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Please, no Saab deaths from this board
Posted by Careful! (more from Careful!) on Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:45:06
In Reply to: Spare Tire Donut Lifetime?, Gene N [Profile/Gallery]
, Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:20:30
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A 20 year old tire is not safe. Ford says 6 years, Cooper and many others say up to 10. You can probably fudge the 10 years to 12 years, especially if the tire is not exposed to fumes or ozone (electric motors) or sunlight.
Compact spares can sometimes be ordered from the dealer but are very expensive. A full sized spare is the way to go.
Once, I read about someone with an 8 year old tire that was stored poorly. The son and father ended up getting killed when the tire blew. Just last week, someone in the next town died when he was working under a jack and it collapsed. Tire failure is a known possibility for very old tires. Just get a new spare. Or buy a 5th wheel and keep the best old tire when you buy new tires.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Spare Tire Donut Lifetime?, Gene N , Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:20:30
- Please, no Saab deaths from this board, Careful!, Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:45:06 <-- Viewing This Message
- Try a 175/70 -15 tire on a steel wheel, Bill Homer , Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:42:03
- Re: Spare Tire Donut Lifetime?, Craig, Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:28:00
- new donuts, smt, Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:43:36
- Re: Spare Tire Donut Lifetime?, Tim, Tue, 29 Mar 2011 06:34:00
- Standard size spare possibilty, Noel, Tue, 29 Mar 2011 06:04:58
- Re: Spare Tire Donut Lifetime?, TML , Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:41:16
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