DOT code on tires
Guys: What should be the oldest date code I should accept on new Class A tires in a December install? Thanks!
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Excellent question...and this will freak out most here but,this depends on how much the vehicle is used. If it is used moderately to little then the newer the better...if in continual use then the older the better. The only reason to buy the newest rubber possible is if the vehicle is used little and you want extended use time. However the fresher tires used on vehicles that are in constant use works against what performance one would want from their vehicle.
Newer tires will retain all of their elasticity, wasting available torque thereby reducing power and fuel miles...how much is determined by usage.
Where as older tires will have had time to dry out some and give better performance. The amounts are relative to the amount used...but if you think in terms of say putting 80 to 90 thousand miles on annually then the difference is significant.
Newer tires will retain all of their elasticity, wasting available torque thereby reducing power and fuel miles...how much is determined by usage.
Where as older tires will have had time to dry out some and give better performance. The amounts are relative to the amount used...but if you think in terms of say putting 80 to 90 thousand miles on annually then the difference is significant.
