BMW Posted April 15, 2007 Share #1 Posted April 15, 2007 Does anyone know what the shelf life of a tire should be? In other words should a tire still be sold if it has sat on a shelf for over 3or4 yrs? How long before they start to dry rot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Terror Posted April 15, 2007 Share #2 Posted April 15, 2007 Does anyone know what the shelf life of a tire should be? In other words should a tire still be sold if it has sat on a shelf for over 3or4 yrs? How long before they start to dry rot? Really all depends on the storage facility. If we are talking about dusty garage I would say now. Climate controled werehouse I would say no problem. I could get into the whole tire production thing and why it is impossible to models and sizes simaltaniously and how that isnt cost effective making werehousing neccessary but we will say it is so it is very unlikely every tire you but will just out of the mold without the price tripling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7Goose Posted April 15, 2007 Share #3 Posted April 15, 2007 I am not aware of any hard rule - like another said, it depends a lot on the facility. My general rule is to prefer a tire less than a year old, and I will absolutely refuse to pay new prices for any tire over 3 years old. Good luck, Goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted April 15, 2007 Thanks for your input guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maddabber Posted April 16, 2007 Share #5 Posted April 16, 2007 How do you know how old the tire is????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Terror Posted April 16, 2007 Share #6 Posted April 16, 2007 There is a serial number on the tire. Look at the last 4 digits. say its 5105. That would mean it was built in the 51st week of 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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