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New Ride! 78 GMC. *The build thread that never was?*

1BEATK5 said:
those tires arent new enough to have the date code on them.

do you want some descent burnt orange door pockets for that thing? i see that atleast your drivers one is m.i.a
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all tires sold in the US have a DOT date code on them. Before Y2k they used to be 3 digits, after Y2k they had 4.
I have tires that are more than 25 years old, and they all have the date code on them, it's always on the inside wall, never on the outside wall.
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Yes please! Here is where I got my tire info.

techpage.jsp
 
huh, learn somthing new every day. (i had to use the googles on that one) i have heard that from alot of tire people:dunno:.
 
y5mgisi said:
Yes please! Here is where I got my tire info.

techpage.jsp
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did you find DOT anywhere where you found the numbers, cause I didn't see it in your pics.
all the tires I have had, didn't have more than DOT and the 3 or 4 digits, but I guess each manufacturer had their own way of putting them, but they need to have the DOT preceding the numbers because they have a bunch of numbers on a tires and you need to know what you are looking at.
 
Bagh, my link didnt work.. Anyway, the numbers go "DOT * AU11 CC 251 2385"

The * is actually a maple leaf.
 
y5mgisi said:
Bagh, my link didnt work.. Anyway, the numbers go "DOT * AU11 CC 251 2385"

The * is actually a maple leaf.
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interesting, you sure of the numbers?
I see 4 digits but I see an 85 for the year, which means your tire is from the future 2085:haha:
Unless that company used 4 digits for 1985, which makes you tire as old as my oldest tires here.:pimp:
 
those numbers are not it. they need to be preceded with DOT.
And I always find trucks with bolts instead of rivets in a couple of spots, and I had to do it once too, the rivet got too lose and I had to grind it off and drill the hole clean and put a bolt and nut.
 
imiceman44 said:
those numbers are not it. they need to be preceded with DOT.
And I always find trucks with bolts instead of rivets in a couple of spots, and I had to do it once too, the rivet got too lose and I had to grind it off and drill the hole clean and put a bolt and nut.
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Then its got to be these ones.

y5mgisi said:
Bagh, my link didnt work.. Anyway, the numbers go "DOT * AU11 CC 251 2385"

The * is actually a maple leaf.
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I belive it to be the 251. The scary thing tho is that could mean these tires are from 91. Not ok.
 
y5mgisi said:
I belive it to be the 251. The scary thing tho is that could mean these tires are from 91. Not ok.
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I would say from the pic, and knowing these tires are more than a couple of years old, the numbers to go with are 25th week of 91.
Not too bad for 11 years old tires.
I bought my chalet 6 years ago and it had 12 y o tires on it, I went o BB 2006 with them and drove it around town for the following 4 years, and now has been sitting for 2 years, and I went and started it up and moved a week ago, and the tires still have good tread, decent traction even on grass, and they barely show any weather cracking if you look reall closely.
I would drive these tires more confidently, than some 3 year olds I have on my car.
 
Answered my own question. Yep! That is scary! They are starting to weather check pretty bad in the tread. I think im going to have to buy new tires. Bet the chevy they came off of was made in canada.
 
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