Just so you know (TIRES)

Mike and follow C3VR members, I dont know what I was thinking last night when I posted but I had to go back and edit to correct what I said. It was late and I was sneaking in some reading while doing my month end closing for work which I am late on! (Again)! Any way the build date always follows the DOT number and can be either a 3 digit or 4 digit number. Its usually only on one side of the tire and can be inside or outside depending on Manufacturer and mounting. If its only a 3 digit number the first 2 will be the week of the year and the last digit will be the year. 3 digits are 90's tire. 4 digits are usually the 2000 and newer. Hope this clears up my mistake!
Rodney

My original Goodyear GT off my 1980 have 14K on them they look like new untill you look deep into the treads and see dry cracks. So they are stored up in the garage. Firestone Indy 500 are on the car. Just not worth the chance. Tires are about the cheapest things you can put on your C3.

ebo

  Thanks all for your feedback on the tire life! I was not trying to scare anybody about blown tires but never expected it. I  have had the car for about 4 years and the tires looked like one of the better items when I bought the car (DRIVER IN NEED OF MANY REPAIRS). So by looks and tread wear I did not think anything more about them. I contacted Goodrich about the raised white lettering some time back and the Dot showed 2006.  Well today I have 4 new Goodrich Radia T/A's on and so I don't have to worry about the other 3 tires.  I am pretty upset about the rear body of the car and the only way to make it look better is paint. Not in shape to repaint the whole car and not sure it's worth tryiong to touch up (Driver) until ready to do the complete car but it was presentable before the tire blow out.  The tire dealer siad the tire look good and tread was 65% left so he had no clue why it let loose,other than age and where did the tire sit before I purchased the car? I think this is a one in a few so again sorry to cause a stir but wanted to know what others thought about it, again just loking like they did you would have not bought new tires. But like the dealer said they are better by driving on them then let it sit in the garage so that is what I am going to do...First to clean off the factory covering material they put on them to shine it all up...

[QUOTE=ebo]

My original Goodyear GT off my 1980 have 14K on them they look like new untill you look deep into the treads and see dry cracks. So they are stored up in the garage. Firestone Indy 500 are on the car. Just not worth the chance. Tires are about the cheapest things you can put on your C3.

ebo

[/QUOTE] NO sir you are wrong!!!!

Cheaper then a paint job!

[QUOTE=Babyblue 78]Cheaper then a paint job![/QUOTE]

Ok back on the road again and nice to have 4 new tires! Not the easiest to find them without ordering but got the Goodrich Radial T/A that were on the car when I purchased it.Should last me for a couple of years.  Again thanks for your replys and info and now onto a post on the dash replacement forum. 

Looking good! Betcha they ride better, too!

Anytime you ride in a Corvette Light Blue it's a better ride.