HUH? I've had cars pass VA inspection with 10 year old tires, not that I've seen him give them more than a quick glance. I thought the tire lobby convinced the public that 6 year old tires were the limit before the donuts became more hazardous to your health then Dunkin's. Now it's 5?
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Not for the inspection. They cannot be older than 5 years old for the used tire installer to install them by law. There is no age limit for state inspection though they have tried to implement a 7 year law though it never got passed.
OK that makes more sense. I'm sure an extra fiver would get it done in most places, especially if you know the guy a while.
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Here are the 4 Uniroyal Tiger Paw
tires I purchased for dads car. Very good so far on the 30 mile drive home from work. Ride like pillows. Will be excited to see how they do in the rain. Smashed my finger when balancing them and now I have a blood blister lol. Hurts like heck. That’s one thing I hate about steel wheels is you can’t use sticky weights.1) Why would you want to? Hammer on weights are less of a hassle to install.
2) Why can't you? Pretty sure I've done that when I didn't have the right size lead weight.
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I have a really hard time hammering them on. And usually the brake calipers on steel wheels will interfere with sticky weights. Not always but a lot of times.
Well yea, you hammer on the weight not your finger. 
215/55r17 Goodyear Viva3 $35 on clearance
Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S. All four and keeping the old spare since the only rolling time its had was when it went from the balancer to the back of the truck! Found out at DT that they install TPMSs for free so I didn't buy new ones. They will work on tires under 10 years old, too, so sometime in the next two years, I'll just have them all replaced unless they fail beforehand.
The drive feels a lot better and quieter. The old tires were the same...though I think the 4S is the newer version.
The drive feels a lot better and quieter. The old tires were the same...though I think the 4S is the newer version.
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Here are the 4 Uniroyal Tiger Paw
. H or V rating ?
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V rated.Keep us informed on their performance
. H was on the vehicle and I mistakenly ordered the V but I am sure it will be fine. The V is better in my opinion because of higher speed rating.YOKOHAMA YK740 GTX 235 /50 R17 on the Fusion
Last Fall; 4x 235/55/20 102H Cooper winter tires for a 2022 Acadia SLE.
The all season tires that came on the suv are not legal on BC highways from October to May.
4 x 245/70/17E General Arctic for above, but there were no decent wheels available.
I'll save them for this winter.
4x 275/70/18 GY studded Duratrac on Fuel 18x9" 0 offset for 2013 SLT 1500.
TBA; This fall; 4x 275/65/20 Toyo CTs for 2018 3500 CC Chev.
Next month; 2x 23-11-10 Carlisle Workmate for 2011 JD X320.
The old tires are aged out.
4 Michelin Defender LTX’s.
week or so ago, replaced the 4yr old/30some k mi/ starting to crack/dryrot Cooper CS5 Ultra's I put in when i bought the car, with a new set of Michelin Cross Climate 2's
$218/ea at the local Discount tire, with a $110 instant Rebate, out the Door for $925. ouch, but ya know, Safety and stuffs.
good all season 3PMS rated rubber. made in OK.
and unless i'm mistaken, is part of the same corp family that my cousin works for... he works at the BFG plant about an hour from me.
$218/ea at the local Discount tire, with a $110 instant Rebate, out the Door for $925. ouch, but ya know, Safety and stuffs.
good all season 3PMS rated rubber. made in OK.
and unless i'm mistaken, is part of the same corp family that my cousin works for... he works at the BFG plant about an hour from me.
In the past 12 months:
4 235/45R17 Michelin Pilot AS4 and 4 reconditioned Volvo Pegasus wheels.
4 215/65R16 Nokian WRG4 SUV
4 235/45R17 Bridgestone Blizzaks
4 245/45R18 Michelin Pilot AS4
4 reconditioned 17” Volvo Neptune wheels.
Need another 4 Nokian tires for those wheels and the XC-90.
Bought 4 17” Volvo Thor wheels that ended up not fitting the R, so I need to sell those.
4 235/45R17 Michelin Pilot AS4 and 4 reconditioned Volvo Pegasus wheels.
4 215/65R16 Nokian WRG4 SUV
4 235/45R17 Bridgestone Blizzaks
4 245/45R18 Michelin Pilot AS4
4 reconditioned 17” Volvo Neptune wheels.
Need another 4 Nokian tires for those wheels and the XC-90.
Bought 4 17” Volvo Thor wheels that ended up not fitting the R, so I need to sell those.
In the past 12 months:
4 General Altimax RT45 185/70R14, $263 delivered
4 Goodyear Ultra-Grip 195/70R14, $242 delivered
4 Toyo Observe GSi-6 HP 195/70R14, $365 delivered
4 Goodyear Eagle RS-A 195/60R15, $232 delivered
4 Michelin Defender 195/60R15, $440 delivered
8 Volvo OE 14” steel rims plus 4 Volvo OE 15” rims: cleaned, blasted, zinc primed, powder coated
4 General Altimax RT45 185/70R14, $263 delivered
4 Goodyear Ultra-Grip 195/70R14, $242 delivered
4 Toyo Observe GSi-6 HP 195/70R14, $365 delivered
4 Goodyear Eagle RS-A 195/60R15, $232 delivered
4 Michelin Defender 195/60R15, $440 delivered
8 Volvo OE 14” steel rims plus 4 Volvo OE 15” rims: cleaned, blasted, zinc primed, powder coated
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4 Kuhmo PS31 Ecsta (225/45/17 and 245/40/17) on my 2013 Mercedes (that just got traded in with only 350 miles on the new tires)
4 Accelera 225/60/15 on a set of 15x6 rally wheels for my 57 Chevy. I have a set of Cooper Cobra (215/65/15 and 235/60/15) on chrome smoothies that I do drive around on in town with the Chevy, but they’re old tires (14 years old) and won’t see the highway.
4 Accelera 225/60/15 on a set of 15x6 rally wheels for my 57 Chevy. I have a set of Cooper Cobra (215/65/15 and 235/60/15) on chrome smoothies that I do drive around on in town with the Chevy, but they’re old tires (14 years old) and won’t see the highway.
2 used tires to match my 6 other still good ones.
