If they look good and have tread I would run them

 

The max. I would go is 10 years, if and only if there's no dry rot or cracking.

 

6 years if they carry a load often and look worn even though they have tread life. The higher quality the tire, cared for should last well past that. I personally have never gone past 6 years on a set but that’s because I drive the crap out of all the vehicles I’ve ever owned…

 

I wouldn't worry about them. Check them more offen for any unusual wear. Now getting a big tire company like Discount to dismount and remount them might be a different story because of the age of the tires.

 

@Roush at Discount Tire the safety of our customers is our first consideration. We recommend replacing tires at 6yrs but we will still service them up to 10yrs. Now I'm in Arizona where at 6yrs a tire in this climate looks terrible if parked outside. In Michigan, a 6yr old tire would not have as much ozone/dry rot as you would in Az. You gave some solid advice. Have them inspected more often. Know how your vehicle drives, if for some reason your drivability drastically changes, ride disturbance, vibrating, pulling etc. then you probably have a tire issue. Every situation is different.

 

@Discount Tire That's useful information. I have been a loyal customer for 28 years. Discount has always taken care of me and my family, but was truly disappointed when I was told you won't rotate my tires on my truck because of wheel spacers.

 

Thanks for answering a question I never got around to asking. Probably will skip the spacers then.

 

It's odd because I have other vehicles that had spacers and it has never been a issue. I'd call your local Discount and ask them before giving up on spacers.

 

@Roush first and foremost, I apologize it is not our intention to disappoint. Spacers are a touchy subject, as I mentioned before, our customers safety is our first consideration. We have defined what we will service better. An adaptor which is bolted to the mounting surface and can be torqued with the same bolt pattern and hub centric we will service. A spacer which is a loose plate that sits between the wheel and the mounting surface, not hub centric we will not service. We do appreciate your many years of support and hope to continue to be your tire guys/gals.

 

@Discount Tire. They are adapters that are hub centric with two sets of lugs that are intalled on the truck. It's beside the point, the local Discount said they won't service the truck. So I just rotate the tires myself when I change the oil.

 

Here’s a good video on it. It’s motorcycle tires, but if a bike tire performs that well, I wouldn’t worry about a vehicle with 4 tires

 

Thanks for all the replies and opinions. And thanks blueovalguy, for the video, very informative.

 

Tire life... hahahaha 😆

 

@Desertwolf what was your final decision on your tires?

 

I apologize for the late response, we have been out of town. I've haven't totally decided, the stockers are still in pretty good shape and no dry rotting, so I'm on the fence still.

 

I just got a new set of 305/45R22 Toyo Proxes ST3's. Second set I've had on the T and the best performing tires I've had on the truck yet. Their the 3rd set of different tires I've had since I've owned it.

So far I've had, 2 sets of Nexen Roadian HP's, 2 sets of Yokohama Spec-X's, 1 set of Toyo Proxes ST2's and now the 2nd set of Toyo's Proxes ST3's. 👍🏼

 

Yo @bluovalguy thanks for the excellent video. This discussion has me taking a new look at tires.

We use our two "cages" (my Titan, and basketwife's Ford Edge) for our daily drivers. We do oil changes and tire rotations every 5k miles on both vehicles. Unless road hazard damage prompts an earlier purchase, we typically get 4 to 5 years out of a set of tires before tread-depth dictates a replacement.

For something like 15 years I rode my motorcycle 8 to 10k miles a year. Motorcycles are a completely different critter: during those years the rear tire was replaced annually, and the front tire ~ every two years. I no longer ride as much. The Dunlops on my Gold Wing are five years old, and have maybe 5k miles on them as well.

But about the bicycles ... lawdy. We have six of them stashed in the carport and/or out back on the porch. I'm going to look at those tires today and see if the tires show that date code.

An old Wally World Schwinn is one of my favs. I bought it new in 2003, and those tires are original. Then there's the Cannondale PD model, a vintage Diamondback Topanga, and a Specialized Hardrock that are mine. Basketwife claims an old Schwinn ladies' bike with a step-thru frame. And finally, we have a Murray trash pile find. The grands ride the two Schwinn's and the Murray when we are camping, or when they are visiting us at home. (They are not allowed on the PD or the Hardrock). The only one I've had to do tire work on is the trash pile bike.

Four of the bikes stay in the carport, and two stay out back on the porch. All of the tires are serviceable for our light recreational purposes. If they have date codes, I'll be interested to see what they show.

 

@basketcase tires are only required to have date codes if they are DOT approved. I do not believe your bicycle tires will have a date on them. Could be wrong. Please let me know if I am.