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Old October 17th, 2020, 07:29 AM
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Tire Manufacture Date Help

Can anyone decode the manufacture date of this Firestone Wide Oval F70-14? Thanks in advance!
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Old October 17th, 2020, 09:28 AM
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Its the 26 week of a year ending in 4. Most likely 74, but can also be 84.
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Originally Posted by oldcutlass
Its the 26 week of a year ending in 4. Most like 74, but can also be 84.
thanks. Could it be a 94?
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Old October 17th, 2020, 09:45 AM
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thanks. Could it be a 94?
No they changed the DOT date code requirements before then. It went to a 4 digit code of 2 digit for weeks and 2 digits for year.
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No they changed the DOT date code requirements before then. It went to a 4 digit code of 2 digit for weeks and 2 digits for year.
wow. That's an old tire. Thanks!
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I had a 1970's G78-14 Uniroyal as a spare in my trunk when I bought my Cutlass back in 2009.
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CYLD F2K5264

reproduction Firestone Wide Oval (COKER)

CY = manufacturer - McCreary Tire plant in Indiana, PA
LD = size - F70x14
F2K5 = type -
264 = date - 26th week of 1994
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Old October 17th, 2020, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by oldcutlass
No they changed the DOT date code requirements before then. It went to a 4 digit code of 2 digit for weeks and 2 digits for year.
the DOT changed to the 4-digit date code starting in 2000, the 3-digit code was in use from 1971 - 1999

McCreary did not make reproduction Firestones in 1974 or 1984
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I screwed that up, thanks for the correction. Did not realize it was a Coker tire.
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