Do I need new Tires?

2005 and running the OE tires, yep it's been time to replace them. Five years is what they recommend. I bought my DD a used 1999 last October? with 38,000 miles on it and the OE tires. This thing road like it had 80 PSI in the tires. We bought new tires and it drove like a new car.

I it were me I would replace them before I took any trip, IMO.

Don

get new tires
your on the highway pulling a trailer I assume,
heat, max out tire pressure, extra weight on vehicle, all signs for a blow out on old or defective tires.

you want the best tires you can afford, in the best condition.

I have also had the tire valve stems go bad on me before the tires when bad. take your tire valve stems and bend them back and forth, gently, if not metal stems, see if you find any signs of cracking on the valve stem.

if you have a 2500+ size truck, then be sure to buy top quality metal valve stems.

sidewall cracking, that is always what got me first on mich tires, great tires but the sidewall would show cracks, did not give me that warm fuzzy feeling,

the new set of mich I have on my 2500 dodge drive great, company rep said they had that sidewall cracking problem solved. we will see in the next couple of years.

always lean to the safe side on tires and maintenance !!!!!!

I am a bit anal when it comes to tires....

Vehicle tires.......I replace at 5 yrs or 60,000 miles

Trailer tires.......3 years regardless

I like to enjoy my travels without worrying about tires...as much as possible

Me Again wrote:
If they still look good, put them on Craigslist and sell them for a 150-200 bucks and install new ones. I installed new tires on DW 2004 Buick Rainier last year as they were aging out also!

Chris

That's what I do with all of my tires. I've gotten pretty good "Rebates" by selling my tires on Craigslist.

It depends on the actual inspection of course .
On my last two GM pickups I replaced the original OEM tires with a next higher size Michelin Highway tire .
I have 60,000 miles on my current 265/75R16 load range E Michelins .
I was going to replace them last summer but they were still not close enough to the wear bars .
In October I switched over to my studded cooper snow tires which are mounted on the factory gm aluminum wheels .
Each summer I pile on the miles towing my boat , doing other outdoor stuff , and towing my TT .
Summer tires are not critical for tread traction in Central Oregon because we get no more than 2 inches of rain from May to October .
My winter tires are replaced when there is still 3 /16" left for snow traction .
I am not afraid to use my 60,000 mile Michelin summer tires down to the wear bars , because there is no signs of cracking .
Another consideration is that my 265 are load rated 3415 # each and the oem 245 were rated 3042 # each .
My truck weighs 6800 # running around and about 8300# fully loaded when towing my TT .
So it depends on what kinds of loads you carry , the weight rating of your tires , and the close inspection for cracking and other imperfections .

Eight year old tires need to be replaced before towing on a long trip. You will have more peace of mind if you do it. Sometimes the aging effects are difficult to see, but they are there.

I'd run 'em. Had many spare tires over 8 years old. Didn't need them often, but never a problem when they were put to work. Have a smooth trip.

Time for new tires.
look at the date code,probably 9 to 10 years.
OEM tires are always what they got for the cheapest price.

Me Again wrote:
If they still look good, put them on Craigslist and sell them for a 150-200 bucks and install new ones!

Chris

That's what I would do as well. If those are the OEM tires, even with only 37K on them, they don't owe you anything. Remember GM didn't go out and find the best tire on the market to roll that pickup off the assembly line. I have yet to buy a pickup and run the OEM tires beyond the time it took to go from the dealership to the tire shop.

If they still look good, put them on Craigslist and sell them for a 150-200 bucks and install new ones. I installed new tires on DW 2004 Buick Rainier last year as they were aging out also!

Chris