ACME A12 said:No idea on the date coding on the old redlines...
Anyone notice that almost all of the vehicles in the "museum of death" were SUVs and such, all vehicles with inherently high centers of gravity? Your average driver just isn't equipped from a driving skill standpoint to deal with the effects of a blown tire in one of these vehicles. Doesn't diminish the need to monitor tire age, but it certainly should be factored in when the litigators start slinging blame and lawsuits seeking damages around...
I know for a fact that the Mickey Thompson Sportsmans on the back of my Z-28 are 15 years old...I'm sure that this will flash across my mind the next time that I buzz it up to triple digits...Thank God for roll cages and five-point harnesses...
Ray