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"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
12/26/2014 at 15:14 • Filed to: None

10 year old tires with 3/32 of tread cannot be serviced and must be replaced. That's what the guy at Discount Tire told me, but I never take a Salesman at his word. Is he right? Do I need new tires now? Or can I wait 2-3 months like I planned.

^My Tires

DISCUSSION (29)

EL_ULY > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:18

at every place i've worked at, we recommend tires in the DOT date stamp passes 5 years. Even if it was in the trunk with perfect tread. REPLACE THEM!!!

Trust me dude, one dealer I worked at accidentally received 8 year old tires. Brand new set of Michelin MS/2 for an SUV. On it's way to a trip right after coming through my shop, one tire popped and an infant was killed after a roll-over. It looked new, felt new, but if 6 years old or older REPLACE!!

Takuro Spirit > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:19

Define "serviced".

But yeah dude, you need new treads.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Takuro Spirit
12/26/2014 at 15:21

I just needed beadlock

Stephen the Canuck > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:22

Where is the tread compared to the wear bars on the tire? 3/32 of tread is not very much. Plus being that old, the rubber compound is not going to be near optimum. I wouldn't be surprised to see the rubber cracking.

How much driving do you plan to do in the next few months? If it's a lot, especially in Colorado in the winter, I would suggest that you get new tires as soon as possible. A new driver in a lightweight rwd truck driving a lot in snow is a really bad recipe.

Cé hé sin > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:23

Well, apart from the age 3/32s of an inch is only 2.3mm which (here anyway) is barely legal so buying new sounds like your best option.

Decay buys too many beaters > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:23

Depends, how flat is the terrain where you live? I've successfully (not by choice) driven on semi slicks in the snow on perfectly flat terrain, but failed to get moving on 3 year old winter tires in very hilly areas.

Best advice though is to get some new tires, 10 years is pushing it.

Sweet Trav > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:23

take it to a no-name shop and they will probably do it.

IIRC those tiger paws were discontinued because they lasted twice as long as they should have. my dad put 80,000 miles on a set of them for our old Astro van.

KnowsAboutCars > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:25

If you're already planning to buy new tires soon why not do it now? I don't find much sense in servicing tires that old

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:33

They may be perfectly fine, but at that age, I would trust "may be".There is a good reason that they have expiration dates, or at least warning dates.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
12/26/2014 at 15:33

*wouldn't trust.

BJ > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:34

No, you need new tires. Being cheap with tires is false economy.

DoYouEvenShift > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:41

Tires 10 years or older must be removed from service. Regardless of tread depth.

CB > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:41

I'd go with new tires.

Sam > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:44

Go new. 10 year old tires are not even worth servicing. You'll basically have them serviced, and then within a small time frame they'll need to be serviced again. Plus, death from a blowout is not optimal.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:48

I have tires. Message me on fb.

thebigbossyboss > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:53

I would not drive far on a tire more than 8 years old. 10 years = replace instantly.

Nobi > Stephen the Canuck
12/26/2014 at 15:55

Usually the wear bar is at ~2/32". Since the wear bar is the indicator of when to change your tire, the OP is actually working with 1/32" of useable tread.

Tohru > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 15:56

3/32nds is too thin in the skin for safe snow driving.

blacktruck18 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 16:02

Replace them before one blows out and you barrel roll to a fiery death. The rubber is no good at 10 years old, no matter how nuch tread is left on them.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 16:07

Besides brakes, tires are one of the spots you do not want to skimp on. And thats not very much tread to be working with a in rain or snow. The rubber would be awfully hard too.

Clown Shoe Pilot > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 16:11

10 year old tires = should have been replaced YEARS ago.

Here's the thing - the tires are the only part of your car that touch the road. They are THE MOST IMPORTANT bit of safety equipment on your car.

This is not the place to save a few pennies.

Klaus Schmoll > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 16:14

I was in a similar situation. Old tires that still had some tread left. Why not use them one last winter, right? Well, one of them disintegrated on me on the Autobahn. I managed to coast it on to the shoulder, nothing too dangerous, but for the damage done to the car I could have easily gotten new tires. Being a cheapskate can be veeeery expensive!

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > BJ
12/26/2014 at 16:18

Beadlocks are something that offroaders use. They are rings that bolt to the rim and clamp the tire to the wheel, instead of relying on the tire's internal pressure to keep the bead seated. You'd need new rims, and since there's no point in running beadlocks on stock size tires, you'd be replacing the tires as well...

You're just looking to get your tires reseated, yes? Get everyone well back (cause they will pop and hit everyone with shrapnel) and inflate them to 100 psi. That's pretty well all the bead seating process is. If they aren't actually off the beads, there's a chance something just got shoved in there and the tire's losing air. If normal driving is unseating the bead, then there's something seriously wrong with the tire. If it's just a slow leak losing air, you can soap them up and look for bubbles. I use a dish-soap/water solution. There could just be a small nail or something that could be a cheap plug to last a couple more months.

But as others say, your tires aren't something you want to take lightly. Those four iddy biddy contact patches are where literally everything happens. There is no singular part between the driver and the earth that is as important to maintaining control as are the tires.

Leadbull > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 16:20

Great Doge's Raven.

Get new tires.

jkm7680 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 16:21

Yes, Get new tires. 10 years old and tires does not compute. You live in Colorado though, so you could also probably get some snow chains since your truck is RWD.

JGrabowMSt > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 16:41

Tires expire. Rubber dries out and cracks. You've been running on borrowed time for long enough.

Tires are not that expensive. Go on tire rack, find the right size, get them. Find a good indy place to put them on (the shop I go to charges $25 a tire for installation regardless of where it came from).

By the look of the picture you've got snow. 3/32 in the snow? Take me out to pasture now, why wait for dinner time?

Cheaping out over $300 of tires is just stupid.

I mean, unless you want to slide off the road and really break something, then we can compare repair bills against a set of tires...

Stephen the Canuck > Nobi
12/26/2014 at 16:44

I've seen it measured from the wear bar and from the bottom of the tread. So the tires could have either 3/32" or 5/32". Either way the tires are pretty well done.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/26/2014 at 18:59

rubber perishes with age , so yes you'll need new tyres.

10 year old tyres , fuck me , get out and drive more!

mine last 2 years max.

orcim > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
12/27/2014 at 02:03

Umm. What everyone else said. They're right.

Annnddd... I've run tires until they delaminated. But they were on the "town car" the car that only drove to the strip mall, or the ballfield 3 miles away, never got over 35 miles an hour and never went more than 8 miles in a one way trip. Most people don't have that "luxury" in a car and need it for other things.

If this isn't a "town car" then I'd get new. I'd get a loan to get new. I'd borrow to get new. I'd call my mom and dad to get new. I'd even call my in-laws to borrow to get new (which is saying something.)