I hear that tires rot out, from the inside, after 4 years of use or not use.

And where did you hear that nonsense . Go to the Tire Rack web site and all of your questions will be answered.

No, just No. 10 years maybe, not 4. Unless, of course, the tires are $29 super cheapy tires. Those were rotten when you put them on! :laughing:

A myth that is disproven at every tire shop every single day.

Take a look at: [image] Are the tires too old? Maintenance/Repairs The issue of tire age comes up from time to time. My take on is that if you live in a hot weather state (AZ, CA, NV, TX, and FL), the limit is 6 years. If you live in a cold weather state (MT, ND, WI, and…

Technically, tires don’t rot, which implies a biological agent. They do have various chemicals out-gas and they are deteriorated by ultraviolet light and ozone. But these factors occur on the outside of the tires long before there is deterioration on the inside. Obviously, there is no ultraviolet ex…

[image] JoeMario: Take a look at: [image] Are the tires too old? Maintenance/Repairs The issue of tire age comes up from time to time. My take on is that if you live in a hot weather state (AZ, CA, NV, TX, and FL), the limit is 6 years. If you live in a cold weather state (MT, ND, WI, and MN)…

We don’t know where you “heard” this, but tires last a lot longer than that. Just the same, the ozone in the air will gradually destroy the outside of a a tire. I had an unused spare on my camper crack in 12 years from sitting in the sun. The rot part you heard is just “rot” as the British say. S…

[image] RandomTroll: My tires are 16 years’ old. Yes and we’ve beaten that horse not just to death but to a bloody mush.

Have to admit I got a roofing nail in my sidewall the night before leaving on a 500 mile road trip. No shop was able to fix it in time as I noticed it at 4:30 friday afternoon and we planned on taking off 7 am Sat morning. So I put on the 15 year old spare and made the trip at interstate speeds I kn…

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