New tire purchase from dealership. Thoughts on age of new tires.

[CPTRVB]

What kind of Rims are you using ?
Here is a trick if they are steel they can be warped .. have them unmount the tires and put the rims on the balancer. Check the balance of the rim and use stick on weights on the inside of the rim on the barrel . Then mount the tires and balance .

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[629]

Yeah, tires like to be exercised. Bought a new F250 that I barely put 3K miles on and sat many months at a time, by the 2nd Summer, the tires were cracking extensively

This exact thing happened to me on my Cummins (older date code I found out later). Probably 10,000 miles, cracking. I was pissed. Lucky my buddy ran the tire shop so he prorated me a new set for almost nothing. Here’s an old pic I found of them.

 

[Splenda]

I mounted my own 37x13.5x17 tires on my beadlock wheels and threw 10 oz of balancing beads in each one. They ride smooth as glass all the way up to 85, and probably faster. That's just the fastest I have driven the truck. It seems like a tire shop should be able to balance new tires.

 

[dirty red label]

Tell the dealer they are great, but they keep their tires.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

five years is law i believe to sell a NEW tire. I dont deal in used tires so idk that market.

I know we are not allowed to sell a tire more than five years old of the dots and anything older gets recommendation for tires.

Like the 2013 Es350 with 46754 miles on it......with tires from 2015..... the old man hard of hearing assured me he knew better and i just said 'yes sir'. he didnt have an employee number, so i couldnt clock him in to do my job.

There isn't a law, really. But shops here look at the date and if it's 7 years, they will refuse to even touch it for any reason.
6 is a typical age for companies to recommend replacement.

From the web -
With the exception of extraneous circumstances, tires are proven to be safe from oxidation for the first 5 years after their production.
This is why many vehicle manufacturers, such as Ford and Nissan, recommend tires be changed 6 years after their manufacturer date—regardless of your tire tread depth.

there are no federal laws prohibiting the sale of new tires older than a certain age, industry best practices generally recommend against selling tires more than six years old.

(I didn't find state laws, either)



The tires on my 73 were put on new in 2017 or so. They are still like new (save for the rubber it leaves on the streets now and then) No cracks.
My Silverado tires started to crack and weather-check after about 7 years.

Tires are more prone to cracking when they are stored or driven infrequently because the repeated stretching of the rubber helps to resist crack formation.
Exposure to heat, ozone, sunlight, and certain chemicals can accelerate cracking.

 

[In3briatedPanda]

There isn't a law, really. But shops here look at the date and if it's 7 years, they will refuse to even touch it for any reason.
6 is a typical age for companies to recommend replacement.

From the web -
With the exception of extraneous circumstances, tires are proven to be safe from oxidation for the first 5 years after their production.
This is why many vehicle manufacturers, such as Ford and Nissan, recommend tires be changed 6 years after their manufacturer date—regardless of your tire tread depth.

there are no federal laws prohibiting the sale of new tires older than a certain age, industry best practices generally recommend against selling tires more than six years old.

(I didn't find state laws, either)



The tires on my 73 were put on new in 2017 or so. They are still like new (save for the rubber it leaves on the streets now and then) No cracks.
My Silverado tires started to crack and weather-check after about 7 years.

Tires are more prone to cracking when they are stored or driven infrequently because the repeated stretching of the rubber helps to resist crack formation.
Exposure to heat, ozone, sunlight, and certain chemicals can accelerate cracking.

Car bakes in the sun with visible signs for dry rot on the tires.

thanks for the clarification!

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Car bakes in the sign with visible signs for dry rot on the tires.

thanks for the clarification!

I bought tire covers for my car hauler. It sits a lot and until I make other arrangements, it's in the sun, especially the tires facing the east.
It's helped. I do try to use it now and then for other stuff just to keep the tires and bearings from sitting too long.
Learned my lesson after a camper I had - had a tire come apart while I was driving along I80. Some guy pulled up along me in the other lane, honked and pointed. Dang, I was lucky! I should have known better as I have worked in shops that sold and serviced tires and knew from training - but I took better care of other people's stuff than my own, I guess, in that case.

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

This exact thing happened to me on my Cummins (older date code I found out later). Probably 10,000 miles, cracking. I was pissed. Lucky my buddy ran the tire shop so he prorated me a new set for almost nothing. Here’s an old pic I found of them.

It seems like cracking is kind of common with BFGs. If that’s true, another reason to not want some that have sat around.

 

[Destro]

I just bought a set of five 315/70/17 KO2s from the local Jeep dealership. After a struggle balancing them I was alarmed to find out the age of the new tires with date codes of 2022 and 2023. With your collective experience, how old is too old for a new tire purchase? What kind of problems can I expect, if any, by settling for 3 year old tires?

They have been almost impossible to road force balance. A second set was ordered and was equally difficult to balance but with newer date codes. When it was discovered that the newer tires were also difficult to balance, they put the older "new" tires back on the truck and asked me to drive it for a while and let me know what I think, with the idea that we may have to go to a different brand altogether.

I must add that this dealership has been nothing short of fantastic when it comes to service and general deals on the three Jeep vehicles I own, but I need them to shoot straight on this tire issue.

Thanks in advance.

Many people have argued over the last couple years the KO2's were defective but they were never formally recalled. There are a lot of posts across the internet dating back many years of shops not being able to balance these or having to go through many tires to get a set to work. Many of which are well respected performance shops, so it's not simply user error and a bunch of loud voices because they feel they got swindled.

 

[In3briatedPanda]

Many people have argued over the last couple years the KO2's were defective but they were never formally recalled. There are a lot of posts across the internet dating back many years of shops not being able to balance these or having to go through many tires to get a set to work. Many of which are well respected performance shops, so it's not simply user error and a bunch of loud voices because they feel they got swindled.

I’m one of those people. I’m avoiding BFG when it’s time to reshoe. Are they quiet? Yeap. Does it take me two hours to balance them? Yeap. I have two that are such a PITA to balance. I haven’t been crazy with their wet weather performance overall either.

 

[Texbaz]

If the age of the tire is your main concern take them back..
If you want to keep them try getting them balanced again at say discount tire.
But, explain how the dealer can't seem to balance them. Let them have a go, they might just say the same thing but to also give you a quote for a set a tires
No telling what they might be willing to do.

Thinking about your balancing issue, I read the description of your wheels seems they are lug centric, where as an OEM stock gladiator wheel is hub centric.
When balencing either or the correct adapters must be used.
Good luck

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