Never assume new tires are new


GTdrummer

GTdrummer

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Mar 13, 2010
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I know folks go back and forth about issues related to new tires that having been stored at dealers or distributors. I frankly want the newest ones I can get and for what these things cost, we should get new ones.

I asked my dealer to check dates on all our tires. He just got in 4 for the GT from the distributor and told me the fronts were 2012 , and the rears 2003--10 years old! I often wonder how many folks don't check and end up with old tires.
 
2003???? Daaaaymn!
That is almost a crime selling them.
 
10 years old I hope the dealer doesn't sell those or you buy them. That is a liability suit just waiting to happen.
 
GTdrummer said:
I know folks go back and forth about issues related to new tires that having been stored at dealers or distributors. I frankly want the newest ones I can get and for what these things cost, we should get new ones.

I asked my dealer to check dates on all our tires. He just got in 4 for the GT from the distributor and told me the fronts were 2012 , and the rears 2003--10 years old! I often wonder how many folks don't check and end up with old tires.
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Can you tell us how to check the production date from the numbers on the tire? That is something we should all be aware of. thanks...
 
That is criminal. I got rears last summer from onlinetires.com that were less than one year old.

Actually, that doesn't even make sense if they are Goodyears. The OEM tires were made specifically for the GT. How could they be 2003?

Last four digits of DOT code give week and year. Example 5112 = 51st week of 2012.
 
Xcentric said:
That is criminal. I got rears last summer from onlinetires.com that were less than one year old.

Last four digits of DOT code give week and year. Example 5112 = 51st week of 2012.
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Yep. And, a lot of times dealers don't check. It typically happens with low volume tires like ours.
 
 
FNGTG said:
Can you tell us how to check the production date from the numbers on the tire? That is something we should all be aware of. thanks...
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The Tire Rack, www.tirerack.com, has info on how to decode the markings on a tire.
 
i found it fascinating that manufacturer code their tire that way, why can't they simply post the manufacturing date, such as manufactured on January 1, 2001, plain and simple.
 
^^^ The manufacturers are complying with federal regulations.
 
Terry, were these the goodyears or the Bridgestones?
 
Bridgestones
 
That's makes sense as the rear tires were specifically made for the Ferrari Enzo that was produced between 2002 - 2003 as a 2003 year model. Until the Ford GT community discovered that those rears fit the Ford GT, the Enzo was the only car that used that size rear tire.
 
Just not enough damn people buying Enzos I guess.
 
Yes, that can create a problem...
 
Shelby,
Are the Bridgestone tires that you recently put on my FGT 10 years old? If so, I'm not comfortable with that... I never thought to ask you the DOT on them. Rubber seriously
degrades with time even if never mounted and the studies out there are downright scary. Lots of people killed in accidents due to NOS tires failing structurally.
 
Put the New B Stones on today. I cannot exactly judge feedback like an F1 driver, but man can I feel a new set of tires. 3 sets in 11,000 miles. Can't put a price on a good time.
 
Tire Rack will tell you the date on the tires you order. I like the Hoosiers as they are always fresh from the manufacturer.

Ed
 
Looking around for new rears now and best I can find is 47th week of 2014. Is 8 months too old to buy? How would I know when they are going to make fresh ones?
 
MNJason said:
Looking around for new rears now and best I can find is 47th week of 2014. Is 8 months too old to buy? How would I know when they are going to make fresh ones?
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I'd call those fresh. For low volume tires, I think this is normal. I'm good with two years or less. Unless you don't expect to wear them out in 4-5 years.

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