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I got a full set of these with the car when I bought it
Until I decided to do something with them I put them in my shed...that was about 3 months ago.
Last week I decided to use one for a spare and also as a display piece so I cleaned it up and put some air in it and put it in my trunk. Again that was last week...and mind you, last week was one of the hottest weeks we've had this year in SE VA.
So today I go out to do some tinkering and when I opened the trunk, this is what I saw!! After my initial shock, my first thought was I'm glad I didn't have to actually use it as a spare...the results would have been disasterous!
Can anyone help me understand how this happened, cuz I've never seen anything like this. I admit the tires do have a small amount of weather checking, but nothing serious. Hell, the tires that were on the car were worse and they hung on till I could put some new ones on.
I'm not taking any chances with the other three so I'm just gonna scrap them and buy a single for a spare.
So there ya go...again, if anyone has any ideas, please share.
Take a look at the manufacture date along the rim, I'm going to bet that tire is a lot older than it looks. I had the same thing happen to my spare. The rubber breaks down long before we feel the need to buy new based on tread wear.
Take a look at the manufacture date along the rim, I'm going to bet that tire is a lot older than it looks. I had the same thing happen to my spare. The rubber breaks down long before we feel the need to buy new based on tread wear.
The information you are looking for might be on the other side of the tire. The front side with the white letters.
Even today some tires I look on for date only has it on one side.
And if you read the Tire Rack info it says you will not be able to tell which DECADE it was made if it was before 2000. The tires were made thinking they would not be in use after 10 years.
Last edited by 66luvr; September 1st, 2018 at 09:42 AM.
Just be glad you were not driving down the road when that thing went off in the trunk. Probably would have scared you into next week. I was in a parking lot when a tire exploded on the car next to me one time. I was sure I was dead.
The checking and cracking that can be seen in the close-up photo of the tire clearly shows that it is old and should have been discarded long ago. I think the interpretation that 482 means 1992 is correct. This tire was made 26 years ago.
Forgive me oh great and wise elders...for I am not wise in the way of tires.😀
Sorry, I didn't mean to come off as condescending -- I just remembered that the last time I went shopping for tires, I was disappointed to discover that STs had been off the market for years. Along with Radial T/As, they used to be the go-to tire for muscle car owners in the '80s and '90s.
Be thankful that it did not happen out on the road. No damage to the car, no loss of control, zero injuries. As mentioned before, as soon as I saw the "Eagle ST" I thought "Wow, those things have got to be twenty years old!"
Sorry, I didn't mean to come off as condescending -- I just remembered that the last time I went shopping for tires, I was disappointed to discover that STs had been off the market for years. Along with Radial T/As, they used to be the go-to tire for muscle car owners in the '80s and '90s.
Be thankful that it did not happen out on the road. No damage to the car, no loss of control, zero injuries. As mentioned before, as soon as I saw the "Eagle ST" I thought "Wow, those things have got to be twenty years old!"
Lol..I should have known better than to think I would be able to use them...and like you said, at least it wasn't on the car.
September 1st, 2018, 06:09 AM
