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Tyre age
« on: 18 January 2008, 14:21:30 »
Just came across this useful snippet from wheels-inmotion...

http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=1314
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« Reply #1 on: 18 January 2008, 14:24:08 »
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« Reply #2 on: 18 January 2008, 14:26:22 »
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« Reply #3 on: 18 January 2008, 14:30:46 »
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no, i cant be bothered :P
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Re: Tyre age
« Reply #4 on: 18 January 2008, 15:16:31 »
Just ask my mate who bought a part built Dax Rush with circa 6 year old Yokohama AVSs on it. First outing he swapped ends on a roundabout. I got a great view of it because at the time I was following him in a Rover with a trailer and another car (my car!) on the back of that.  :o

That was an interesting experience.

They were actually OK after the hardened surface had scrubbed off which didn't take too long given that we set the suspension up with spirit levels and steel rulers, and that it had 270 BHP. ;D

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Re: Tyre age
« Reply #5 on: 18 January 2008, 16:29:23 »
Very interesting.....
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Re: Tyre age
« Reply #6 on: 18 January 2008, 18:20:53 »
I read somewhere else that tyre fitters are only allowed to sell tyres that are less then 6 years old, but there is no legal limit as to how long they can be used afterwards....
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Re: Tyre age
« Reply #7 on: 18 January 2008, 18:52:16 »
Guess I should change the tyres on my trailer before I use it again really. It was given to my Dad by my Grandad when I was a nipper and my Dad can't remember ever changing the tyres. That makes them 35+ years old.  :o

They still appear in remarkably good condition. No cracking visible. I can't imagine a modern tyre even being recognisable as such at that age. Do "The India rubber company" still make tyres?  ;D

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« Reply #8 on: 18 January 2008, 22:42:36 »
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Guess I should change the tyres on my trailer before I use it again really. It was given to my Dad by my Grandad when I was a nipper and my Dad can't remember ever changing the tyres. That makes them 35+ years old.  :o

They still appear in remarkably good condition. No cracking visible. I can't imagine a modern tyre even being recognisable as such at that age. Do "The India rubber company" still make tyres?  ;D

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As long as they don't say 'S.P.Q.R. MCXVIIII' you should be OK....   ;D
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