Subject: Re: high performance street tires?

[Greg Smith]

You  can find the date of production stamped on one
side of the tire.  It is stamped in code after the DOT
number.  it is close to the bead area in a recessed
oval.  It will generally be a 4 digit number.  it will
list the week and year of production; the first 2
numbers being the week of the year and the last 2
digits the year.  For instance  3503; would be the
35th week of 2003.

That is when the tire was produced.  If tires are
stored in proper conditions; they really do not start
aging for quite some time.  Once tires have been
mounted and used in a heat cylce; the timer sstarts on
the tire. You may have 4 or 5 years of very good life
then.  There may have been a situation when the tires
were not sold and installed the first season they were
produced; so the date code may make them look older
than the life they have been used.  If someone has a
reciept for the tire purchase taht is going to be the
best bet.

Greg Galinsky
G & G Service

90 80 FWD
88 80Q
88 90Q

90 80Q going to get sold
88 90Q going to get sold

96 Miata

--- thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com> wrote:

> well you're always relying on the seller's honesty,
> and the condition of the
> tires.  i've bought a few used sets, and have had
> great luck. if you're
> really cautious then you could buy from someone who
> has a purchase receipt.
> 
> Just wondering, how do you know that the tires are a
> certain age? If you
> > really can get 1 season old
> > tires for cheap, that's great, though.
> >
> > Taka
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