Uniroyal Tire Goes Boom

[BubbaFL]

Tire went boom. Plenty of tread left... just fell apart.

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[colintrax]

Whats the date on the tire? Looks pretty old to me

 

[my98nnj]

Uniroyal hasn't made that tire in years.
It's well past it's service life and shouldn't have been on the road.
You can clearly see how dry it is.

 

[bandit11]

ditto my98nnj

 

[jremington59]

I bought a set of Uniroyal Laredos for my 97 3 years ago. 40,000 miles later the tread is barely used. Best tires I've ever bought....

 

[koda2000]

I bought a set of Uniroyal Laredos for my 97 3 years ago. 40,000 miles later the tread is barely used. Best tires I've ever bought....

i had several sets of Uniroyal tires on my S10 4x4 Blazer. they never gave me any problems and lasted longer that any other tire i'd ever purchased. these days i buy Michelin's and i'm equally happy with them. they wear like iron and provide a good ride. people think that just because tires have good tread left on them they're still good. not so, after a few years they should be replaced even if not worn out. there's a recommended number of years, but i don't recall what it is. i'd say around 5-6 years. maintaining correct tire pressure is also very important. in over 50 years of driving the only brand of tire i ever had fail was a new Goodyear.

 

[BubbaFL]

I'm not sure what the date code is, but definitely an old tire. It was properly inflated.

This was the spare - a replacement for the OE "exploding Firestone" Wilderness AT tires.

Not more than a few hundred miles total on the tire, despite it's age.

 

[koda2000]

I'm not sure what the date code is, but definitely an old tire. It was properly inflated.

This was the spare - a replacement for the OE "exploding Firestone" Wilderness AT tires.

Not more than a few hundred miles total on the tire, despite it's age.

Google how to read the tire date code. if it was say 10 years old, even if it never touched the ground, it should have been replaced.

here's a link.

http://www.ehow.com/how_6869746_do-tell-age-uniroyal-tires_.html

 

[BubbaFL]

Last four of the DOT code are U489 - I assume that means 48th week of 1999 - sounds about right.

 

[koda2000]

Last four of the DOT code are U489 - I assume that means 48th week of 1999 - sounds about right.

well, there you go.

 

[SoNic67]

No wonder... A 15 year old tire will dry-rot, no matter who is making it.
Michelin warranty is for 6 years or 70k miles, whichever comes first.

 

[koda2000]

hey, what happened to the "Uniroyal tires suck" title?

 

[BubbaFL]

hey, what happened to the "Uniroyal tires suck" title?

I agree with the comments in this thread - that tire was well past its service life, despite barely being used.

I can change the title back if you'd like.

 

[drdoom]

Check your spare would be a good title.

 

[drdoom]

Mine would probably do the same, original worn out tire, looks way worse than that one. Leaks around the rusty rim bad. Rim so rusty despite cleaning and painting probably would rip off there too. I have a good six ply been meaning to mount on there...

 

[1996BLKBauer]

At our dealer the rule is that if the code date on the tire is 4 years or older we cannot sell it to a customer, we have never had tires that old, but we where close had a set if older Goodyears that where stored under the stairs in the parts department for a little over 3 years, one of the techs bought them for his own truck a a discount of course.

 

[SoNic67]

Sams Club just sold me some Michelins made in 2011 and 2012. At registration, Michelin gave me full warranty for 6 years.
I think/hope that the tire rot happens in presence of UV light, not in storage.

 

[BubbaFL]

Sams Club just sold me some Michelins made in 2011 and 2012. At registration, Michelin gave me full warranty for 6 years.
I think/hope that the tire rot happens in presence of UV light, not in storage.

I suspect that's not the case - the one that failed on me had a very comfortable existence in the shade, tucked up under the truck.

 

[koda2000]

2 of my trucks still have the original unused exploding Firestone tires as spares. i've been meaning to find out what i can do to get them replaced, but i keep forgetting to ask my tire dealer about them. if i got a flat right now i'd use them to crawl to the tire shop.

you don't need to change the title back, i was just wondering how/if you changed it. i once spelled something wrong in a title and couldn't figure out how you got back into it.

 

[SoNic67]

I think the Original Poster can edit the title of the first post.

I suspect that's not the case - the one that failed on me had a very comfortable existence in the shade, tucked up under the truck.

OK, correctly is because of the Ozone. It is a super powerful oxidant.
Roads have plenty of that, because of vehicles traffic, exhaust gases and UV sunlight on pavement. It is heavier than air, so it lingers (sometimes as part of the smog) until it gets "reduced" to plain oxygen - after chemical reaction with other materials (like rubber).

However I just send a inquiry to Michelin about that. I just paid $700 for four tires to realize that one was made in '11, two in '12 and one in '13. Probably they will say "it's fine stupid, thanks for the money".