Re: [FWDLK] Decode Tires
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Re: [FWDLK] Decode Tires



All,
 
I'm not a tire guy, but I am old. 
 
If you look on the sidewall of the tire, you'll see a DOT code. The first two letters or numbers identify where the tire was manufactured, The last four numbers represent the week and year the tire was manufactured.  So, 2005 would be the 20th week of 2005. A tire manufactured before 2000 has only a three digit code. A little more confusing to interpret, but what it basically means is that you got yourself an old tire. 
I think that if you have a tire more than 10 years old, you really need to get rid of them regardless of how good the tread is and how free of cracks they appear to be.
 
Dan C
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From: Adam Lindenbaum <AdamL57@xxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Mar 22, 2012 3:30 pm
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Decode Tires

When I bought my '57 in 1988 the guy at the tire shop I brought it to decoded some of the numbers and told me that the tires on it were from 1968 which made sense since the was close to the last time it had been on the road, don't know how he did it but it can be done. You'll need to talk to an old tire guy.
Adam Lindenbaum
 
In a message dated 3/22/2012 7:14:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, esierraadj@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Just checked my car's OEM spare tire, and all it has, for numbers,
is 8.00-14 meaning that the tire's width, thru its belly area, is 8"
(its footprint is about 6") and it fits a 14" wheel.

Neil Vedder


On 3/22/2012 3:48 PM, Marg Hudak & Don Mack wrote:
> Hi Guys : This may be a bit off FL agenda. The spare tire in my 59 Belvedere
> appears to be original . Is there any way to decode the numbers on the
> sidewall as can be done since 2000? Don
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