Pilot5892

Hey all,

I posted on here about a month ago asking for advice before taking my new '72 on a cross-country road trip.

I got a lot of advice, but one common theme was: check the date on the tires!

Well, I've had some issues trying to date them, I can't seem to find the DOT stamp anywhere on any of them!

Any help would be appreciated, I sure hope they're not over 15 years old. How long ago did the DOT require them to stamp the tires with date of manufacture anyways?

Thanks guys! Have a great day!

-Josh

michaelinmech

"Need Help Dating a Tire"

Well, like everyone, they like you to take it slow at first - give em a chance to warm up to you gradually. After you get to know them a little better, go ahead and get a bit more aggressive - just be respectful of their limits. Don't get them out of shape and they'll likely take care of you. You'll know when it's time to take them to the limit . . . . .

Mike Ward

I always buy them dinner first.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=11

Easy Mike

Does that work? Nice place, I assume. Not Chucky Cheese or Arby's.

georgiaboy

Just because you take it slow ..... even take them to dinner .... doesn't guarantee they won't blow up on you.

I usually have found the date stamp on the backside of the tire. 3 or 4 digits near the rim. 6 or 7 years is a good figure, but I would be very afraid after 10.

Mike Ward

Depends how many miles they've got on them or if they're retreads. I prefer radials too, pretty good on the curves and in the wet.

PRNDL

I wonder if those are Coker reproduction tires. Would they have the same date code as a BF Goodrich made tire?

ed427vette

It's better to date tires than dating trannys

Dustup7T2

Oh man... nearly spewed Mt Dew all over this clean monitor... (cough-cough, hack...) Dayum, that's was too funny.

dugsgms74

The date code isnt in any of those pics. Its gonna be a series of numbers and letters followed by a 4 digit number. Might be on the other side of the tire.

brit vet

This is what I found with the 72 I just bought.

On the rear it says DOT

And below that it has MBUF DL1297 and I am assuming that means 12th month 1997 ??

blueray72

What's the difference between dating a tire and dating a tranny....

You don't have to be on top of a tire to get your date.

ddawson

It's on the non white letter side. I had a set of Dunlops that were the same.

brit vet, 1297 seems a little odd. You sure it's not 297 which would be
29th week, 7th decade.

Mike Ward

Probably 1207, 12th week 2007.

dar322

before you date a tire, have you tried eharmony.com?

ddawson

I use Match.com so I can date all four of the correct age

brit vet

Just checked again and it is 1297

AdamMeh

Please post up a photo of the DOT and date code bars.

LS4 PILOT

Soooooo...Lame

On the other hand ....I doubt even a tire would find you remotely interesting.

parkerracing

This is funnier than anything I've got.

BTW, I hope the two of you are happy.