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Originally Posted by lorainfurniture
Tires secrete their own type of lubricant when they are for lack of a better word, squished. Basically, when you drive, you are moisturizing your rubber. If you would take it around the block once a month, or at least a couple times a year, your tires will last forever. (Not forever, but a really long time.)
I have yet to install my new tires as I am knee deep in control arm replacement. I will report back when I finally get them mounted
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That's it. Jim seems to think that exposure to the sun is the only thing that ages tires, hence parking the car in the garage.
The tires have their own built in emollients which are only secreted when the tires are rolling as intended. Cars that sit for long periods, like RVs dry rot their tires. Even if they were stored away from the sun.