Re: [Chrysler300] Tires Tires Tires-Round and round we go

["Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why can't tires be made out of a better quality rubber, such that they won't
disintegrate after a mere five years ???

Ron


> Don't you think the 5-year warning is part lawsuit-induced CMA, part
> marketing and a very tiny part technology that may or may not apply to any
> particular tire?  Certainly rubber compounds change over time and these
> changes are impacted by time exposed to sunlight, ozone, heat and
everything
> else in the environment.  But it is the cords that hold the tire together.
> If they are broken or deteriorated by chemical change, all bets are
> off--regardless of mileage.
>
> I seem to recall that some club member is still running an original set of
> 8.00x15 Goodyear BlueStreaks on an early lettercar.
>
> No warranty expressed or implied here.
>
> C-300'ly,
> Rich Barber
> Brentwood, CA
> 1955 Chrysler C-300 (Still riding on a 16-year old set of Remington L-78 x
> 15's--low mileage, crack free and 3" WSW's clean up fair)



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