My own preference is less than a year old is good, but 2 yso, would not be acceptable for me.
We all like to see the date code 2 months old, and Walmart sells a lot of tires, so yours should be fresh.
I ordered all new tires this year, mounted on new Vesper wheels, from a tire store. I told the sales guy, that I wanted fresh tires, and the exact wheels pictured. He asked for my email, took a closeup picture of the wheels, and tire date code, while on his lunch break. The tires were all dated the same, about 6 months old.
Jerry
