9000 miles

[JAYSILVER04]

My car has 9400 miles on it. It has the BFGs from the factory still on it. They look dry rotted but have a TON of tread left. Should I be concerned?

[Bradley G]

How the heck do you do it? my tires are toast @ 9k:P

My car has 9400 miles on it. It has the BFGs from the factory still on it. They look dry rotted but have a TON of tread left. Should I be concerned?

[Breadfan]

Dry rotted tires are not safe, tires do have a shelf live, especially when exposed to UV and heat. It's hard to part with dry rotted tires with good tread, but if they're deteriorating it could lead to a blowout.

[Pops]

Dry rotted tires are not safe, tires do have a shelf live, especially when exposed to UV and heat. It's hard to part with dry rotted tires with good tread, but if they're deteriorating it could lead to a blowout.

What he said! Your life is worth more than a set of tires.

[JAYSILVER04]

How the heck do you do it? my tires are toast @ 9k:P

I just bought this car and the original owner never drove it. He was a Doctor who didn't know what he had! I have another 04 with 72700 miles needing its fourth set of tires!! So i feel your pain! Plus, I'm not Trilogized!!

[Blackmobile]

Run, do not walk, to Tire rack and get yourself a set of tires. It's also your lucky day, they have the fronts on sale for $82 a piece, I believe.

[RF Overlord]

JAYSILVER, as the others said above^^^, dry-rotted tires can be VERY dangerous at highway speeds, as the increased heat and flexing will exacerbate any little defect. They're probably OK for putt-putting around town, but I would get them replaced ASAP.

...or get a couple of full-size rims and use the 2 front-sized ones to replace the mini-spares.

[Zack]

Completely 180 from everyone else......

Only after a tire is over 10 years old would it concern me.

Drive em'!

[RF Overlord]

In light of Zack's reply, lemme clarify what I meant.

The age of the tires isn't what concerns me, it's the condition. I have tires on my '68 Buick that have been there for prolly 20 years, but the car has been garage-kept so I'm not worried about them. If, however, a tire has in fact dry-rotted, then I would be concerned no matter what its age..

[ctrlraven]

I've always kept using tire shine (silicone) spray on tires and the ones that are on my 89 foxbody are about 6 years old I guess and still look new.

[Zack]

In light of Zack's reply, lemme clarify what I meant.

The age of the tires isn't what concerns me, it's the condition. I have tires on my '68 Buick that have been there for prolly 20 years, but the car has been garage-kept so I'm not worried about them. If, however, a tire has in fact dry-rotted, then I would be concerned no matter what its age..

V Belts and Serpentine belts get cracks in them as well, but we still ttrust them to run our water pump :rolleyes:

As for the 20 year old tires not worrying you cause they have been garaged?????

Those need replacing, regardless of where they have woken up and gone to bed. 20 years is 2 decades, whichever makes a bigger impact for you to get em replaced.

[sweetair]

Let's put this to bed already. Can you take some pics and post for viewing of this alleged dry-rot? That would give people a better idea of what the situation is.

[red]

Here's (http://www.tirerack.com/tires-techpage-1/30.shtml) what TireRack has to say.

[Windsor58]

I have a solution that should meet with both camps satisfaction. Put a blower on that thaing and have fun burning those old tires off in a day or so, and then get new ones!

[larryo340]

V Belts and Serpentine belts get cracks in them as well, but we still ttrust them to run our water pump :rolleyes:.

I don't know about you, but I would rather have a belt break then a tire blowout.

Depending on how bad tires are cracked, I agree he should replace them. Life it worth more that what it costs to replace the tires.

Show us some pics of the tires please.

[JAYSILVER04]

Thanks for all the input guys! I will try to get pics up later this week.

[Stranger in the Black Sedan]

Throw the tires out. I was in the market for a used rear tire a while ago, because I didn't want to buy two new ones if I could get one used w/ the same tread depth. I found several sets used with a lot of tread left, but dry cracks running between the treads. I passed on all of those. If the tires are dry rotting, the tread compound is not going to function like it was designed to anyway.