- 1. RE:Old Tires (score: 1)
- Author: William Whitmoyer <wwhitmoyer@samsonite.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 14:26:27 -0400
- Tires build up heat as they turn, mostly from the flex of the contact patch when rotating, and also, separately, from heat generated by the brakes under braking. As the tire material degrades over ti
- /html/6pack/2001-10/msg00140.html (8,788 bytes)
- 2. RE: Old Tires (score: 1)
- Author: "Creamer, Mark" <CreamerM@cintas.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 14:38:02 -0400
- How can I determine on a car purchased 1 1/2 years ago approx how old my tires are? They're redline Michelin X, and they "look" really new. I've been thinking about getting a set of everyday drive wh
- /html/6pack/2001-10/msg00141.html (9,328 bytes)
- 3. RE: Old Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:20:09 -0500
- Mark> old my tires are? They're redline Michelin X, and they "look" Mark> really new. I've been thinking about getting a set of everyday Mark> drive wheels and tires and hang the redlines up for sho
- /html/6pack/2001-10/msg00145.html (7,332 bytes)
- 4. RE: Old Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Trmgafun@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 17:20:39 EDT
- Hi Mark, I don't know whether anyone has answered your question yet, but the DOT number on the sidewall determines when the tire was manufactured (date code). Scott Helms
- /html/6pack/2001-10/msg00146.html (10,397 bytes)
- 5. RE: Old Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 17:01:21 -0500
- Scott> the DOT number on the sidewall determines when the tire was Scott> manufactured (date code). How does that work with "retreads"? (See the links in my previous note about Diamondbacks.) Skip
- /html/6pack/2001-10/msg00148.html (6,708 bytes)
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