Tire age vs wear

[Ryan Wright]

Scott, my tag tires were made in '99 and I'm going to replace 'em
first thing next spring. Actually, I'll put on new steer tires and
move those to the tag (my drive & steer tires were made in '04 and
still look like new) so I can always keep the newest tires up front.
From everything I've read and everyone I've talked to, 8 years is the
max you want to go regardless of how nice they look, so I'd replace
those pronto.

-Ryan

On 9/30/07, Scott Forman <sforman@...> wrote:
>
> The tires on my tag axle are very old, made in 1994 according to the
> guy at the tire shop. However, they show zero signs of problem as far
> as cracking or anything else. Should I throw them out solely based
> upon the age, or should I just keep an eye on them like any other tire?
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
> Memphis
>