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72Z/28 09-02-2019 09:11 AM

Need your opinion guys
 
I bought Nitto NT01 tires from summitracing in 2016. The production date of the tires I received were in 2015. They were almost a year old from the date of purchase.

I emailed Summitracing team regarding the tires production date, and they were almost one year old. They simply replied that they had sent me whatever was supplied by the manufacturer.

I kept the tires in the store, and good a chance to install them sometime in December, 2017. I have driven the car with the new tires for about 20-30 miles only.

The car has been sitting in a garage that is shaded from the top but exposed to sunlight from the sides ( outdoor garage sort of thing).

I removed the tires to get the wheel centers powder coated.
The rubber on the tires seems to be hard. However, have not noticed any cracks on sidewalls. Not sure if it is normal with those Nittos.

I just would like to get some valuable input guys whether I should keep the old tires since they are only 4 year old or be safe and get new tires.

Flash68 09-02-2019 05:59 PM

My opinion:

Driving on the street = fine, run em.

Driving on the track = replace em.

JKnight 09-02-2019 08:43 PM

Agreed, should be fine on the street.

72Z/28 09-03-2019 12:17 AM

Flash68 & Jknight

Thank you for your valuable input. The car is mainly used on the street as a cruiser only.

Oleyellar 09-04-2019 11:10 AM

10 Years
 
Tires stored properly should last ten years. Wear them out!

Kwag 09-23-2019 12:17 PM

Totally agree with the above. So long as they don't look brittle or have dry rot, go nuts.

72Z/28 09-26-2019 05:55 AM

Thanks guys for the input

Flash68 09-26-2019 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oleyellar (Post 696266)
Tires stored properly should last ten years. Wear them out!

Agreed.... but I wouldn't call being stored outside under a carport as stored "properly".....

Che70velle 09-26-2019 12:42 PM

FWIW...I’ve found that an older, harder tire smokes more when doing burnouts, so there’s always that...

Flash68 09-26-2019 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Che70velle (Post 696862)
FWIW...I’ve found that an older, harder tire smokes more when doing burnouts, so there’s always that...

Now you're talkin! :D


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