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robert_ellison
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I have just heard of dry rot in tires. My car has been on jackstands, indoors for 28 years. The tires show no sign of decay, cracking etc. Is this a problem for me? How might I tell?
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dry rot in tires
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Save a life,it might be your own! Pull them off and trash them. Just because they look good, the flexibility is pretty much gone and the chords could be (and probably are), rotten. If the car was for static display and they were original irreplaceable tires, I'd say ok, but for driving, trash them! Sorry. JMHO. PJ
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Robert, Paul is right. If the tires have been in doors all their lives, they may not show any cracks or other visible signs of "perishing". But at the age of your tires I find it amazing that there is no visible signs Be sure you are looking very closely at the right area of the sidewalls, about an inch above the edge of the rims.
But even if you see no cracks, the tread rubber will have hardened to a point that the tires provide much less grip than when they were new. Just drag your fingers across them and then compare the feel with some relatively new tires and you will feel the difference. Also, push into the tread with your thumb nails and then do the same with new tires. Again the old tires will feel hard and resistant, while the new tires will give and conform to the shape of your nails, and then bounce right back.
If they are original tires that you want to display at shows, get an extra set of rims and new tires for driving to the event and then switch over for the show.
But even if you see no cracks, the tread rubber will have hardened to a point that the tires provide much less grip than when they were new. Just drag your fingers across them and then compare the feel with some relatively new tires and you will feel the difference. Also, push into the tread with your thumb nails and then do the same with new tires. Again the old tires will feel hard and resistant, while the new tires will give and conform to the shape of your nails, and then bounce right back.
If they are original tires that you want to display at shows, get an extra set of rims and new tires for driving to the event and then switch over for the show.
Randy Forbes
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In the lightest of rain, even just a slightly damp road, it would be like driving on a bed of ice. You don't want to ball up your Healey... :wink:
BabaKahawa
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Robert:
We all agree... send them to the grave.
I have some that are only 16 years olds..LOL ... can see no sign of rot,
and I am looking..... just think of a tire problem at speed... scary thought !!
We all agree... send them to the grave.
I have some that are only 16 years olds..LOL ... can see no sign of rot,
and I am looking..... just think of a tire problem at speed... scary thought !!