"Eigenvector" wrote in message
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"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??


My '69 Toyota Corona, long gone, came with single ply tires as I recall --
thin sidewalls. I didn't see any cracks but two tires suddenly went flat
with no sign of a puncture and low mileage. Weathered sidewalls finally let
the air out when the tires were five years old.

For what it's worth, most of the rubber trim on that car also suffered sun
damage. I imagine sturdier tires with two or more ply in the sidewalls
would be less prone to such failure, tractor tires that live forever being
an example.

SJF