[Tommy]

I was on another forum a few days ago when a man came asking for advice about the OE tires on his recently acquired low mileage 1990 Corvette. His 24 year old tires still had good tread depth, but he was worried just the same. There was a unanimous chorus of people advising him to tiptoe down to the nearest tire store for new ones. ... My point is this. We can all probably agree that a two year old street tire that has not been abused is likely OK, and a 25 year old street tire is likely a disaster waiting to happen. Somewhere in between is the age that you want to change your tires. Exactly where is a matter of how you treat them and, as I said above, how much risk you want to take.