Nastiest Tire Ever Cleaned Up

Setec Astronomy said:
With all due respect, I did not. I completely understood--that doesn't mean I agree with the philosophy. As the OP noted, in a smart-minded attempt to keep tire retailers from selling 20-yo tires to people, and as a nod to some of the data gleaned from the Firestone/Ford Explorer rollover mess, the government decided there should be some age limit established for "new" tires.

However, that good-faith approach to address some aging issues, gets turned upside down into you saying that any tire over 7 years old is dangerous. Tell the truth, when someone comes into your shop for an alignment or ball joints or struts, do you look at their tires and if they are over 7 years age, do you advise the customer that their tires are too old and they should buy new ones? That must be quite a moneymaker.
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Generally, most vehicles on the road are going to need tires replaced before 7 years because they will wear out therefore it's not really an issue. Regardless, I never said they weren't safe, there is just a greater chance of the tire failing as it gets older. A tire is made of rubber, rubber deteriorates, rubber cracks, rubber is susceptible to UV damage....a tire that is old has a greater chance of failure than a tire that is new. On vehicles which don't get driven often and therefore only get new tires once a decade or so, I will say that yes, the older tires on those vehicles are less safe than a newer tire.
 
slimnib said:
Sorry, but I rather see the person offended than injured or dead.
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Thanks Slim, I couldn't agree with you more, too bad people don't see the actual message and less about being offended and soft. Sorry, but this is a public forum people and this could be your only enlightenment to tire knowledge, so don't be so quick to stiffle those whom bring the info to the table with facts and passion, with a twist of sarcasm to get the point across. No abuse here, see the above quote and that's the bottom line!

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I'm not offended. I love this thread. Just wondering why Firestone mounted and balanced the tire (that's where I went to have it done) and didn't say a peep.
 
swanicyouth said:
I'm not offended. I love this thread. Just wondering why Firestone mounted and balanced the tire (that's where I went to have it done) and didn't say a peep.
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Honestly, they probably didn't even look at the last 4 of the DOT to see when it was made. Furthermore, even though it is an old tire it's not illegal to mount and balance it, albeit unsafe to drive on.
 
This is reminding me about the time I was talking to someone at work and he had an almost full package of supermarket muffins in the garbage. I asked him what was wrong with them and he said they were past the "sell by" date (which was the day before) so I looked at them and they looked fine, so I said "if you're throwing them out I'm taking them" and took them back to my area and me and another guy ate them for the rest of the week and laughed about it. Of course that other guy is dead now....

WARNING: The above post doesn't mean that Swanicyouth should eat his tire...that would be bad. You should only eat tires if they are less than 7 years old.
 
The above thread reminds me of the Seinfeld episode with food ontop of the garbage, on a clean spot, LOL!

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*BUMP super old thread*

I came up with what imho is a great way to re-purpose tires older than 7 years. Put them on a Chevy, as there's a better chance of a Chevy breaking down then a tire blowing out. You ain't gotta worry about a blow out if your vehicle won't even start.
 
j.williams@perpetualradiance said:
*BUMP super old thread*

I came up with what imho is a great way to re-purpose tires older than 7 years. Put them on a Chevy, as there's a better chance of a Chevy breaking down then a tire blowing out. You ain't gotta worry about a blow out if your vehicle won't even start.
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Yeah, this is a really awful post.

This forum is for making cars/trucks look great, and we have fans of ALL types/manufacturers here. Chevy being not only one of them, but very popular.

Great way to alienate yourself from the masses.

I do not hit the "dislike" button. I find it to be negative. But if I were to use it, it would be for this post.

Not a post we need to read here.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I just used mine for the first time a couple weeks ago, I was a little disappointed at the ergonomics, especially when the handle was wet and slippery with tire cleaner.



I think those guys are over-reacting, but that's easy for me to say, I'm not driving the car. I will say I am just about to replace the tires on one of my cars because they are worn out, and they are 10 years old and none of them exploded.
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....yet

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