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06-06-2017, 08:15 AM

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Old tires with very few miles - Still OK to drive?

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Old tires with very few miles - Still OK to drive?

Have any of you ever pulled a pair of underwear out of the bottom of your underwear drawer, one that has no holes and hasn't even been worn too much, one that's no older that the ones in your daily...

Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

06-05-2017, 09:22 PM

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Old tires with very few miles - Still OK to drive?

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The rear 225/50/16 tires on my 1978 450slc 5.0...

The rear 225/50/16 tires on my 1978 450slc 5.0 custom convertible are probably from the 80's I think. They are very old, dry, and hard. If I smash the gas pedal, they spin. I don't take many long...

Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

06-05-2017, 08:31 PM

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Old tires with very few miles - Still OK to drive?

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Posted By fonzi

And be prepared to stop immediately at the...

And be prepared to stop immediately at the slightest unexpected vibration before the tread trashes the body of your car and you pay far more in body work than a set of tires costs.

Sent from my...

Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

06-05-2017, 04:57 PM

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Old tires with very few miles - Still OK to drive?

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Posted By fonzi

Old tires with very few miles - Still OK to drive?

The experiences I've had with tires scredding have not resulted in any catastrophic failures other than the body work around the tires. Then again, I was dollying cars with old tires that shredded...

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