Buying old tires

[azwjowner]

Similar to you, I grew up near Death Valley, California and totally understand how UV and oxidization can cause compound decay.

My angst is suggesting tires be condemned indifferent to their condition but solely on the date code. That just doesn’t resonate with me.

I hate waste too. I would hope the price just keeps dropping to reflect the remaining life, so someone can use them before it's over, but I don't know what happens either.

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[fczabala]

i got a set of BFG 37's ill sell ya w/ 3000 miles on them. 6-7hr drive for you though

lol that's what I have now, looking to replace with Mickey Thompsons

 

[txj2go]

Discount Tire says replace at 6 yrs old regardless of tread depth and they won't touch a tire if it's 10 yrs or older. I'm sure there a few opinions on this subject matter.
Here's more info.
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/tire-aging

I agree in general. 5 year old tires might be too old unless the person planned for 30k miles in the next year.
Also it would be worthwhile to check the date code on the tires to be sure they weren't 2 years old already when the person bought them and stored them.

 

[Old Dogger]

I would walk away from them!

 

[hemiblas]

If you are in an icy climate it would be a hard no. Older tires seems to slide to much vs newer tires. That is my experience up here in Colorado. 5 years is my limit.

 

[Flip]

I don't generally look for used tires but if I came across some and they were in really good condition and the price was spectacular, I would buy them.

 

[wibornz]

If they were stored inside and you are in New York, where they are not exposed to the sun of the south west, I would buy them. There is zero reason not to. Tire date stamps are a great way to sell new tires to people with good tires. I can show you tires that are on a hay wagon that at times hold 10,000 to 12,000 pounds with zero issues that are 20 years old.

You can leave a tire outside for decades as It will take hundreds and hundreds of years to break down. And of course Discount Tire will not mount a new tire that has an older time stamp. They are in business to sell you their new tires.

Of course I would use their age as a way to get an even better deal. These are not tires that have been mounted and actually being used so there is a difference.

 

[WannFly]

age would matter on the location, like Wibornz said. I just changed my Ram 1500 OE tires at 40k and little over 5 years, but there was dry rot on the side walls. The truck sits months on end in hot Georgia sun

 

[txj2go]

And of course Discount Tire will not mount a new tire that has an older time stamp.

I bought fairly new Rubicon takeoffs but I still had to hunt around and find a fairly small independent tire shop to mount them.

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