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NoNeck · 05-14-2013, 05:55 PM

OK... you guys have my attention.

I have Coker Firestone F-70 Redline (Bias-Ply) tires on my F*rd that have a build date of Feb. 1996. I had them installed that year and have kept the car in a heated garage since then. I have only driven it about 3,000 miles in those 17 years. The tires were filled with regular old Tennessee compressed air.

My son and I are planning to join the Hot Rod Power Tour from Birmingham to Charlotte, which will be more miles than I am willing to trust these tires. They still look brand new, but I think I will change them out and maybe use them for local shows.

I talked to a rep at Coker Tire today, and he confirmed my worst fears. The industry standard (as a general rule of thumb) is 7 years using compressed air. After that, you are just tempting fate. Of course, most daily driven cars wear the tires out long before 7 years.

Dang, and only 3 weeks to the Power Tour.

I appreciate the thread because it might just save me a fender or quarter panel on one of those hot June days running 70 mph.

POP

05-14-2013, 05:55 PM	#47
NoNeck Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,108	Re: Tire age OK... you guys have my attention. I have Coker Firestone F-70 Redline (Bias-Ply) tires on my F*rd that have a build date of Feb. 1996. I had them installed that year and have kept the car in a heated garage since then. I have only driven it about 3,000 miles in those 17 years. The tires were filled with regular old Tennessee compressed air. My son and I are planning to join the Hot Rod Power Tour from Birmingham to Charlotte, which will be more miles than I am willing to trust these tires. They still look brand new, but I think I will change them out and maybe use them for local shows. I talked to a rep at Coker Tire today, and he confirmed my worst fears. The industry standard (as a general rule of thumb) is 7 years using compressed air. After that, you are just tempting fate. Of course, most daily driven cars wear the tires out long before 7 years. Dang, and only 3 weeks to the Power Tour. I appreciate the thread because it might just save me a fender or quarter panel on one of those hot June days running 70 mph. POP Attached Images __________________ 2016 RAM Laramie HEMI 1966 Fairlane GT/A, 390/335 HP If it costs you a dollar to make a friend, KEEP THE DOLLAR. If it costs you a friend to make a dollar, KEEP THE FRIEND.