on 6/2/2007 9:19 PM Eigenvector said the following:
"Joseph Meehan" wrote in message
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Eigenvector wrote:

How long would you expect a set of car tires to last when stored in
the garage?

By stored I mean dismounted, no rims, no wheels, kept out of sunlight
as best you could.

Just wanted to add, once you start seeing cracks in the sidewall, you
know it is too long.

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Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit



So far as I can tell the rubber looks to be just fine. I guess I'm a little
worried seeing how they've been in the garage for about 6 years. Only way
to tell is to mount them and see what happens I guess - no sense tossing a
set of 4 completely good tires without attempting to see how they'll do??

They will have lasted a longer time than if they had been driven on for
6 years.
No tread wear, no flexing of the sidewalls, no sunlight, less rapid
temperature changes, no scuffing, etc.
Inspect them for dryness and cracking. If you are not going to try them
in the near future, throw some tire shine product on them, inside and
out. While I am on that subject, I bought a 4 pack of Permatex's 'No
Touch' tire spray at Sam's. No wiping, just spray and forget. It worked
so well on the tires that I power washed and sprayed my entire engine
compartment with it, including air ducts, hoses, wires, distributer,
anything that was plastic, and even the painted firewall and fender
wells. That was last year and it still looks good.
I also did the engine compartment of my wife's car, and my friends car.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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