I have a set of studded snow tires I need to put on but I havent used these tires for like 6-7 years. I only used them for a couple months so they are practically brand new, just hella old. So does anything negative happen to a tire that sits for so long or should I be good to go?

 

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...d=138

 

According to that my tires are right on the verge of being too old, unless I plan on doing some autobahn driving then they say they are illegal.

But it really only talks about the weather conditions and stuff affecting them. These tires have been in my grage the enitre time so the elements should not be a problem. They only got used for a couple months and sat in the garage the rest of the time. So besides getting cold in the winter these tires are not exposed to any kind of weather. It does say that infrequent use and improper storing can accelerate the proccess. Does how I kept them count as improper storing?

I'm thinking I might put them on for this winter and just go with some new ones for next winter. What would you guys do if you were in my situation?

 

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No.

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I would inspect them closely, and if they don't show any evidence of cracking or other problems, I would continue using them for another 2-3 winters...

 

Just went over them and could not find a single crack or anything odd looking. I'm going to go ahead and throw them on for the time being and try to get new ones for next year. Thanks for the help.


Modified by GsDAteg at 1:02 PM 12/21/2006

 

ill put it to ya like this... shelf life on a tire is 3 years... when we have a tire here in our store or in stock it must be disposed of after 3 years of shelf life... so there must be a reason... i would just say be careful when you ride on them...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SHPrelude00 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">shelf life on a tire is 3 years...</TD></TR></TABLE>

...which makes sense, according to the Tire Rack's write-up, if you assume that the consumer is going to use any tire you sell for 3-7 years after you sell it.

 

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Here's an interesting if not silly question...is there anyway to "preserve" brand new unmounted tires? This question popped into my head when I heard the Integra Type R OEM tires were being discontinued and cleared out. I know there are a number of tires that are worthy replacements of the Bridgestone RE010 but to a collector 20 years from now, having a set of the OEMs on his/her pristine ITR would be neat.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Doespike &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is there anyway to "preserve" brand new unmounted tires?</TD></TR></TABLE>

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...id=37

 

Yeah, I should really browse Tirerack's articles more often. :embarrassed:

 

tire shelf life is 5 years.. tires that have not been sold by that time are writtten out of stock and recycled....tires aredesigned only to last between 5-7 years now. tires that get that old either have ozone cracks, rubber is hard (stiff), and crack also in the tread as well..which means that they are garbage

 

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That depends. They don't necessarily have those problems, if they've been indoors and properly stored for much of that time, as many winter tires are. Inspect them. If they have significant cracking, toss 'em. If they don't, you can keep using them. As the Tire Rack notes, tires may be used for up to 6-10 years.

 

that maybe what the rack tells you. but from michelin and other ctire companies shelf life is five years and that's it

 

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Do you mean shelf life as in, the length of time they are stocked at the tire dealer before they are sold to the consumer? Or the length of time from the date of manufacture until they are so old they should be disposed of? Those are two different things, and as you can already see in this post, the same term could be used to refer to either one...

 

life as when the tire was manufactured from the factory according to the dot number's on the tire... and that goes for shelf life as well. every tire comes with a serial number showing when the tire was produced as you no nsxtasy. when a tire is on the shelf for five years from date of being made the tire is garbage. from date of made and tire on car more than 7 yrs time to think of replacing your tires because the material of the tire is most likely going to start to harden up, have weather cracks or stress cracks on the sidewall or in the tread

 

As you know, the Tire Rack and the British Rubber Manufacturer's Association both disagree with you and say that tires can last anywhere from six to ten years. Especially with winter tires that are not exposed to the elements for nine months a year, assuming that no cracking or other problems are visible, I think ten years is a reasonable assumption.

 

I think what vtec is saying is that if a tire is not sold within 5 years it should be disposed of. nsxtasy is saying a tire will last for 6-10. The two are different but mean the same thing.

Someone who buys a tire will use it for 3yrs, maybe more, maybe less. Now if that person buys a tire that is already 5 years old, or older, he could quickly find himself exceeding that '5-7 year lifespan' tirerack quotes. Thus the reason why stores will dispose of their 5yr old tires. (Who knows what kind of environment those tires were stored in during those 5 years)

Shelf life is the time span from date of manufacturing to the date it is sold/first used.
Life span is the time span from date of manufacturing to the date it must no longer be used. (in this case)


Does this babble help anyone?

 

that's what i was trying to say but obviously wasn't saying the right way for nsxtasy to understand.. thanks old man neri

 

Yes, that's why I had asked what you meant...

Happy holidays to everyone, and may all your tires roll you to happiness in the new year!

 

my bad a long day....


Have a Merry Christmas everyone

 

interesting thread and interesting read on the two tire rack articles posted

thanks

 

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thanks </TD></TR></TABLE>

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