10-05-2009, 04:00 PM
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Originally Posted by Sliver
Your winter tires would last you over a decade with the amount of miles you put on so it certainly wouldn't be a waste of money.
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You might want to read this
The invisible danger of aging tires:
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Tire manufacturers have long known that tires more than six years old regardless of tread depth, pose a substantial safety hazard to consumers. Tire age degradation has been an "open secret" within the industry, but the public has only recently started to take notice as the number of crashes caused by "aged" tires has grown. Prompted by consumer advocates and a growing body of research on the effects of tire aging, the government and manufacturers are beginning to address the issue.
Tires, like other rubber products, have a limited service life. Over time, a tire's internal structure degrades, reducing adhesion between the belts, which in turn facilitates tread separation. This internal degradation occurs regardless of tread use and wear. It is invisible and cannot be discerned, even by tire experts, without destructive testing.
Car crashes related to tread separation caused Ford to recall millions of Firestone tires in 2000. (1) After investigating the accidents, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began examining tire aging as a factor in tread separations. In 2002, it proposed a tire-aging test that tire manufacturers would be required to perform on their products. (2)
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http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0...-of-aging.html
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