Tire age may be determined by looking at a set of numbers on the sidwall
that show the month and year of manufacture.  So
that you get it right, I'm not going to tell you, but instead suggest
that you look it up on a DOT website, which you can google.

David Mc

On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 11:59 PM, Mark A Kippert wrote:

> Not looking to start another tire thread, just a question on how many,
> and how old. I'm looking at a set of 4 Blizzak tires at a local used
> tire store.These are actually new that I'm considering, I just don't
> know their age. They want $200 for a set of 4, mounted and balanced
> (no warranty that I know of).
>
> First, am I better off with just putting tires on the rear or is there
> an advantage to running them on all four corners?
>
> Second, since snow tires are only run a few month out of the year (at
> least here in Indy) I'm guessing they spend a lot of time stacked in
> the garage. I don't drive my van much as it's a 3rd car so snow tires
> won't see a lot of miles (maybe a 1000 or so a year). So is there a
> life expectancy on snows?
>
> BTW, Is there a way to determine how old a tire is? These look good
> but I don't want to buy a set of tires that are so old they'll only be
> good for a few seasons.
>
> Mark K
> 1986 GL/2WD/4SPD