"Patrick" > wrote in message
om...
> According to Sean Kane, president of SRS, tire performance can start
> to degrade after six years - even if the tires have not been used -
> because of the rubber's age.
> The council said tire components dry with age and can separate.
> Anti-aging chemicals in tires are active only when a tire is in use,
> the council said. The council went on to say that spare tires, tires
> in storage or on a shelf, or tires that spend a long time on a trailer
> or a recreational vehicle run the risk of premature aging.
>
> In the United States, consumers and tire dealers must decipher part of
> a serial number engraved on one side of a tire to determine the date
> it was manufactured. But there are no set recommendations on how old
> is too old for a tire.
>
> Makes you wonder about storing tires a set of tires for a couple
> years, remounting them back up, and then zipping down the highway on
> them, doesn't it?
>

My curiosity is aroused, how do I go about finding the 'born on date' based
on my serial #'s?
I bought a used vehicle, the tire tread is still good on the old tires,
etc.....

Just curious, you know?

Eric G
(missing the 68 Sprint 200 cpe.)