In a message dated 3/1/00 1:23:42 AM Pacific Standard Time, Oddcarnut@aol.com
writes:
<< any thoughts on how long tires will safely last if stored indoors? I've
got a
set mounted on wire wheels that have been in the garage for 20 years. They
look fine >>
>>There's a condition called hysteresis that effects tires. They get hard
and lose their elasticity for a number of reasons. Your tires may have
plenty of tread on them but for all intents and purposes, are useless except
to keep the car off the ground. Buy some new ones. Hysteresis can occur in
as little as a few years. (Hysteresis is the failure of a property to return
to its previous condition when an external influence is removed.)
Tom Butters
The Greens Fork Group
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