Gary's example is how I would approach tire replacement on low mileage tires. When something is not right with the tire, if it can't be balanced, is out of round, checking, hard spots, or bulges it's time to replace. I had that same problem with an MGB I owned with original Michelins. By the way, regarding those tire carcasses they show on the side of the road in that video, I was told by a commercial tire rep that those are retread carcasses from big rigs throwing a tread, not from automobile tires. Bob J _____ From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary Nelson Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 12:59 PM To: Tony Rinaldi; Chrysler 300 Club Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Tires-Ticking Time Bombs? Hi all in Mopar land. I have a tire failure to share. I own a 23 Model "T" street Roadster. In 1987 I installed a set of Pro Track racing tires. In 2007 I started to get bouncing from one. Although they where 20 years old, that set of tires only had 2000 miles on them. I had the balance and trueness checked. All was ok. Although there was minimal wear, I changed them and that resolved the bounce. The consensus was the side walls failed and stretched unevenly. It is not hard to see, that under continuous pressure, any cord will stretch in time. Gary Nelson -----Original Message----- From: Chrysler300@ <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com [mailto:Chrysler300@ <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Tony Rinaldi Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 11:15 AM To: Chrysler 300 Club Subject: [Chrysler300] Tires-Ticking Time Bombs? Hi to all, Came across an investigative report regarding tire safety or lack thereof in reference to age. It does not bode well for the collector hobby if true. Don't kill the messenger, this is for information only. http://abcnews. <http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4826897> go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4826897 Tony Rinaldi [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/