lotus nct lotus esprit tyre

[noodels]

any idea of age old tyres legal req too be fitted as i have some 10year old tyres 10 infact can i use them?

Edited by noodels on Sunday 27th July 14:26

[Touring Remo]

well they shouldn't be date stamped. So if the side walls aren't cracked and they have been stored well there shouldn't be a problem with using them.
HTH

[noodels]

thanks for info guy down tyre place said 5 years but dont know if i trust him??

[Touring Remo]

i would've thought if they are in bad condition they should be fine. fit one. get it up to pressure and then leak test it check for cracks and then you see if it balances ok. if it passes all that, happy motoring
HTH,
TR

p.s. if you still have a worry about it try a few different tyre suppliers and see what they say.

[noodels]

yer nice one got in touch someone else they say as long they not perished be ok £10 a tyre waranty last 5 years on all tyres think the first place looking too sell me something ?? they can p.....,,f. regards noodels.

[Comadis]

the problem is that tyres , as brakes, are some safety features on your car.

i personally wouldnt fit such old tyres on my car.

definitaly sure is that they will no react on the road like a new one...and therefore it would not make as much fun to drive with the car as you could have.

also think about the fact that there are also other people driving on the road. if you hurt yourself and / or your car thats one thing. if you crash into another car and insure or kill somebody else thats another ting.

[noodels]

see your point comadis but these have been stored in loft <no uv>and never fitted no cracking or w.h.y and not gone hard?<off>about £2000 when new as there is several tyres font & rear also space saver some others still on x180 wheels .

[MPx]

I bought two of the last NCT 235 60 15s for my Esprit back in the late '90s. Stored them in the gge. Had them put on the car in 2006. Have been fine since and worked OK for two track days so far as well as 5000 road miles. Not as sticky as "modern" tyres, but still THE tyre to have on the car. Shame Goodyear wont do a rerun on the right size for the G-cars.

[noodels]

The esprit was designed around these tyres.my dad asked them too put another order in but lotus are too slow on feed back from engineers working there, too many mangers bla? bla? bla? + rear camber eccentric control system as chassis tolerance +/- 10 mm corner too corner.he has it on his esprit s3 <high comp> first one with it, tested at mira 150+mph

[Kylie]

You have an expensive Esprit and your considering skimping on one of the most important parts? If they are older than 6 yrs and exposed to some elements they probably have gone off hard and skiddy. For your sake and the cars just get some new rubber and be done with it. Peace of mind.

[noodels]

Hi kylie if you have read all ,been out of < uv > and only need scrubing in / waranty runs out 6yrs but condition is the safty issue 100%ok with getting them fitted by a tyre depot.anyway not that expensive /just dont like binning them <co2 footprint???>

[noodels]

Hi kylie if you have read all ,been out of < uv > and only need scrubing in / waranty runs out 6yrs but condition is the safty issue 100%ok with getting them fitted by a tyre depot.anyway not that expensive /just dont like binning them <co2 footprint???>