[tcb] Re: Rotten?

Can't wait to see it!

They should be ok unless they were really low for an extended period of time. 
What kind are they?

Are the sidewalls discolored? Kind of like a ruddy brown color?
Are the sidewalls cracking, or any cracks near the edge of the tread?

I bet the pavement outside is 115 degrees or hotter which is not nice to new 
tires.

Apparently there is supposed to be a build date somewhere on tires you can use 
to check to see if they were already old when you bought them.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11

That article says tires are warranted for 5 years from the date of manufacture. 

On May 27, 2011, at 4:21 PM, Julie wrote:

> Ok.  Every week I am teased by my mechanic that this weekend will be the 
> first time I get to test drive my '66 and it keeps not happening.  Maybe this 
> weekend.  Anyways, it had new tires on it 4 plus years ago and they have been 
> just sitting there holding air, never going anywheres. So if they don't show 
> any visual sign of dry rot are they for sure safe to still use?  I don't want 
> them to fall apart once I do start really driving, in theory if it ever 
> happens. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Julie
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