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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BruceH" data-source="post: 3600714" data-attributes="member: 106398">Off topic but ..........Bill ..... If your daughter is residing in the AZ desert area, please have her check the date code on the tires or have her take it to Discount Tire and they well be glad to check it for her.  You can Google it and find a lot of examples on finding the code and figuring it out.  The AZ summer heat is murder on tires.  My general rule of thumb is to not go over 5 years even if there is a lot of tread and the sidewalls look good.  The tire can be coming apart internally yet look good.  This is a big safety issue, especially if driving highway speeds on the freeway for longer distances.  The faster the speed, the more the heat build up.  We have deaths every summer resulting from tire failure at highway speeds causing the car to go out of control and roll.  The tire companies my say 7 or 8 years, but not in the AZ summer heat.  Vans have it the worst.  <a href="https://vimeo.com/80102216" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/80102216</a>My last set of trailer tires were replaced during the sixth year.  The tech showed me where they were coming apart inside even though they had less than 10,000 miles use, were parked in the shade, and looked great.  They would have never made my planned trip.  These were made in Canada tires, not the cheaper Chinese tires found on so many trailers now. When buying new tires out here, go to a high volume dealer like Discount and check the date code on the new tires.  I won't take them if they are over 4 months old.  Sometimes people end up with a tire 2 years old or older.  The life is from the date of manufacture, not the date when put into service.  It is not worth the risk of extending the life of a tire if traveling at highway speeds.</blockquote>

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