How old of a tire would you feel comfortable running on your DD? Long story short I have a tire that was taken off a new ST when I worked at Ford due to a nail. Turns out the nail didn't puncture the tire so I brought it home and put it in the garage. The time has come for a new set of tires on my ST and I'm thinking of just ordering 3 more goodyear f1 to match the one I already have. Date code is 13/18. Like I said was previously mounted on a new vehicle and taken off before delivery. Order 3 tires or play it safe and order all 4 and trash the one in my garage?
I'll say this..bringing your dads 1987 Monte Carlo all stock to a dyno day is a horrible idea. HAHAHAHA When the tire went it hit a friend in the back, another in the balls and destroyed the rear fender. Had cracks everywhere inside it. DUMB.
DD probably about 8 years I would say climate has a lot to do with how well a tire ages. It's the heat and sun that will bake the life out of them. Sent from my SM-G965U using the svtperformance.com mobile app
10 year shelf life is somewhat of a industry standard. Mostly 7-10 years. Your tires are turning three in a few months. I would run them. Giving no run flat damage, large cracks, and overall tread above 4/32 of an inch
If you figure you will go thru the set in 3 years or less, probably ok. If you intend to see 120 plus and track days on a regular basis, get new. I pulled the set off my Focus for the winter tire change. They are 15 dated. I will be running new in the spring, even though I have a fair amount of tread left. These tires spent a few years in Arizona though.
Thanks for the replies guys. Sounds like it will be ok to use. I probably won't keep the car longer than about another year so it won't get that much more age on it anyways.
How old? on my 2005 C6 built in late July 2005, I had the original rears Good Year Eagle EMT's on the back when I traded it in on the SS in Feb 2019
Right now I'm guilty of running a 2010 date code tire on my SRT Jeep. In my defense the 2nd owner who put these on didn't drive it much and was stored in a climate controlled garage. No rot and they don't flat spot after sitting for a week or longer..... Probably not the smartest idea, oh well. I just want someone to make a Hellcat 5 spoke replica in the Jeep bolt pattern and I'd spring for a whole new set up.
I just put a new pair of Eagle F1 Supercar tires with a date code of early 2019 on the back of my Mustang, and I don't feel a bit bad about it.
Being in the tire business...I see tires that are 5 yrs old and have dryrot cracks and I see some 7yrs old with no cracks. If theres no dryrot, no odd chunking,scrubbing or irregular wear I would run them. Make sure you can still get that tire as Goodyear has discontinued several over the last 2-3 years.
Thanks for the reassurance guys. Sounds like I should be good to go. Tire rack has matching tires in stock and that one I have has no signs of dry rot or anything.
