Re: Unused spare tires - any good?

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Wed, 1 Sep 1999 18:17:20 EDT

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I mounted my own 8-year-old spare--and lived to regret it. She went flatter
than Kansas in a few weeks. Rubber--from dry rot, ozone cracking, what
have you--deteriorates with age.

The worst new tire, IMHO, is better than the best old.

Steve Bergin
86 505 sti
Waterbury, CT

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