Off the cuff tyre question

[CHIMV8]

Bought some wheels and tyres some time ago....how can you tell the tyres have for want of a better word gone off....so hard they are not at there best?

[pacman1]

I can tell you that a 22 year old, unused wedge spacesaver was red hot after a ten mile, 40 mph 'get me off the M5' trip.

Depends how old and how they've been kept. Side wall cracks, possibly poor handling in the wet, and getting hot quite quickly are signs to look out for.

Have a crack with a 10 mile run on a Sunday morning and see how you go. If in doubt, bin 'em.

[CHIMV8]

Front end not brilliant at moment and wondering f tyres are older than i think and basically gone off.....rock hard

[Campbell]

You can get a device to tell how hard the rubber is.
Some say if the tyers are older than 6 plus years they are passed there best.

Cambelt

[haircutmike]

There is a code on the sidewall of he tyre that will tell you how old they are.

[CHIMV8]

haircutmike said:

There is a code on the sidewall of he tyre that will tell you how old they are.

What am i looking for?

[vladcjelli]

CHIMV8 said:

haircutmike said:

There is a code on the sidewall of he tyre that will tell you how old they are.

What am i looking for?

Google is still your friend.

http://www.northstaffstyreandbattery.co.uk/5.html

[CHIMV8]

vladcjelli said:

Google is still your friend.

http://www.northstaffstyreandbattery.co.uk/5.html

Well
FALKEN FK 451
215/40/ZR17
E11 023843
V4UC
OHTSU
PR16301
XMCR0305.....according to the diagram this must be the date 3rd week of 2005