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Oct 17, 2020 | 07:29 AM

Doug Carner

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Tire Manufacture Date Help

Can anyone decode the manufacture date of this Firestone Wide Oval F70-14? Thanks in advance!

Oct 17, 2020 | 09:28 AM

oldcutlass

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Its the 26 week of a year ending in 4. Most likely 74, but can also be 84.

Oct 17, 2020 | 09:29 AM

Doug Carner

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Its the 26 week of a year ending in 4. Most like 74, but can also be 84.

thanks. Could it be a 94?

Oct 17, 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.

Oct 17, 2020 | 09:47 AM

Doug Carner

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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!

Oct 17, 2020 | 09:50 AM

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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.

Oct 17, 2020 | 10:01 PM

hurst68olds

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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

Oct 17, 2020 | 10:06 PM

hurst68olds

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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.

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

Last edited by hurst68olds; Oct 17, 2020 at 10:10 PM.