat. Tires could squeal if you were just parking too. Full tread, looked new but I finally realized they were nearly 15 years old at best.

Sinc · Post by **Sinc** » March 23, 2009, 9:47 am

Hey Greg,

A bit of trivia...That Sunoco station in the story is a stone's throw from Rich's place and it is where I take my Slick for its yearly state inspection.

Later...

Post by **Greg D** » March 23, 2009, 9:53 pm

Then you drove me past it in your Slick?

64Ranger · Post by **64Ranger** » March 24, 2009, 10:37 am

Actually coming back home from Slick Stock III, I had my rear tire tread separate on me when I was coming across the Mojave desert. It was weird, the tires were about 15 years old, but the sidewalls looked great with no checking or signs that they were in bad shape. I guess I was lucky, just got a thumping sound and ended up changing to the spare and making home ok. No fun changing a tire in the desert heat...

Gnant · Post by **Gnant** » March 24, 2009, 12:45 pm

There is no such thing as a 30 year old tire in Arizona. Just too dry.

RedStarr1000 · Post by **RedStarr1000** » April 3, 2009, 7:05 pm

I agree with ICEMAN. This tis totally over hyped! I am a longshore mechanic at the port of Long Beach/Los Angeles who repairs sea going container trailers the we call "chassies". Like what ICEMAN said about to footage of the tire thread on the highway and from recap truck/trailer tires. It's safe to say that at least 75% of chassies at all U.S. container ports are running recap tires. At the container terminal that I work at, we must have at least 5,000+ chassies. Only brand new chassies have new tires. After that all tire replacements are recaps. We have twice a year inspections of my terminal by the CHP/DOT which the commercial motor vehicle enforcement officer for the California Highway Patrol randomly checks tires for wear, side-wall damaged and under inflation. According to the CHP/DOT "out of service criteria" handbooks that trailer and large truck drive tires can be recap no more that two times before they are no long legal to use on the highways. We always have factory training classes at work from our tire suppliers on proper tire maintenance. I remember them saying for every 5 PSI that a tire is under inflated, it will cause the tire to run 10 degrees hotter. This under inflation cause the tire to get so hot that the recap the become "unglued" causing tire failure. The news report is totally over hyped! So don't be afraid....

RedStarr1000 · Post by **RedStarr1000** » April 3, 2009, 7:09 pm

Sorry, I wrote ICEMAN, but I meant Tom Williams... my bad.

prostreet65f100 · Post by **prostreet65f100** » April 4, 2009, 10:31 pm

Did I ever post anything about my tire tread seperation? This is a serious matter that acctually needs to be taken serious, so that more people are not injured.

prostreet65f100 · Post by **prostreet65f100** » April 4, 2009, 10:45 pm

This is all true and happened at 7:30 a.m. December 4th 2008. I had a 1998 ford explorer that my 17 year old son drove to and from school everyday. This vehicle was in excellent condition and had nearly new Goodyear Eagle GT II tires.

December 4th 2008 he was on his way to school, it was very cold that morning but the roads were dry there was no ice and no water. he had made it about a mile from home when for legal reasons (in my opinion) the drivers rear tire had a sidewall separation I have pictures to show this. causing (in my opinion) rapind deflation and loss of control of the explorer. The vehicle swerved violently to the left, went off the road and began to flip.
It left the road at approx 50 miles an hour

A driver behind him confirmed he was driving in a safe manner. The vehicle flip about 3 times ejecting my son, thankfully the driver behind him stopped and called 911 and then called me, I arrived on the scene about 6 minutes after the accident. They life flighted him to St marys hospital in evansville. They determined he had broken his spine at the top just below the neck and lower middle back. He had serious head injuries, facial cuts, severe bruising all over his body and partial vision loss in one eye. I contacted goodyear about this matter and (in my opinion) I am getting nowhere fast. They (in my opinion) seem to be very interested in getting the tire from me but unwilling to coperate in any other way. so far I have over $60,000.00 in medical bills and a totaled truck.

And a very lucky son who will survive and walk in a situation where many are not so fortuate. My purpose in writing this is simple. When you buy tires regardless of brand you at the very least expect them to be safe. this (in my opinion) is not the case. (in my opinion) goodyear makes a poor product with flaws that are common and frequent. (in my opinion) they do not take responsability for this incompetence. I feel at the least they should pick up the expenses it has cost me. nothing more, doesn't that sound fair. (in my opinion) not likely gonna happen. I highly recomend that if you have these brand of tires you change them and do not buy them. To lose your or a loved ones life or ability to walk due to a pathetic tire company producing inferior tires is unacceptable but it is up to you to take action. I am asking for those of you who read this to please pass it along at every chance you have so that my story may help someone to avoid this. so please repost and ask everyone else to do the same. also add your name to the bottom so that it can be seen how many people I have reached. Please be safe and have a wonderful 2009.

MORE PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENT CAN BE SEEN AT

www.myspace.com/chopperdave1970

or

www.myspace.com/david_543

PLEASE REPOST THIS ON OTHER WEB SITES AS WELL SO THAT MORE PEOPLE WILL BECOME AWARE!

THANKS FOR READING